Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1
Baltimore Elite Giants 3 2 0 1 4 1 0 7 x - 18 20 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fats Jenkins rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Chester Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3
Dan Wilson cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 2 1 0 0 2 2 0
Harry Williams 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 5
Clyde Smith 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
George Giles 1b 3 0 0 1 1 10 0
Bus Clarkson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0
Bill Harvey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Matlock p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 2 1 4 4 24 11
FIELDING -
E: 1. Bus Clarkson.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 5
Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro cf 6 1 2 3 0 0 3 1
Felton Snow ss 5 2 3 1 1 0 0 3
Jimmy Direaux rf 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 0
Jim West 1b 5 3 3 6 0 0 12 1
George Scales 2b 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 4
Bill Hoskins lf 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 0
Lonnie Summers 3b 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 3
Roy Campanella c 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 0
Bob Griffith p 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 1
Totals 45 18 20 18 3 1 27 13
BATTING -
2B: Felton Snow, Jimmy Direaux.
3B: Henry Kimbro, Lonnie Summers.
HR: Jim West.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bill Hoskins.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Harvey L 1 6 5 5 0 0 1 9
Leroy Matlock 6.2 14 13 12 2 0 0 37
Theolic Smith 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Totals 8 20 18 17 3 1 1 48
Bill Harvey pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd inning
Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bob Griffith W 9 2 1 1 4 4 0 33
Totals 9 2 1 1 4 4 0 33
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Kemp, 1B - Turner, 2B - , 3B - Lee
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 3500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/21/1938, game 1 -- at Baltimore Elite Giants
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Baltimore
1. F.Jenkins rf H.Kimbro cf
2. C.Williams ss F.Snow ss
3. D.Wilson cf J.Direaux rf
4. N.Hairston lf J.West 1b
5. H.Williams 2b G.Scales 2b
6. G.Giles 1b B.Hoskins lf
7. B.Clarkson 3b L.Summers 3b
8. P.Bassett c R.Campanella c
9. B.Harvey p B.Griffith p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled;
J.Direaux singled [F.Snow to second]; J.West homered to
leftfield [F.Snow scored, J.Direaux scored]; G.Scales out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Elite Giants 3.
2ND: N.Hairston walked; H.Williams singled [N.Hairston to
third]; G.Giles out on unknown play [N.Hairston scored];
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Summers singled; R.Campanella singled
[L.Summers to second]; B.Griffith singled [L.Summers scored,
R.Campanella to third]; L.MATLOCK REPLACED B.HARVEY (PITCHING);
H.Kimbro out on unknown play [R.Campanella scored]; F.Snow out
on unknown play; J.Direaux out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 1, Elite Giants 5.
3RD: L.Matlock out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 5.
ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Elite Giants 5.
4TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 5.
ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Summers tripled; R.Campanella out on
unknown play [L.Summers scored]; B.Griffith out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Elite
Giants 6.
5TH: G.Giles walked; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; P.Bassett
out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 6.
ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow singled; J.Direaux reached on an error
by B.Clarkson [F.Snow to third, J.Direaux to second]; J.West
singled [F.Snow scored, J.Direaux scored (unearned)]; G.Scales
walked [J.West to second]; B.Hoskins singled [J.West scored,
G.Scales to third]; B.Hoskins stole second; L.Summers out on
unknown play [G.Scales scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 1, Elite Giants 10.
6TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 10.
ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow doubled [H.Kimbro
scored]; J.Direaux out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; G.Scales walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 11.
7TH: N.Hairston walked; H.Williams walked [N.Hairston to
second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 11.
ELITE GIANTS 7TH: C.SMITH REPLACED H.WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B);
L.Summers out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Elite
Giants 11.
8TH: L.Matlock out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 11.
ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; J.Direaux doubled; J.West singled [J.Direaux
scored]; G.Scales singled [J.West to second]; B.Hoskins singled
[J.West scored, G.Scales to second]; L.Summers singled [G.Scales
scored, B.Hoskins to second]; R.Campanella singled [B.Hoskins
scored, L.Summers to second]; B.Griffith singled [L.Summers
scored, R.Campanella to second]; H.Kimbro tripled [R.Campanella
scored, B.Griffith scored]; T.SMITH REPLACED L.MATLOCK
(PITCHING); F.Snow walked; J.Direaux struck out; 7 R, 8 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 18.
9TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; C.Smith singled; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 18.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 2 1 5
Elite Giants 18 20 0 6
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