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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 21, 1938 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  1 0 0  0 3  -   5 12  4
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 1 0  0 0  -   2  2  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fats Jenkins rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   1   3    0     0         1   2
Dan Wilson cf, 2b                     4   1   0    0     0         1   1
Napoleon Hairston lf                  4   3   4    0     0         2   0
Harry Williams 2b, c                  4   0   1    2     0        10   1
George Giles 1b                       4   0   2    2     0         4   0
Clyde Smith 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      1   0   0    0     0         5   0
  Leroy Matlock ph, cf                2   0   1    0     1         1   0
Barney Morris p                       4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   5  12    4     1   5    24   5

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Dan Wilson 2, Clyde Smith, Pepper Bassett. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Giles. 
3B:  Chester Williams, Napoleon Hairston, George Giles. 
GDP:  Dan Wilson, Barney Morris. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Chester Williams, George Giles. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Felton Snow ss                        4   0   0    0     0         2   4
Jimmy Direaux rf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   0    0     0        10   1
George Scales 2b                      2   0   0    0     2         3   5
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   0    0     0         1   0
Lonnie Summers 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roy Campanella c                      3   0   1    1     0         6   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   1   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               29   2   2    1     3  13    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Felton Snow 2, Jim West 2, George Scales, Bill Byrd. 
E: 1.  George Scales. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Felton Snow 2, George Scales, Bill Hoskins. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris W                      8       2   2    0   3  13   0  32
Totals                               8       2   2    0   3  13   0  32


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          8      12   5    4   1   5   0  36
Totals                               8      12   5    4   1   5   0  36



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Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B -  Kemp, 2B -  , 3B -  Lee

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/21/1938, game 2 --   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. C.Smith             3b        L.Summers           3b        
8. P.Bassett           c         R.Campanella        c         
9. B.Morris            p         B.Byrd              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 walked; F.Snow forced H.Kimbro
(unknown fielder) [F.Snow to first]; F.Snow stole second;
J.Direaux out on unknown play; F.Snow stole third; J.West out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Elite Giants 0.

 2ND: N.Hairston tripled; H.Williams out on unknown play
[N.Hairston scored]; G.Giles out on unknown play; C.Smith
singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  
1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
reached on an error by C.Smith [B.Hoskins to first]; B.Hoskins
stole second [B.Hoskins to third (error by P.Bassett)];
L.Summers out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled [B.Hoskins
scored (unearned)]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 1.

 3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Williams singled; C.Williams stole second; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; J.Direaux out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Elite Giants 1.

 4TH: N.Hairston singled; H.Williams out on unknown play;
G.Giles tripled [N.Hairston scored]; C.Smith out on unknown
play; L.MATLOCK BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; L.Matlock walked; B.Morris
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: D.WILSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
H.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); L.MATLOCK STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING CF); J.West out on unknown play; G.Scales walked;
G.Scales stole second; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Summers
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2, Elite Giants 1.

 5TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
D.Wilson grounded into a double play (G.Scales to F.Snow to
J.West) [C.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,
Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Byrd
reached on an error by D.Wilson [B.Byrd to first]; H.Kimbro
singled [B.Byrd to second]; F.Snow reached on an error by
D.Wilson [B.Byrd scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Kimbro to second,
F.Snow to first]; J.Direaux out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.   2, Elite Giants 2.

 6TH: N.Hairston singled; H.Williams out on unknown play;
G.Giles forced N.Hairston (unknown fielder) [G.Giles to first];
G.Giles stole second; C.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: G.Scales walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; L.Summers out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2, Elite Giants 2.

 7TH: L.Matlock singled; B.Morris grounded into a double play
(B.Byrd to F.Snow to J.West) [L.Matlock out at second];
F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2, Elite
Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 2, Elite Giants 2.

 8TH: C.Williams tripled; D.Wilson reached on a fielder's
choice [C.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
G.Scales)]; N.Hairston singled [D.Wilson to second]; H.Williams
singled [D.Wilson scored, N.Hairston to second]; G.Giles doubled
to center field [N.Hairston scored, H.Williams to third];
C.Smith out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play;
B.Morris out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   5,
Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Direaux out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   5, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5  12   4   7
 Elite Giants     2   2   1   6


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