Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 - 4 7 1 Philadelphia Stars 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 2 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Felton Snow ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 5 3 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 Wild Bill Wright rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jim West 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 11 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 George Scales 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Bill Byrd p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 36 4 7 4 1 0 27 14 FIELDING - E: 1. Jim West. BATTING - HR: Felton Snow, Jim West, Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 6 Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Benson cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Clyde Spearman rf 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Parnell lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 Jake Dunn ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 4 Bill Perkins c 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Slim Jones 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 Curtis Harris 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 1 Dewey Creacy 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Rocky Ellis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry McHenry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jud Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 3 9 3 0 0 27 9 FIELDING - E: 2. Gene Benson, Slim Jones. BATTING - 2B: Roy Parnell, Jake Dunn 2. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 9 3 3 0 0 0 37 Totals 9 9 3 3 0 0 0 37 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rocky Ellis L 8 7 4 3 1 0 3 34 Henry McHenry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 7 4 3 1 0 3 37 Rocky Ellis pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/5/1938, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Philadelphia 1. H.Kimbro cf G.Benson cf 2. F.Snow ss C.Spearman rf 3. S.Hughes 2b R.Parnell lf 4. W.Wright rf J.Dunn ss 5. J.West 1b B.Perkins c 6. B.Hoskins lf S.Jones 1b 7. G.Scales 3b C.Harris 2b 8. B.Mackey c D.Creacy 3b 9. B.Byrd p R.Ellis p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: G.Benson out on unknown play; On a bunt C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell doubled [C.Spearman scored]; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright singled; J.West out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 1. STARS 2ND: S.Jones out on unknown play; C.Harris singled; D.Creacy out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Mackey singled; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 1. STARS 3RD: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn doubled [C.Spearman scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West singled; B.Hoskins singled [J.West to second]; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. STARS 4TH: S.Jones out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. STARS 5TH: R.Ellis out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes reached on an error by S.Jones [S.Hughes to first]; W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. STARS 6TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown play; B.Perkins reached on an error by J.West [B.Perkins to first]; S.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; D.Creacy out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Stars 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow homered; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Stars 2. STARS 8TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; R.Parnell forced C.Spearman (unknown fielder) [R.Parnell to first]; J.Dunn doubled [R.Parnell scored]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: W.Wright reached on an error by G.Benson [W.Wright to first]; J.West homered [W.Wright scored (unearned)]; B.Hoskins homered; G.Scales walked; H.MCHENRY REPLACED R.ELLIS (PITCHING); B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Stars 3. STARS 9TH: S.Jones singled; C.Harris singled [S.Jones to second]; D.Creacy out on unknown play; J.WILSON BATTED FOR H.MCHENRY; J.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Stars 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 4 7 1 6 Stars 3 9 2 7
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