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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Monday, September 5, 1938 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

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


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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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