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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 10 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 11, 1938 (D) at Oriole Park IV, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 8 0  0 0 2  0 0 x   -  10 10  0

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fats Jenkins rf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Sam Bankhead cf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   1   2    1     0         1   2
George Giles 1b                       3   0   1    0     0         9   0
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Bus Clarkson 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         2   4
Napoleon Hairston lf                  3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Theolic Smith p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bill Harvey p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   1   5    1     0   1    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Chester Williams. 
PB: 1.  Mickey Casey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Napoleon Hairston. 
HR:  Harry Williams. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead. 
GDP:  Bus Clarkson. 
Team LOB:  3


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   1   1    1     0         0   0
Felton Snow ss                        4   2   2    1     0         6   2
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   1   1    0     0         3   5
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   2   2    3     0         1   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    0     0         7   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       1   1   0    1     0         2   0
  Lonnie Summers ph, lf               3   0   1    0     0         1   0
George Scales 3b                      4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Andy Porter p                         3   1   1    1     1         1   1
Totals                               36  10  10    8     1  10    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Felton Snow, Sammy Hughes, Jim West. 

BATTING -
2B:  Wild Bill Wright, Lonnie Summers, Andy Porter. 
3B:  Felton Snow. 
HR:  Wild Bill Wright. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith L                      1.2     6   7    7   0   8   0  12
Bill Harvey                          6.1     4   3    2   1   2   1  25
Totals                               8      10  10    9   1  10   1  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        9       5   1    1   0   1   1  31
Totals                               9       5   1    1   0   1   1  31



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/11/1938 --   at Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Baltimore                     
1. F.Jenkins           rf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. C.Williams          ss        F.Snow              ss        
3. S.Bankhead          cf        S.Hughes            2b        
4. H.Williams          2b        W.Wright            rf        
5. G.Giles             1b        J.West              1b        
6. M.Casey             c         B.Hoskins           lf        
7. B.Clarkson          3b        G.Scales            3b        
8. N.Hairston          lf        B.Mackey            c         
9. T.Smith             p         A.Porter            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; S.Bankhead 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 out on
unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Elite Giants 0.

 2ND: H.Williams homered; G.Giles flied to B.Hoskins; M.Casey
flied to B.Hoskins; B.Clarkson grounded out (F.Snow to J.West);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright doubled; J.West singled [W.Wright to
third]; B.Hoskins reached on a fielder's choice [W.Wright
scored, J.West to second]; G.Scales singled to center field
[J.West scored, B.Hoskins to second]; B.Mackey grounded out
(T.Smith to G.Giles) [B.Hoskins to third, G.Scales to second];
A.Porter grounded out (H.Williams to G.Giles) [B.Hoskins scored,
G.Scales to third]; H.Kimbro singled [G.Scales scored]; F.Snow
singled [H.Kimbro to third]; M.Casey allowed a passed ball
[H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow to second]; S.Hughes singled [F.Snow to
third]; B.HARVEY REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); W.Wright homered
[F.Snow scored, S.Hughes scored]; J.West out on unknown play; 8
R, 7 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

 3RD: N.Hairston out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.SUMMERS BATTED FOR B.HOSKINS; L.Summers
doubled; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; A.Porter walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

 4TH: L.SUMMERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.Williams
singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[C.Williams to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; G.Giles
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

 5TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; N.Hairston doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.West out on unknown play; L.Summers out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Elite Giants 8.

 6TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; A.Porter
doubled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow tripled [A.Porter
scored]; S.Hughes reached on an error by C.Williams [F.Snow
scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Hughes to first]; W.Wright out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 10.

 7TH: H.Williams singled; G.Giles singled [H.Williams to
second]; M.Casey out on unknown play; B.Clarkson grounded into a
double play (S.Hughes to F.Snow to J.West) [G.Giles out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.West out on unknown play; L.Summers out on
unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Elite Giants 10.

 8TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; A.Porter out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Elite Giants 10.

 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: Game 2 of scheduled DH between BLG and HOM

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   5   1   3
 Elite Giants    10  10   0   3


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