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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1939 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  4
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 4 x   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jim West 1b                           2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Hoskins rf                       2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Byrd p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               27   0   2    0     3   7    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Henry Kimbro, Sammy Hughes 2, Jim West. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jim West. 
GDP:  Wild Bill Wright. 
Team LOB:  4


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   1
Dick Seay 2b                          4   1   0    0     0   0     1   1
Fred Wilson lf                        4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Hill p                          3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   4   7    3     1   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Willie Wells, Dick Seay, Mule Suttles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          8       7   4    3   1   0   0  34
Totals                               8       7   4    3   1   0   0  34


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Hill W                         9       2   0    0   3   7   0  31
Totals                               9       2   0    0   3   7   0  31



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Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Josh Devoe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1939, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            lf        W.Wells             ss        
2. F.Snow              3b        D.Seay              2b        
3. W.Wright            cf        F.Wilson            lf        
4. S.Hughes            2b        M.Suttles           1b        
5. J.West              1b        E.Stone             rf        
6. B.Hoskins           rf        L.Pearson           cf        
7. H.Walker            ss        M.Irvin             3b        
8. B.Mackey            c         J.Hayes             c         
9. B.Byrd              p         J.Hill              p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow
singled; W.Wright out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells singled; D.Seay out on unknown play;
F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin singled to left field [M.Irvin to second
(error by H.Kimbro)]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: 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, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Hill out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; D.Seay
out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

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

EAGLES 4TH: M.Suttles singled; E.Stone out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.West out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked;
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown
play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: S.Hughes singled; J.West out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to second]; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 7TH: E.Stone reached on an error by J.West [E.Stone to
first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: 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, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Hill singled; W.Wells out on unknown play [J.Hill
to second]; D.Seay reached on an error by S.Hughes [J.Hill
scored (no RBI) (error by S.Hughes), D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson
singled [D.Seay scored (unearned)]; M.Suttles walked [F.Wilson
to second]; E.Stone doubled [F.Wilson scored, M.Suttles scored];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 4 R
(3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Snow walked; W.Wright grounded into a
double play (W.Wells to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [F.Snow out at
second]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     0   2   4   4
 Eagles           4   7   0   6


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