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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 0 0  1  -   3  7  0
Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 1 0  1  -   4  9  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       1   1   1    0     3   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins rf                       3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Johnson p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Clarence Williams ph                1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Emery Adams p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   3   7    3     8   0    19   0


BATTING -
3B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
SH:  Felton Snow. 
Team LOB:  12


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Fred Wilson lf                        3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Hayes ph                     1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Brown p                           0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  James Brown p                       3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               26   4   9    4     1   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Fred Wilson, Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson                       2       4   2    2   0   0   0  9
Emery Adams L                        4.1     5   2    2   1   0   0  18
Totals                               6.1     9   4    4   1   0   0  27


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Brown                            1       2   2    2   2   0   0  7
James Brown W                        6       5   1    1   6   0   0  29
Totals                               7       7   3    3   8   0   0  36



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1939, game 2 -- 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. S.Hughes            2b        F.Wilson            lf        
4. B.Mackey            c         M.Suttles           1b        
5. W.Wright            cf        E.Stone             rf        
6. J.West              1b        L.Pearson           cf        
7. B.Hoskins           rf        M.Irvin             3b        
8. H.Walker            ss        L.Ruffin            c         
9. J.Johnson           p         J.Brown             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes walked;
B.Mackey singled [H.Kimbro scored, S.Hughes to second]; W.Wright
singled [S.Hughes scored, B.Mackey to second]; J.West out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells singled; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); D.Seay out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.BROWN REPLACED J.BROWN (PITCHING); H.Walker
singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked
[H.Walker to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles singled; E.Stone singled [M.Suttles to
second]; L.Pearson singled [M.Suttles scored, E.Stone to third];
M.Irvin out on unknown play [E.Stone scored]; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Mackey out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; J.West walked; B.Hoskins walked [J.West to
second]; H.Walker walked [J.West to third, B.Hoskins to second];
C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; C.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: E.ADAMS REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); 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 2, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; B.Mackey walked [H.Kimbro to
second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: 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 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown
play; D.Seay walked; F.Wilson doubled (unknown fielder) [D.Seay
scored, F.Wilson out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Eagles 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked;
F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wright tripled; J.West out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins singled [W.Wright scored]; H.Walker out on unknown
play; E.Adams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 3, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.HAYES BATTED FOR
L.RUFFIN; J.Hayes doubled to center field; J.Brown singled
[J.Hayes scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Eagles
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   7   0  12
 Eagles           4   9   0   4


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