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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 10 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Saturday, July 8, 1939 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  3 0 2  1 0 4   -  10 10  2
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Felton Snow 2b                        4   1   1    0     1   0     3   4
Wild Bill Wright rf                   5   2   2    0     0   0     3   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           5   1   1    4     0   0    14   0
Charlie Rivera 3b                     3   2   0    0     2   0     0   4
Hoss Walker ss                        5   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Biz Mackey c                          3   1   1    3     1   0     2   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   0   1    2     0   0     0   4
Totals                               39  10  10   10     4   0    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Charlie Rivera, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felton Snow, Wild Bill Wright, Bill Byrd. 
HR:  Jim West, Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Benson cf                        5   0   1    0     0   0     5   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   0   0    0     1   0     9   3
Curtis Harris 3b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   2    0     0   0     6   5
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Jake Dunn lf                          1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Rocky Ellis lf                      3   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Jim Missouri p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Henry McHenry ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   2   7    2     1   0    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Curtis Harris. 

BATTING -
HR:  Pat Patterson. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       7   2    2   1   0   1  37
Totals                               9       7   2    2   1   0   1  37


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Missouri L                       9      10  10   10   4   0   2  43
Totals                               9      10  10   10   4   0   2  43



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/8/1939, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        G.Benson            cf        
2. F.Snow              2b        C.Spearman          rf        
3. W.Wright            rf        P.Patterson         2b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        J.Wilson            1b        
5. J.West              1b        C.Harris            3b        
6. C.Rivera            3b        C.Palm              c         
7. H.Walker            ss        C.Williams          ss        
8. B.Mackey            c         J.Dunn              lf        
9. B.Byrd              p         J.Missouri          p         

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

STARS 1ST: G.Benson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; P.Patterson homered; J.Wilson walked; C.Harris out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West reached on an error by C.Harris
[J.West to first]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: C.Palm reached on an error by C.Rivera [C.Palm to
first]; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Dunn out on unknown
play; J.Missouri out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: R.ELLIS REPLACED J.DUNN (PLAYING LF); B.Byrd
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown
play; W.Wright 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 out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; C.Rivera walked; H.Walker singled [C.Rivera to
second]; B.Mackey homered [C.Rivera scored, H.Walker scored];
B.Byrd out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants
3, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris singled;
C.Palm singled [C.Harris to second]; C.Williams singled
[C.Harris scored, C.Palm to second]; R.Ellis out on unknown
play; J.Missouri out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: G.Benson singled; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins singled; J.West out on unknown
play; C.Rivera walked [B.Hoskins to second]; H.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Mackey walked [B.Hoskins to third, C.Rivera to
second]; B.Byrd doubled [B.Hoskins scored, C.Rivera scored,
B.Mackey to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 2.

STARS 6TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; C.Palm singled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; R.Ellis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright doubled;
B.Hoskins reached on a fielder's choice [W.Wright to third];
J.West out on unknown play [W.Wright scored]; C.Rivera out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: J.Missouri out on unknown play; G.Benson reached on
an error by H.Walker [G.Benson to first]; C.Spearman out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 6, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 6, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow walked;
W.Wright singled [F.Snow to second]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow
scored, W.Wright to second]; J.West homered [W.Wright scored,
B.Hoskins scored]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 10, Stars 2.

STARS 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; R.Ellis singled;
H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR J.MISSOURI; H.McHenry out on unknown play;
G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 10, Stars 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants    10  10   2   6
 Stars            2   7   1   8


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