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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 5 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 1  0 0 2  2  -   5  6  2
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  2 0 0  1  -   4 11  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   1   1    0     2   0     1   0
Felton Snow 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     3   4
Wild Bill Wright rf                   3   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   1    1     0   0     3   0
Jim West 1b                           2   1   1    1     2   0     7   1
Charlie Rivera 3b                     3   1   0    0     1   0     0   2
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Biz Mackey c                          2   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
  Roy Campanella c                    0   0   0    1     0   0     2   0
Tom Glover p                          1   1   1    0     0   0     0   4
  Willie Hubert p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               26   5   6    5     6   0    21  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Bill Hoskins, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
SF:  Roy Campanella. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Chester Williams ss                   4   1   2    2     0   0     3   2
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   1   2    0     0   0     4   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   3
Curtis Harris 3b                      4   0   1    1     0   0     0   5
Jud Wilson 1b                         4   0   2    1     0   0    10   2
Clarence Palm c                       4   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Rocky Ellis lf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Roy Welmaker p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               33   4  11    4     0   0    21  13


BATTING -
SH:  Roy Welmaker. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Glover                           3.2     6   3    3   0   0   0  19
Willie Hubert W                      3.1     5   1    1   0   0   0  15
Totals                               7      11   4    4   0   0   0  34


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       7       6   5    5   6   0   0  33
Totals                               7       6   5    5   6   0   0  33



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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 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        C.Williams          ss        
2. F.Snow              2b        C.Spearman          rf        
3. W.Wright            rf        P.Patterson         2b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        C.Harris            3b        
5. J.West              1b        J.Wilson            1b        
6. C.Rivera            3b        C.Palm              c         
7. H.Walker            ss        G.Benson            cf        
8. B.Mackey            c         R.Ellis             lf        
9. T.Glover            p         R.Welmaker          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; W.Wright walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson reached on an error by B.Hoskins [G.Benson
to first]; R.Ellis out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Mackey out on unknown play; T.Glover
singled; H.Kimbro walked [T.Glover to second]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; W.Wright singled [T.Glover scored, H.Kimbro to
second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: C.Spearman reached on an error by H.Walker
[C.Spearman to first]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; C.Harris
out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.West walked; C.Rivera out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: C.Palm singled; G.Benson singled [C.Palm to second];
R.Ellis out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Palm to third, G.Benson to second];
C.Williams singled [C.Palm scored, G.Benson scored]; W.HUBERT
REPLACED T.GLOVER (PITCHING); C.Spearman out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Hubert out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 3.

STARS 5TH: R.CAMPANELLA REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING C);
P.Patterson out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown play;
J.Wilson singled; C.Palm singled [J.Wilson to second]; G.Benson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.West walked;
C.Rivera walked [J.West to second]; H.Walker singled [J.West
scored, C.Rivera to third]; R.Campanella out on a sacrifice fly
to unknown fielder [C.Rivera scored]; W.Hubert out on unknown
play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 3.

STARS 6TH: R.Ellis out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown play
[H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
singled [H.Kimbro scored, B.Hoskins to second (on throw)];
J.West singled [B.Hoskins scored]; C.Rivera out on unknown play;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: C.Spearman singled; P.Patterson singled [C.Spearman
to second]; C.Harris singled [C.Spearman scored, P.Patterson to
second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     5   6   2   7
 Stars            4  11   0   9


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