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

Game played on Sunday, September 3, 1939 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 0   -   2  2  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              4 0 0  0 1 4  1 0 x   -  10 14  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Curtis Harris 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Wilson rf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         1   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Roy Welmaker p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Henry McHenry ph, p                 2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Sam Thompson p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   2   2    1     4   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Pat Patterson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Roy Parnell. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gene Benson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Hoss Walker lf                        5   2   3    2     0   0     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   1   2    3     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   2   3    1     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37  10  14   10     4   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Sammy Hughes, Hoss Walker, Tommy Butts, Bill Byrd. 
3B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
HR:  Felton Snow. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Felton Snow. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       1       4   4    4   1   0   0  8
Henry McHenry                        4       5   4    3   0   0   1  16
Sam Thompson                         3       5   2    2   3   0   0  17
Totals                               8      14  10    9   4   0   1  41

Henry McHenry pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       2   2    2   4   0   0  33
Totals                               9       2   2    2   4   0   0  33

WP:  Bill Byrd. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/3/1939, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Baltimore                     
1. R.Parnell           lf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. C.Williams          ss        S.Hughes            2b        
3. P.Patterson         3b        W.Wright            rf        
4. G.Benson            cf        H.Walker            lf        
5. J.West              1b        R.Moore             1b        
6. C.Harris            2b        F.Snow              3b        
7. H.Wilson            rf        T.Butts             ss        
8. L.Ruffin            c         R.Campanella        c         
9. R.Welmaker          p         B.Byrd              p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Parnell walked; C.Williams out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes
walked; W.Wright singled [S.Hughes to second]; H.Walker doubled
[S.Hughes scored, W.Wright scored]; R.Moore singled [H.Walker
scored]; F.Snow out on unknown play [R.Moore to second]; T.Butts
singled [R.Moore scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

STARS 2ND: J.West walked; C.Harris out on unknown play;
H.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [J.West to
second]; H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR R.WELMAKER; H.McHenry out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: H.MCHENRY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); B.Byrd
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

STARS 3RD: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Wright out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow singled; F.Snow was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); T.Butts out on unknown play;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
0, Elite Giants 4.

STARS 5TH: H.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd reached on an error by P.Patterson
[B.Byrd to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; W.Wright tripled (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd scored
(unearned), W.Wright out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 0, Elite Giants 5.

STARS 6TH: R.Parnell doubled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [R.Parnell
scored, G.Benson to second (on throw)]; G.Benson stole third;
B.Byrd threw a wild pitch [G.Benson scored]; J.West out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker singled; R.Moore singled [H.Walker
to second]; F.Snow homered [H.Walker scored, R.Moore scored];
S.THOMPSON REPLACED H.MCHENRY (PITCHING); T.Butts doubled;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro walked; S.Hughes doubled [T.Butts scored, H.Kimbro to
third]; W.Wright walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 9.

STARS 7TH: C.Harris out on unknown play; H.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin walked; S.Thompson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 9.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled; R.Campanella walked [T.Butts to
second]; B.Byrd doubled [T.Butts scored, R.Campanella to third];
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 10.

STARS 8TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; H.Walker singled; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 10.

STARS 9TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
2, Elite Giants 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            2   2   1   4
 Elite Giants    10  14   0   7


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