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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 3

Game played on Sunday, September 10, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 1 2  0 0 0   -   3 13  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 2  2 0 2  0 1 x   -   7 10  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Echols cf                         3   0   2    0     0         0   0
  Lennie Pearson cf                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   0   2    1     0         0   0
Willie Wells ss                       5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Stone rf                           5   1   1    1     0         0   0
Fred Wilson lf                        4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Harry Cozart p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Hayes ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               40   3  13    3     0   6    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Joe Echols, Dick Seay. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dick Seay, Fred Wilson, Johnny Hayes. 
HR:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fred Wilson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   2    2     0         0   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Roy Campanella c                      3   1   0    1     1         0   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   1   2    2     1         0   0
Totals                               32   7  10    7     4   4    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Sammy Hughes. 
HR:  Bill Byrd. 
SF:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Hoskins. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Cozart L                       8      10   7    7   4   4   1  37
Totals                               8      10   7    7   4   4   1  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9      13   3    3   0   6   1  40
Totals                               9      13   3    3   0   6   1  40



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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/10/1939, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore
Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Baltimore                     
1. J.Echols            cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. D.Seay              2b        S.Hughes            2b        
3. W.Wells             ss        R.Moore             1b        
4. E.Stone             rf        W.Wright            rf        
5. F.Wilson            lf        F.Snow              3b        
6. M.Suttles           1b        B.Hoskins           lf        
7. M.Irvin             3b        T.Butts             ss        
8. B.Mackey            c         R.Campanella        c         
9. H.Cozart            p         B.Byrd              p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Echols singled to third base [J.Echols to second
(error by F.Snow)]; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Mackey singled to right field; H.Cozart out on
unknown play; J.Echols out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Byrd
homered to right-center; H.Kimbro doubled to left field;
S.Hughes singled to center field [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Moore out
on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; F.Wilson doubled; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow singled to center field [F.Snow to
second (error by J.Echols)]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow scored];
B.Hoskins stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play [B.Hoskins
to third]; R.Campanella out on unknown play [B.Hoskins scored];
B.Byrd out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Elite Giants 4.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled;
H.Cozart out on unknown play; J.Echols singled [B.Mackey to
second]; D.Seay doubled [B.Mackey scored, J.Echols to third];
W.Wells out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.PEARSON REPLACED J.ECHOLS (PLAYING CF);
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
R.Moore singled; W.Wright singled [R.Moore to second]; F.Snow
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite
Giants 4.

EAGLES 6TH: E.Stone homered to rightfield; F.Wilson singled;
F.Wilson stole second; M.Suttles out on unknown play; M.Irvin
singled [F.Wilson scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
H.Cozart singled [M.Irvin to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; R.Campanella walked [T.Butts to second]; B.Byrd walked
[T.Butts to third, R.Campanella to second]; H.Kimbro out on a
sacrifice fly to unknown fielder [T.Butts scored]; S.Hughes
doubled (unknown fielder) [R.Campanella scored, B.Byrd out at
home]; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 6.

EAGLES 7TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells singled;
E.Stone out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Elite Giants 6.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins singled to second base [B.Hoskins
to second (error by D.Seay)]; T.Butts out on unknown play;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled [B.Hoskins
scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Elite Giants 7.

EAGLES 9TH: J.HAYES BATTED FOR H.COZART; J.Hayes doubled to
right field; L.Pearson out on unknown play; D.Seay singled
[J.Hayes to third]; W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3  13   2  10
 Elite Giants     7  10   1   6


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