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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 6 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 5

Game played on Saturday, June 8, 1940 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  2 2 0  0 0 0   -   5  9  0
Philadelphia Stars                  3 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 x   -   6 10  3

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    0     1   0     3   2
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   3    0     0   0     0   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   1   1    0     0   1     2   5
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Roy Campanella ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   1   1    1     0   1     5   0
George Scales 3b                      3   1   2    1     1   0     2   1
Red Moore 1b                          4   1   1    0     0   0     9   0
Jimmie Armstead rf                    2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Nate Moreland ph, rf                2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Willie Hubert p                       4   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Totals                               37   5   9    2     2   3    24  13


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Perkins, Red Moore. 
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
GDP:  George Scales. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sammy Hughes. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        1   1   0    0     3   0     1   0
Bill Cooper c                         3   2   2    1     1   0     3   0
  Henry McHenry ph                    1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Leon Ruffin c                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   1    2     1   0     5   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   0    1     0   1    11   1
Jake Dunn 3b                          4   1   1    1     0   1     0   1
Darius Bea rf                         4   0   3    1     0   1     3   0
Charley Hayes 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Lee Carter ss                         2   1   1    0     2   0     2   3
Sam Thompson p                        2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Roy Welmaker p                      2   0   1    0     0   0     1   3
Totals                               30   6  10    6     7   4    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim West, Jake Dunn, Lee Carter. 
E: 3.  Lee Carter 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Cooper, Lee Carter, Roy Welmaker. 
SH:  Roy Parnell. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gene Benson. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Hubert L                      8      10   6    6   7   4   0  38
Totals                               8      10   6    6   7   4   0  38


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Thompson W                       4.2     8   5    3   1   2   0  25
Roy Welmaker                         4.1     1   0    0   1   1   0  15
Totals                               9       9   5    3   2   3   0  40

WP:  Sam Thompson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/8/1940, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        R.Parnell           lf        
2. T.Butts             ss        B.Cooper            c         
3. S.Hughes            2b        G.Benson            cf        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        J.West              1b        
5. B.Perkins           c         J.Dunn              3b        
6. G.Scales            3b        D.Bea               rf        
7. R.Moore             1b        C.Hayes             2b        
8. J.Armstead          rf        L.Carter            ss        
9. W.Hubert            p         S.Thompson          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro flied to G.Benson; T.Butts singled;
S.Hughes struck out; B.Hoskins grounded out (C.Hayes to J.West);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: R.Parnell walked; B.Cooper singled to center field
[R.Parnell to second]; G.Benson grounded out (G.Scales to
R.Moore) [R.Parnell to third, B.Cooper to second]; J.West flied
to H.Kimbro [R.Parnell scored]; J.Dunn singled [B.Cooper scored,
J.Dunn to second (on throw)]; D.Bea singled to center field
[J.Dunn scored]; C.Hayes grounded out (S.Hughes to R.Moore); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Perkins doubled; G.Scales singled
[B.Perkins scored]; R.Moore flied to D.Bea; J.Armstead flied to
D.Bea; W.Hubert flied to G.Benson; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 3.

STARS 2ND: L.Carter walked; S.Thompson forced L.Carter (T.Butts
to S.Hughes) [S.Thompson to first]; R.Parnell walked [S.Thompson
to second]; R.Parnell was picked off first (W.Hubert to
R.Moore); B.Cooper doubled to center field [S.Thompson scored];
G.Benson singled [B.Cooper scored]; J.West struck out; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 5.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro popped to L.Carter; T.Butts singled;
S.Hughes forced T.Butts (L.Carter to C.Hayes) [S.Hughes to
first]; B.Hoskins flied to D.Bea; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 5.

STARS 3RD: J.Dunn struck out; D.Bea singled (H.Kimbro to
T.Butts to G.Scales) [D.Bea out at third]; C.Hayes grounded out
(S.Hughes to R.Moore); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 5.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Perkins struck out; G.Scales singled;
R.Moore doubled [G.Scales to third]; S.Thompson threw a wild
pitch [G.Scales scored]; J.Armstead grounded out (C.Hayes to
J.West) [R.Moore to third]; W.Hubert reached on an error by
L.Carter [R.Moore scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Hubert to
first]; H.Kimbro popped to J.West; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 5.

STARS 4TH: L.Carter walked; S.Thompson singled [L.Carter to
second]; R.Parnell out on a sacrifice bunt (W.Hubert to R.Moore)
[L.Carter to third, S.Thompson to second]; B.Cooper walked;
G.Benson flied to J.Armstead [L.Carter scored]; J.West grounded
out (T.Butts to R.Moore); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3,
Stars 6.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts singled; S.Hughes singled [T.Butts to
third]; S.Hughes stole second; B.Hoskins popped to J.West;
B.Perkins flied to G.Benson [T.Butts scored]; G.Scales walked;
R.Moore reached on an error by L.Carter [S.Hughes scored
(unearned) (no RBI), G.Scales to second, R.Moore to first];
R.WELMAKER REPLACED S.THOMPSON (PITCHING); N.MORELAND BATTED FOR
J.ARMSTEAD; N.Moreland grounded out (R.Welmaker to J.West); 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

STARS 5TH: N.MORELAND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.Dunn flied
to B.Hoskins; D.Bea struck out; C.Hayes grounded out (S.Hughes
to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.Hubert struck out; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts
grounded out (L.Carter to J.West) [H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes
popped to J.West; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

STARS 6TH: L.Carter grounded out (S.Hughes to R.Moore);
R.Welmaker doubled; R.Parnell flied to H.Kimbro; B.Cooper popped
to B.Perkins; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Hoskins flied to R.Parnell; B.Perkins
reached on an error by L.Carter [B.Perkins to first]; G.Scales
grounded into a double play (J.Dunn to L.Carter to J.West)
[B.Perkins out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants
5, Stars 6.

STARS 7TH: G.Benson walked; G.Benson stole second (H.Kimbro to
G.Scales) [G.Benson out at third]; J.West flied to H.Kimbro;
J.Dunn flied to N.Moreland; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants
5, Stars 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: R.Moore grounded out (C.Hayes to J.West); On
a bunt N.Moreland grounded out (J.West to R.Welmaker); W.Hubert
grounded out (R.Welmaker to J.West); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

STARS 8TH: D.Bea singled; C.Hayes popped to S.Hughes; L.Carter
doubled [D.Bea to third]; R.Welmaker grounded out (S.Hughes to
R.Moore); R.Parnell walked; H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR B.COOPER;
H.McHenry struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 5,
Stars 6.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.RUFFIN REPLACED H.MCHENRY (PLAYING C);
H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (R.Welmaker to
J.West) [H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes flied to G.Benson;
R.CAMPANELLA BATTED FOR B.HOSKINS; R.Campanella flied to
G.Benson; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     5   9   0   8
 Stars            6  10   3   8


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