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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

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

Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 0 1  4  -   6 10  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  4  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   1   0    1     2   0     2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   2    1     0   0     0   2
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   2   2    1     1   0     3   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    2     0   0     1   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   3    1     0   0     5   2
George Scales 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   1     0   4
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
Nate Moreland rf                      2   0   0    0     0   2     1   0
  Jimmie Armstead ph, rf              1   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Emery Adams p                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               30   6  10    6     3   3    21  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Sammy Hughes, Red Moore. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Butts, Sammy Hughes. 
3B:  Sammy Hughes. 
GDP:  Bill Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Roy Parnell lf                        1   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
Charley Hayes 2b                      2   0   0    0     1   1     1   1
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   2    0     0   0     4   0
Jim West 1b                           3   0   1    0     0   0     6   0
Jake Dunn 3b                          2   0   1    0     1   1     0   1
Darius Bea rf                         2   0   0    0     1   0     4   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     4   1
  Bill Cooper ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lee Carter ss                         2   0   0    0     0   2     0   3
  Roy Welmaker ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ches Buchanan p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Henry McHenry ph                    1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               22   0   4    0     4   5    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim West, Leon Ruffin, Ches Buchanan. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jake Dunn. 
HBP:  Roy Parnell. 
GDP:  Darius Bea. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Charley Hayes, Gene Benson. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Emery Adams W                        7       4   0    0   4   5   0  27
Totals                               7       4   0    0   4   5   0  27

HBP:  Emery Adams. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ches Buchanan L                      7      10   6    6   3   3   0  33
Totals                               7      10   6    6   3   3   0  33



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 6/8/1940, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        R.Parnell           lf        
2. T.Butts             ss        C.Hayes             2b        
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        L.Ruffin            c         
8. N.Moreland          rf        L.Carter            ss        
9. E.Adams             p         C.Buchanan          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro stole second;
T.Butts flied to G.Benson; S.Hughes flied to D.Bea; B.Hoskins
singled [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Perkins grounded out (C.Buchanan to
J.West); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: R.Parnell grounded out (G.Scales to R.Moore);
C.Hayes walked; C.Hayes was caught stealing second (B.Perkins to
S.Hughes); G.Benson flied to N.Moreland; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: G.Scales struck out; R.Moore grounded out
(J.Dunn to J.West); N.Moreland struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.West grounded out (E.Adams to R.Moore); J.Dunn
doubled; D.Bea walked; L.Ruffin grounded out (G.Scales to
R.Moore) [J.Dunn to third, D.Bea to second]; L.Carter struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: E.Adams flied to R.Parnell; H.Kimbro walked;
T.Butts doubled to center field [H.Kimbro to third]; S.Hughes
walked; B.Hoskins grounded into a double play (C.Buchanan to
L.Ruffin to J.West) [H.Kimbro out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: C.Buchanan grounded out (E.Adams to R.Moore);
R.Parnell was hit by a pitch; C.Hayes struck out; G.Benson
singled [R.Parnell to third]; G.Benson was caught stealing
second (B.Perkins to S.Hughes); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Perkins singled; G.Scales grounded out
(L.Carter to J.West) [B.Perkins to second]; R.Moore flied to
G.Benson; N.Moreland struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: J.West flied to H.Kimbro; J.Dunn walked; D.Bea flied
to H.Kimbro; L.Ruffin flied to B.Hoskins; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Adams flied to G.Benson; H.Kimbro grounded
out (C.Hayes to J.West); T.Butts flied to G.Benson; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: L.Carter struck out; C.Buchanan grounded out
(G.Scales to R.Moore); R.Parnell walked; C.Hayes grounded out
(G.Scales to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: S.Hughes tripled to center field; B.Hoskins
grounded out (L.Carter to J.West) [S.Hughes scored]; B.Perkins
singled; G.Scales flied to R.Parnell; R.Moore forced B.Perkins
(L.Carter to C.Hayes) [R.Moore to first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson singled; J.West singled [G.Benson to
second]; J.Dunn struck out; D.Bea grounded into a double play
(T.Butts to S.Hughes to R.Moore) [J.West out at second]; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.ARMSTEAD BATTED FOR N.MORELAND; J.Armstead
singled; E.Adams singled [J.Armstead to third]; H.Kimbro flied
to D.Bea [J.Armstead scored, E.Adams to second]; T.Butts singled
[E.Adams scored]; S.Hughes doubled [T.Butts scored]; B.Hoskins
flied to D.Bea; B.Perkins singled [S.Hughes scored]; G.Scales
flied to D.Bea; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: J.ARMSTEAD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.COOPER
BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; B.Cooper grounded out (T.Butts to R.Moore);
R.WELMAKER BATTED FOR L.CARTER; R.Welmaker flied to J.Armstead;
H.MCHENRY BATTED FOR C.BUCHANAN; H.McHenry struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Stars 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     6  10   0   6
 Stars            0   4   0   6


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