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

Game played on Thursday, July 4, 1946 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0   -   4  6  3
Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 3  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   5  9  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix Guilbe lf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
  Tite Figueroa ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    0     0   0     5   6
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   2    2     0   0     3   0
Willie Wells 3b                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    1     0   0     8   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     4   5
Norman Robinson rf                    3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Joe Black p                           1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Bob Romby p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               35   4   6    4     2   0    24  16

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Willie Wells, Johnny Washington, Sammy Hughes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells. 
3B:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     1   2
Barney Brown cf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Gene Benson 1b                        4   1   1    0     0   0    11   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   1   1    1     0   0     3   4
Goose Curry rf                        3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           3   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Joe Craig lf                          3   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
  Frank Austin ph, lf                 1   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   1   1    2     1   0     3   5
Joe Fillmore p                        2   0   2    1     0   0     1   0
  Henry McHenry p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   5   9    5     2   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Bus Clarkson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bus Clarkson. 
3B:  Gene Benson. 
SH:  Bill Cash. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black L                          2.1     6   5    5   2   0   0  15
Bob Romby                            5.2     3   0    0   0   0   0  20
Totals                               8       9   5    5   2   0   0  35


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Fillmore W                       4.2     6   4    4   1   0   0  23
Henry McHenry SV                     4.1     0   0    0   1   0   0  14
Totals                               9       6   4    4   2   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/4/1946, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at 
 (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                                                   
1. F.Guilbe            lf        M.Watkins           3b        
2. T.Butts             ss        B.Brown             cf        
3. H.Kimbro            cf        G.Benson            1b        
4. W.Wells             3b        B.Clarkson          ss        
5. J.Washington        1b        G.Curry             rf        
6. S.Hughes            2b        B.Cash              c         
7. N.Robinson          rf        J.Craig             lf        
8. B.Clarke            c         M.Duckett           2b        
9. J.Black             p         J.Fillmore          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.Guilbe singled; T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro singled [F.Guilbe to second]; W.Wells out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  0.

 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Brown singled to second
base [B.Brown to second (error by S.Hughes)]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: S.Hughes out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  0.

 2ND: G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play;
J.Craig singled; M.Duckett walked [J.Craig to second];
J.Fillmore singled [J.Craig scored, M.Duckett to second];
M.Watkins singled [M.Duckett scored, J.Fillmore to second];
B.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants
0,  2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0,  2.

 3RD: G.Benson tripled; B.Clarkson doubled [G.Benson scored];
G.Curry walked; B.Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[B.Clarkson to third, G.Curry to second]; B.ROMBY REPLACED
J.BLACK (PITCHING); J.Craig grounded out (S.Hughes to
J.Washington); M.Duckett singled [B.Clarkson scored, G.Curry
scored]; J.Fillmore singled [M.Duckett to second]; M.Watkins out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro reached on an error by B.Clarkson
[H.Kimbro to first]; W.Wells out on unknown play; J.Washington
reached on an error by B.Clarkson [H.Kimbro to second,
J.Washington to first]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  5.

 4TH: J.Washington dropped a foul fly hit by B.Brown; B.Brown
out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Clarkson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Romby out on
unknown play; F.Guilbe walked; T.Butts singled [F.Guilbe to
second]; H.Kimbro tripled [F.Guilbe scored, T.Butts scored];
W.Wells doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; J.Washington singled [W.Wells
scored]; H.MCHENRY REPLACED J.FILLMORE (PITCHING); S.Hughes out
on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

 5TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Cash singled to third base
[B.Cash to second (error by W.Wells)]; J.Craig out on unknown
play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

 6TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Guilbe out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

 7TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; J.Washington out
on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

 8TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; F.AUSTIN BATTED FOR J.CRAIG;
F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.AUSTIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
N.Robinson walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Romby out on
unknown play; T.FIGUEROA BATTED FOR F.GUILBE; T.Figueroa out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   6   3   6
                  5   9   2   6


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