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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Tuesday, August 12, 1947 at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 2 0  0 0 1  0 1 1   -   5 10  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 0   -   3  8  3

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Norman Robinson cf                    5   1   2    0     0         0   0
Artie Wilson ss                       5   0   0    0     0         2   2
John Britton 3b                       5   0   0    0     0         2   7
Piper Davis 2b                        5   3   3    0     0         2   4
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   1    2     1         1   0
Eli Chism lf                          4   1   2    1     0         2   0
Lee Moody 1b                          4   0   1    1     0        12   2
Herman Bell c                         1   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Pepper Bassett c                    3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Jimmie Newberry p                     4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               39   5  10    4     1        27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  John Britton, Piper Davis, Lee Moody. 
E: 1.  Artie Wilson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Piper Davis 2, Eli Chism. 
Team LOB:  8


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   0    0     0         3   4
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   2    1     0         1   3
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   2   1    0     2         3   0
Butch Davis rf                        4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Felix Guilbe lf                       4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Luis Villodas 1b                      3   0   0    0     0        10   0
  Bob Romby ph, 1b                    1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   2    0     0         6   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   1   0    0     0         1   2
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   3   8    1     2        27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Jonas Gaines. 
E: 3.  Lester Lockett 2, Bob Romby. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro. 
3B:  Jim Gilliam, Frazier Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro, Butch Davis. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry W                    9       8   3        2   6   0  37
Totals                               9       8   3        2   6   0  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       9      10   5        1   7   0  40
Totals                               9      10   5        1   7   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Alfred Saylor, 1B -  Rixham

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 2000


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