Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 4 6 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 - 5 9 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 Archie Brathwaite rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Frank Austin ss 3 0 0 0 1 4 4 Gene Benson cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney Brown ph, cf 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 Harry Simpson cf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Cash lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 9 2 Stanley Glenn c 4 0 1 2 0 5 0 Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 0 2 1 0 3 7 Henry McHenry p 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 Totals 33 4 6 4 3 5 26 17 FIELDING - E: 2. Murray Watkins, Mahlon Duckett. BATTING - 2B: Henry McHenry. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Murray Watkins. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 5 1 3 3 0 2 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Butch Davis rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 0 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Joe Wiley 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 Felix Guilbe ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Perkins c 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ernest Burke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby p 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 Totals 36 5 9 4 2 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Butch Davis. E: 1. Joe Wiley. BATTING - 2B: Butch Davis, Johnny Washington. 3B: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Johnny Washington, Bob Romby. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Henry McHenry L 8.2 9 5 2 2 4 0 38 Totals 8.2 9 5 2 2 4 0 38 WP: Henry McHenry. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby W 9 6 4 2 3 5 0 36 Totals 9 6 4 2 3 5 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B - Alfred Saylor Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/17/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Baltimore 1. M.Watkins 3b T.Butts ss 2. A.Brathwaite rf J.Gilliam 2b 3. F.Austin ss H.Kimbro cf 4. G.Benson cf B.Davis rf 5. B.Cash lf J.Washington 1b 6. D.Dennis 1b L.Lockett lf 7. S.Glenn c J.Wiley 3b 8. M.Duckett 2b B.Perkins c 9. H.McHenry p B.Romby p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked; F.Austin walked [A.Brathwaite to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts singled; T.Butts was picked off first (H.McHenry to D.Dennis); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. STARS 2ND: D.Dennis out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play [B.Davis to third]; H.McHenry threw a wild pitch [B.Davis scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. STARS 3RD: H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Perkins walked; B.Romby out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. STARS 4TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR G.BENSON; B.Brown reached on an error by J.Wiley [B.Brown to first]; B.Cash singled [B.Brown to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play [B.Brown to third, B.Cash to second]; S.Glenn singled [B.Brown scored (unearned), B.Cash scored (unearned)]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. STARS 5TH: H.McHenry doubled; M.Watkins singled [H.McHenry scored]; M.Watkins stole second; A.Brathwaite hit into a double play (B.Davis to T.Butts) [M.Watkins out at second]; F.Austin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Wiley singled; B.Perkins out on unknown play; B.Romby singled [J.Wiley to third]; B.Romby stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play [J.Wiley scored]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. STARS 6TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled; J.Washington stole third; L.Lockett walked; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. STARS 7TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled; H.McHenry out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR B.PERKINS; B.Byrd out on unknown play; B.Romby singled; T.Butts singled [B.Romby to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. STARS 8TH: F.ROBINSON REPLACED B.BYRD (PLAYING C); A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.SIMPSON REPLACED B.BROWN (PLAYING CF); B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 2. STARS 9TH: B.Cash walked; D.Dennis out on unknown play [B.Cash to second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled [B.Cash scored]; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.GUILBE BATTED FOR J.WILEY; F.Guilbe reached on an error by M.Watkins [F.Guilbe to first]; E.BURKE BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; E.Burke reached on an error by M.Duckett [F.Guilbe to second, E.Burke to first]; J.GAINES RAN FOR E.BURKE; B.Romby forced J.Gaines (unknown fielder) [F.Guilbe to third, B.Romby to first]; T.Butts tripled [F.Guilbe scored (unearned), B.Romby scored (unearned)]; J.Gilliam flied to H.Simpson [T.Butts scored (unearned)]; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 4 6 2 5 Elite Giants 5 9 1 7
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