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Newark Eagles (NW2) 2 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Tuesday, May 4, 1948 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  3  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Curley Williams ss                    2   1   1    0     2         2   5
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    1     0        11   1
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   1    1     1         2   1
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Earl Ashby c                          3   0   0    0     0         6   2
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Max Manning p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Rufus Lewis p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               27   2   3    2     4  11    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lennie Pearson, Bob Wilson. 
E: 2.  Curley Williams, Leroy Williams. 

BATTING -
3B:  Curley Williams. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson 2, Bob Harvey. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   0   2    1     1         4   3
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   0   0    0     1         2   0
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   0    0     0         8   0
Frank Russell rf                      3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Frazier Robinson c                    3   1   0    0     0        11   4
Bob Romby p                           1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   1   4    1     2   4    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
3B:  Jim Gilliam. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        8.1     4   1    0   2   4   0  30
Rufus Lewis SV                       0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9       4   1    0   2   4   0  32

WP:  Rufus Lewis. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby                            4       2   1    1   2   6   0  14
Bill Byrd L                          5       1   1    0   2   5   0  17
Totals                               9       3   2    1   4  11   0  31

BK:  Bob Romby. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 900

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/4/1948 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Baltimore                     
1. J.Wilkes            cf        T.Butts             ss        
2. C.Williams          ss        J.Gilliam           2b        
3. L.Pearson           1b        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. B.Harvey            rf        L.Lockett           lf        
5. J.Davis             lf        J.Washington        1b        
6. B.Wilson            3b        F.Russell           rf        
7. E.Ashby             c         E.Finney            3b        
8. L.Williams          2b        F.Robinson          c         
9. M.Manning           p         B.Romby             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
C.Williams was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam);
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam
walked; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey walked; B.Romby balked [B.Harvey to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown
play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Robinson reached on an error by L.Williams
[F.Robinson to first]; B.Romby singled to right field
[F.Robinson to third]; T.Butts lined into a double play
(B.Wilson to L.Pearson) [B.Romby out at first]; J.Gilliam
tripled to right field (B.Harvey to L.Williams to E.Ashby)
[F.Robinson scored (unearned), J.Gilliam out at home]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 4TH: C.Williams tripled to right field; L.Pearson
singled to left field [C.Williams scored]; L.Pearson was caught
stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 5TH: B.BYRD REPLACED B.ROMBY (PITCHING); B.Wilson out on
unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell singled to shortstop [F.Russell to
second (error by C.Williams)]; E.Finney out on unknown play;
F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams out on unknown play;
L.Pearson forced J.Wilkes (J.Gilliam to T.Butts) [L.Pearson to
first]; L.Pearson was caught stealing second [L.Pearson to
second (error by T.Butts; assist by F.Robinson)]; B.Harvey
singled to right field [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; B.Harvey
was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.Butts flied to unknown fielder; J.Gilliam
singled; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam to second]; R.LEWIS REPLACED
M.MANNING (PITCHING); R.Lewis threw a wild pitch [J.Gilliam to
third, H.Kimbro to second]; L.Lockett popped to E.Ashby;
J.Washington grounded out (C.Williams to L.Pearson); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   3   2   2
 Elite Giants     1   4   1   4


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