New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 x - 5 8 1 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 1 4 3 T.J. Brown ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 Johnny Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Art Hefner cf 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 George Crowe 1b 4 0 1 0 0 7 0 Bud Barbee lf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Joe Spencer 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Barker ph, 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 2 0 0 0 1 5 0 Walter Hardy ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Pearson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Newkirk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Baker ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 31 0 3 0 3 7 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fred Bankhead, T.J. Brown, George Crowe. E: 3. Fred Bankhead, T.J. Brown 2. BATTING - 2B: T.J. Brown. SH: Bud Barbee, Frank Pearson. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Art Hefner 2. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 2 2 0 5 1 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 1 2 1 3 4 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Frank Russell rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 Frazier Robinson c 3 2 0 0 0 8 1 Bob Romby p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 5 8 4 2 5 27 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Johnny Washington. BATTING - 2B: Jim Gilliam. GDP: Frank Russell. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Finney. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Pearson L 6.2 5 4 0 2 5 0 28 Alex Newkirk 1.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 8 8 5 0 2 5 0 34 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby W 9 3 0 0 3 7 0 36 Totals 9 3 0 0 3 7 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Hartzell Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/9/1948, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. F.Bankhead 2b H.Kimbro cf 2. T.Brown ss T.Butts ss 3. J.Smith rf J.Gilliam 2b 4. A.Hefner cf J.Washington 1b 5. G.Crowe 1b L.Lockett lf 6. B.Barbee lf F.Russell rf 7. J.Spencer 3b E.Finney 3b 8. J.Hayes c F.Robinson c 9. F.Pearson p B.Romby p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown doubled; J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Hefner reached on a fielder's choice [T.Brown to third]; A.Hefner stole second; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam walked [T.Butts to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball (F.Bankhead unassisted) [J.Gilliam out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: B.Barbee out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney singled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: F.Pearson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Hefner singled; G.Crowe singled [A.Hefner to second]; B.Barbee reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [A.Hefner to third, G.Crowe to second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.Pearson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: On a bunt E.Finney singled; F.Robinson forced E.Finney (unknown fielder) [F.Robinson to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; B.Romby out on unknown play [F.Robinson to third]; H.Kimbro reached on an error by T.Brown [F.Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Hefner walked; A.Hefner stole second; G.Crowe out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.BARKER BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; M.Barker flied to unknown fielder; J.Hayes walked; F.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to second]; F.Bankhead walked; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: M.BARKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney singled to right field; E.Finney stole second; F.Robinson reached on an error by T.Brown [E.Finney to third, F.Robinson to first]; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [F.Robinson to second]; A.NEWKIRK REPLACED F.PEARSON (PITCHING); T.Butts singled to left-center [E.Finney scored (unearned), F.Robinson scored (unearned), H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam doubled to right field [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), T.Butts scored (unearned)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett singled; F.Russell grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to T.Brown to G.Crowe) [L.Lockett out at second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: B.Barbee out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; W.HARDY BATTED FOR J.HAYES; W.Hardy reached on an error by J.Washington [W.Hardy to first]; R.BAKER BATTED FOR A.NEWKIRK; R.Baker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 0 3 3 9 Elite Giants 5 8 1 5
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