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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 20, 1948 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Frank Russell 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Butch McCord rf                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ed Finney ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Romby p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               24   2   4    2     2   0    18   1

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Johnny Washington, Bob Romby. 

BATTING -
SH:  Jim Gilliam. 
Team LOB:  4


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   3   3    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    2   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     2   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ziggy Marcell c                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Max Manning p                         1   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               21   4   4    3     2   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bob Harvey. 

BATTING -
SH:  Curley Williams. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby L                          6       4   4    2   2   0   0  24
Totals                               6       4   4    2   2   0   0  24


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        7       4   2    2   2   0   0  27
Totals                               7       4   2    2   2   0   0  27



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/20/1948, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on a sacrifice
bunt,  (F.Russell to J.Washington) [J.Wilkes scored (unearned)
(no RBI) (error by J.Washington)]; L.Pearson walked; M.Irvin out
on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
singled; B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning walked; J.Wilkes singled [M.Manning to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play [M.Manning to third,
J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson singled [M.Manning scored,
J.Wilkes scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled to right field [L.Lockett to second (error by
B.Harvey)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled to
pitcher [J.Wilkes to third (error by B.Romby)]; C.Williams out
on unknown play [J.Wilkes scored (unearned)]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,
Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett singled
[H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored]; J.Washington out on unknown
play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.FINNEY BATTED FOR B.MCCORD; E.Finney flied
to unknown fielder; B.BYRD BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Eagles 4.

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

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