Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 5 12 3 Philadelphia Stars 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 2 3 1 0 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 1 3 5 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Lester Lockett lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 2 1 1 11 0 Frank Russell rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Butch McCord pr, rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 Bob Romby ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Perkins c 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Byrd p 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 Totals 34 5 12 4 2 3 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam. E: 3. Tommy Butts 2, Bill Byrd. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro. SH: Frank Russell 2. GDP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Tommy Butts. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 5 0 3 0 0 4 5 Murray Watkins 3b 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 Archie Brathwaite rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Gene Benson lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Mahlon Duckett 2b 4 1 2 1 0 4 2 Bill Cash c 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 Harry Simpson cf 4 1 1 1 0 5 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 1 0 0 6 0 Roy Partlow p 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 Henry Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 4 10 3 0 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Murray Watkins, Mahlon Duckett, Doc Dennis. E: 1. Harry Simpson. BATTING - 3B: Mahlon Duckett. SH: Gene Benson, Bill Cash. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 10 4 4 0 5 0 38 Totals 9 10 4 4 0 5 0 38 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow 8 10 4 4 2 3 0 33 Henry Miller L 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 12 5 5 2 3 0 38 Roy Partlow pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Trusty, 2B - , 3B - Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/3/1948 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Philadelphia 1. H.Kimbro cf F.Austin ss 2. T.Butts ss M.Watkins 3b 3. J.Gilliam 2b A.Brathwaite rf 4. L.Lockett lf G.Benson lf 5. J.Washington 1b M.Duckett 2b 6. F.Russell rf B.Cash c 7. E.Finney 3b H.Simpson cf 8. F.Robinson c D.Dennis 1b 9. B.Byrd p R.Partlow p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Washington singled to center field [H.Kimbro scored, L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: F.Austin singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Stars 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: 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. Elite Giants 1, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: M.Duckett singled; B.Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Duckett to second]; H.Simpson singled [M.Duckett scored]; D.Dennis singled [H.Simpson to third]; R.Partlow singled [H.Simpson scored, D.Dennis to third]; R.Partlow was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Byrd [D.Dennis scored, R.Partlow to second]; F.Austin lined into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam) [R.Partlow out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts singled to center field [H.Kimbro scored (no RBI) (error by H.Simpson)]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to M.Duckett to D.Dennis) [T.Butts out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. STARS 3RD: M.Watkins singled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington singled; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled (unknown fielder) [J.Washington out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. STARS 5TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; F.Austin singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett singled; J.Washington walked [L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to third, J.Washington to second]; E.Finney flied to unknown fielder [L.Lockett scored]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 3. STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Duckett reached on an error by T.Butts [M.Duckett to first]; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked; T.Butts was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 3. STARS 7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; F.Austin reached on an error by T.Butts [F.Austin to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 3. STARS 8TH: A.Brathwaite singled to center field; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Brathwaite to second]; M.Duckett tripled to right field [A.Brathwaite scored]; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Stars 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Russell singled; H.MILLER REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); B.MCCORD RAN FOR F.RUSSELL; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Romby singled [B.McCord to second]; B.Byrd singled [B.McCord scored, B.Romby to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [B.Romby scored, B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Stars 4. STARS 9TH: B.MCCORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.PERKINS REPLACED B.ROMBY (PLAYING C); D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR H.MILLER; B.Brown struck out; F.Austin singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Stars 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 5 12 3 6 Stars 4 10 1 7
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