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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Friday, July 9, 1948 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  5  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1        12   0
Monte Irvin lf                        3   0   0    0     1         3   1
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         2   0   1    0     1         0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         1   4
Ziggy Marcell c                       3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Max Manning p                         2   0   0    0     1         1   3
Totals                               27   0   2    0     4   8    24  11


BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bob Wilson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   0    0     1         2   2
Lester Lockett lf                     2   0   1    0     1         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   1    1     0         8   1
Frank Russell rf                      3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   2    0     0         1   1
Frazier Robinson c                    2   0   1    0     0        10   1
Joe Black p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   4
Totals                               26   1   5    1     3   5    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim Gilliam, Ed Finney. 

BATTING -
SH:  Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington, Frazier Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Frazier Robinson. 
CS:  Lester Lockett. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning L                        8       5   1    1   3   5   0  32
Totals                               8       5   1    1   3   5   0  32

Max Manning pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black W                          9       2   0    0   4   8   0  31
Totals                               9       2   0    0   4   8   0  31



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B -  , 3B -  

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/9/1948 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; L.Pearson walked; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: 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.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett singled; J.Washington out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to second];
F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning walked; J.Wilkes out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Robinson singled; F.Robinson stole second;
J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
B.Wilson walked [M.Irvin to second]; L.Williams lined into a
double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam) [M.Irvin out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
walked; L.Lockett was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 5TH: Z.Marcell 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 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney
singled; F.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[E.Finney to second]; J.Black walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

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

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled;
B.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Elite Giants 0.

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

EAGLES 8TH: Z.Marcell 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 8TH: J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Gilliam to second];
J.Washington singled to left field [J.Gilliam scored, L.Lockett
to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           0   2   0   4
 Elite Giants     1   5   0   7


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