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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1948 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 2   -   3  9  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 2   -   4  7  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       5   0   0    0     0         3   4
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   2    2     0         0   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      3   0   3    0     1         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   1    1     0         2   1
Gene Benson lf                        3   1   1    0     1         4   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   0    0     0         6   1
  Bill Cash ph, c                     1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         8   0
  Roy Partlow ph, 1b                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Henry Miller p                        2   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Barney Brown ph, p                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   3   9    3     3   7    25   7


BATTING -
2B:  Murray Watkins. 
GDP:  Mahlon Duckett. 
Team LOB:  9


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   2    0     0   0     4   1
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   0    0     1   0     1   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   1   1    2     0   0     3   1
Lester Lockett lf                     3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    0     1   0     5   0
Frank Russell rf                      4   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   1    1     0   0     4   1
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Joe Black p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Totals                               31   4   7    4     3   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington, Ed Finney. 
E: 2.  Jim Gilliam, Joe Black. 

BATTING -
HR:  Jim Gilliam. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Tommy Butts 2. 
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller                         8       4   2    2   2   0   0  29
Barney Brown L                       0.1     3   2    2   1   0   1  5
Totals                               8.1     7   4    4   3   0   1  34


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black W                          9       9   3    1   3   7   0  39
Totals                               9       9   3    1   3   7   0  39



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/25/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Baltimore                     
1. F.Austin            ss        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. M.Watkins           3b        T.Butts             ss        
3. A.Brathwaite        rf        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. H.Simpson           cf        L.Lockett           lf        
5. M.Duckett           2b        J.Washington        1b        
6. G.Benson            lf        F.Russell           rf        
7. S.Glenn             c         E.Finney            3b        
8. D.Dennis            1b        F.Robinson          c         
9. H.Miller            p         J.Black             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled to center
field (H.Kimbro to E.Finney) [M.Watkins out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked;
T.Butts stole second; T.Butts stole third; J.Gilliam flied to
unknown fielder [T.Butts scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 2ND: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson walked;
S.Glenn out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington walked; F.Russell out on unknown
play; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: 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.
 Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 4TH: A.Brathwaite singled; H.Simpson walked [A.Brathwaite
to second]; M.Duckett singled [A.Brathwaite scored, H.Simpson to
second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown
play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: 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.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 5TH: H.Miller walked; F.Austin out on unknown play;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out
on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 6TH: H.Simpson singled; M.Duckett grounded into a double
play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [H.Simpson out at
second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Elite Giants 1.

STARS 7TH: S.Glenn reached on an error by J.Gilliam [S.Glenn to
first]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown
play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled to center field; J.Washington singled to left field
[L.Lockett to third]; F.Russell out on unknown play [L.Lockett
scored]; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; H.Simpson singled; M.Duckett out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 9TH: G.Benson singled; B.CASH BATTED FOR S.GLENN; B.Cash
singled [G.Benson to second]; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR D.DENNIS;
R.Partlow out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR H.MILLER;
B.Brown reached on an error by J.Black [G.Benson to third,
B.Cash to second, B.Brown to first]; F.Austin out on unknown
play; M.Watkins doubled [G.Benson scored (unearned), B.Cash
scored (unearned), B.Brown to third]; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3, Elite
Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); R.PARTLOW
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
J.Gilliam homered to leftfield; First career home run for Jim
Gilliam; L.Lockett walked; J.Washington forced L.Lockett
(unknown fielder) [J.Washington to first]; F.Russell singled to
right field [J.Washington to second]; E.Finney singled to center
field [J.Washington scored, F.Russell to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Stars 3, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            3   9   0   9
 Elite Giants     4   7   2   5


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