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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 0

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

Philadelphia Stars                  2 0 0  0 2 0  0  -   4  8  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  4  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   2   2    0     0         3   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      3   1   2    4     0         1   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Bill Cash c                           3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Gene Benson lf                        3   0   1    0     0         3   1
Doc Dennis 1b                         2   0   1    0     1         4   0
Bill Ricks p                          3   0   2    0     0         0   1
Totals                               27   4   8    4     2   2    21   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Ricks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin, Harry Simpson, Doc Dennis. 
HR:  Harry Simpson. 
SH:  Murray Watkins. 
GDP:  Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   0   0    0     1         0   2
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  2   0   0    0     1         7   0
Frank Russell rf                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Butch McCord ph                     1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   2    0     0         2   0
Bill Perkins c                        2   0   0    0     0         5   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jonas Gaines pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Romby p                           3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               25   0   4    0     2   3    21   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.  Bill Perkins. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         7       4   0    0   2   3   0  27
Totals                               7       4   0    0   2   3   0  27


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby L                          7       8   4    4   2   2   1  30
Totals                               7       8   4    4   2   2   1  30



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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 2 -- 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. B.Cash              c         F.Russell           rf        
7. G.Benson            lf        E.Finney            3b        
8. D.Dennis            1b        B.Perkins           c         
9. B.Ricks             p         B.Romby             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin doubled; M.Watkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [F.Austin to third]; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; H.Simpson homered to rightfield [F.Austin scored];
M.Duckett out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on unknown
play; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars
2, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; D.Dennis walked; B.Ricks singled [D.Dennis to second];
F.Austin singled [D.Dennis to third, B.Ricks to second];
M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney
singled; E.Finney was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by B.Ricks [E.Finney to second]; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

STARS 3RD: B.Perkins dropped a foul fly hit by A.Brathwaite;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2,
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.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson singled;
D.Dennis grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to
J.Washington) [G.Benson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 5TH: B.Ricks singled; F.Austin forced B.Ricks (unknown
fielder) [F.Austin to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite walked [F.Austin to second]; H.Simpson doubled
[F.Austin scored, A.Brathwaite scored]; M.Duckett out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; B.Romby
singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown
play; D.Dennis doubled; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: 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 4, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 7TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.MCCORD BATTED FOR F.RUSSELL; B.McCord
struck out; E.Finney singled; B.BYRD BATTED FOR B.PERKINS;
B.Byrd forced E.Finney (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to first];
J.GAINES RAN FOR B.BYRD; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   8   1   5
 Elite Giants     0   4   1   6


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