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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 15, 1948 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  3
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 1 0  0 2 x   -   4 10  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    1     0        10   1
Monte Irvin lf                        2   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Cotton Williams lf                  1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   2    0     0         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jack McLaurin c                       3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Max Manning p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   1   7    1     0   5    24   5

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Bob Harvey, Jack McLaurin, Leroy Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
HR:  Lennie Pearson. 
GDP:  Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jimmy Wilkes, Monte Irvin. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    0     0         2   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         3   4
Lester Lockett lf                     4   1   1    1     0         2   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   2    0     0        12   0
Butch McCord rf                       4   0   2    1     0         2   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Frazier Robinson c                    3   1   2    0     1         5   0
Joe Black p                           4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               36   4  10    3     1   3    27  12

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

BATTING -
2B:  Butch McCord. 
3B:  Frazier Robinson. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro, Tommy Butts 2. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning L                        8      10   4    3   1   3   0  37
Totals                               8      10   4    3   1   3   0  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black W                          9       7   1    1   0   5   1  30
Totals                               9       7   1    1   0   5   1  30



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/15/1948, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore
Elite Giants (D)

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        B.McCord            rf        
7. J.McLaurin          c         E.Finney            3b        
8. L.Williams          2b        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 homered; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey doubled; B.Wilson singled to left field
(L.Lockett to F.Robinson) [B.Harvey out at home]; J.McLaurin out
on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

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

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled;
J.Wilkes was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Elite Giants 0.

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

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled;
M.Irvin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.Harvey
singled; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: C.WILLIAMS REPLACED M.IRVIN (PLAYING LF);
T.Butts singled; T.Butts stole second; T.Butts stole third;
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play
[T.Butts scored]; J.Washington singled; B.McCord singled
[J.Washington to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 5TH: J.McLaurin out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Robinson tripled; J.Black out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro singled [F.Robinson scored]; H.Kimbro stole
second; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett reached on an error by B.Harvey
[L.Lockett to first]; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord
out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams singled; B.Harvey grounded into a double
play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [C.Williams out at
second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Robinson singled; J.Black reached on an
error by L.Williams [F.Robinson to second, J.Black to first];
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play;
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 8TH: J.McLaurin out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett singled; J.Washington singled
[L.Lockett to second]; B.McCord doubled [L.Lockett scored,
J.Washington scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.McLaurin)];
E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson walked; J.Black out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   7   3   2
 Elite Giants     4  10   0   9


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