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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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