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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

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

Newark Eagles                       0 1 1  0 0 0  0  -   2  5  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 1 0  1  -   3 13  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Monte Irvin lf                        1   1   0    0     2         0   1
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   2    1     0         2   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Bo Wallace c                          1   1   0    0     2         5   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Leniel Hooker p                       3   0   1    1     0         0   2
Totals                               24   2   5    2     5   1    19   5

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Curley Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
GDP:  Curley Williams, Leroy Williams. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Curley Williams, Bob Wilson, Bo Wallace. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       2   0   1    0     1         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   1   1    0     0         1   2
Lester Lockett lf                     4   1   3    1     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   2    0     0         7   1
Butch McCord rf                       4   1   3    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Frank Russell 3b                    1   0   0    1     1         1   0
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   1    0     0         9   1
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Bob Romby p                           2   0   0    0     1         1   5
Totals                               31   3  13    3     3   2    21  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts 2, Jim Gilliam 2, Johnny Washington 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro, Tommy Butts, Butch McCord, Frazier Robinson. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      6.1    13   3    3   3   2   0  35
Totals                               6.1    13   3    3   3   2   0  35


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          7       5   2    2   5   1   0  29
Totals                               7       5   2    2   5   1   0  29



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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 2 -- 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. B.Wallace           c         E.Finney            3b        
8. L.Williams          2b        F.Robinson          c         
9. L.Hooker            p         B.Romby             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
C.Williams stole second; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin
walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Wallace walked;
B.Wallace stole second; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker
singled [B.Wallace scored]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.McCord singled; E.Finney out on unknown
play; F.Robinson singled [B.McCord to third]; F.Robinson stole
second; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite
Giants 1.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin walked; B.Harvey doubled [M.Irvin scored];
B.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled; J.Washington singled (M.Irvin to B.Wilson) [L.Lockett
out at third]; B.McCord singled [J.Washington to second];
E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 4TH: F.RUSSELL REPLACED E.FINNEY (PLAYING 3B); B.Wallace
out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; L.Hooker
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite
Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Robinson reached on an error by C.Williams
[F.Robinson to first]; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled [F.Robinson to third]; H.Kimbro stole second; T.Butts
out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams grounded into a double
play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [J.Wilkes out at
second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett singled; J.Washington doubled
[L.Lockett to third]; B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Russell
out on unknown play [L.Lockett scored]; F.Robinson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled;
B.Wilson singled [B.Harvey to third]; B.Wilson stole second;
B.Wallace walked; L.Williams grounded into a double play
(T.Butts to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [B.Wallace out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Romby walked; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Romby to second]; T.Butts singled
[B.Romby to third]; T.Butts stole second; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord
singled; B.McCord stole second; F.Russell walked; B.BYRD BATTED
FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Byrd singled [B.McCord scored, F.Russell to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   5   1   6
 Elite Giants     3  13   0  13


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