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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Tuesday, August 17, 1948 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  9  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  9  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       5   0   1    0     0         4   2
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   6
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Harry Simpson cf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   0   1    0     1         5   3
Roy Partlow lf                        4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   1   1    1     0         6   2
Bill Ricks p                          4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Bill Cash c                           4   0   2    0     0         7   0
Totals                               35   2   9    2     1   6    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Murray Watkins, Mahlon Duckett, Doc Dennis. 
E: 1.  Harry Simpson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Archie Brathwaite, Doc Dennis. 
SH:  Archie Brathwaite. 
Team LOB:  8


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   0    0     0         3   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         0   5
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   2    1     0         1   2
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    0     0        16   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Ed Finney 3b                          2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Bob Romby ph                        1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Frank Russell 3b                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   0    0     0         6   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   2    0     0         0   6
Totals                               34   1   9    1     1   6    27  15

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bill Byrd. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro, Butch McCord. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks W                         9       9   1    1   1   6   0  35
Totals                               9       9   1    1   1   6   0  35

WP:  Bill Ricks. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          9       9   2    2   1   6   0  37
Totals                               9       9   2    2   1   6   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis, 2B -  , 3B -  

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 1895

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/17/1948 -- Philadelphia Stars at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

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. R.Partlow           lf        B.McCord            rf        
7. D.Dennis            1b        E.Finney            3b        
8. B.Ricks             p         F.Robinson          c         
9. B.Cash              c         B.Byrd              p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Austin singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, 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.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: M.Duckett singled; R.Partlow singled (unknown
fielder) [M.Duckett out at third, R.Partlow to second]; D.Dennis
doubled [R.Partlow scored]; B.Ricks singled [D.Dennis scored];
B.Cash out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington singled to center field
[J.Washington to second (error by H.Simpson)]; B.McCord walked;
E.Finney grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to M.Duckett to
D.Dennis) [J.Washington to third, B.McCord out at second];
F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Watkins singled; A.Brathwaite out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; H.Simpson out on
unknown play; M.Duckett walked; R.Partlow reached on an error by
B.Byrd [M.Watkins to third, M.Duckett to second, R.Partlow to
first]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd 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 2, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Ricks out on unknown play; B.Cash singled;
F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord singled
[L.Lockett to third]; B.McCord stole second (unknown fielder)
[L.Lockett out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite
Giants 0.

STARS 5TH: A.Brathwaite doubled; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; L.Lockett singled; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, 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 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; B.ROMBY BATTED
FOR E.FINNEY; B.Romby struck out; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 8TH: F.RUSSELL REPLACED B.ROMBY (PLAYING 3B); H.Simpson
out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; R.Partlow
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite
Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro forced B.Byrd
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to first]; H.Kimbro stole second;
T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro
scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown
play; B.Cash singled; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.McCord
out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; F.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            2   9   1   8
 Elite Giants     1   9   1   7


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