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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Thursday, August 19, 1948 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  7  3
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   2  8  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   1   2    0     3   0     0   0
Butch McCord rf                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ed Finney 3b                        1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Lester Lockett lf                     5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 3b, rf                  4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Jonas Gaines p                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4   7    4     6   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Ed Finney 2, Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Butts. 
SH:  Butch McCord 2. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jim Gilliam. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   1   2    0     1         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   1   0    0     2         0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        5   0   1    2     0         0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Jack McLaurin c                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Cotton Williams p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Clyde Golden p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bo Wallace ph                       1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Rufus Lewis p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   2   8    2     3  10    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bob Wilson. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9       8   2    1   3  10   0  40
Totals                               9       8   2    1   3  10   0  40


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cotton Williams L                    3.2     5   4    4   1   0   0  16
Clyde Golden                         4.1     1   0    0   4   0   0  19
Rufus Lewis                          1       1   0    0   1   0   0  5
Totals                               9       7   4    4   6   0   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/19/1948 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. J.Gilliam           2b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. B.McCord            rf        C.Williams          ss        
3. H.Kimbro            cf        L.Pearson           1b        
4. L.Lockett           lf        M.Irvin             lf        
5. J.Washington        1b        B.Harvey            rf        
6. T.Butts             ss        B.Wilson            3b        
7. F.Russell           3b        J.McLaurin          c         
8. F.Robinson          c         L.Williams          2b        
9. J.Gaines            p         C.Williams          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Gilliam singled to left field; J.Gilliam
was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.McCord out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
L.Pearson walked [C.Williams to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson singled; J.McLaurin out on unknown play;
L.Williams singled [B.Wilson to second]; C.Williams out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

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

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

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam walked; B.McCord out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; L.Lockett singled [J.Gilliam scored]; J.Washington
singled [L.Lockett to second]; T.Butts doubled [L.Lockett
scored, J.Washington scored]; F.Russell singled [T.Butts
scored]; C.GOLDEN REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); F.Robinson
walked [F.Russell to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam singled; B.McCord out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro
walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked;
M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts reached on an error by B.Wilson
[T.Butts to first]; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson
out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: B.Wilson reached on an error by J.Washington
[B.Wilson to first]; J.McLaurin out on unknown play; L.Williams
out on unknown play; C.Golden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Gilliam walked; B.McCord out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 7TH: E.FINNEY REPLACED B.MCCORD (PLAYING 3B); F.RUSSELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.Wilkes out on unknown play;
C.Williams walked; L.Pearson reached on an error by E.Finney
[C.Williams to third, L.Pearson to second]; M.Irvin singled
(unknown fielder) [C.Williams scored, L.Pearson scored
(unearned), M.Irvin out at second]; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on
unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Wilson singled; J.McLaurin out on unknown play;
L.Williams out on unknown play; B.WALLACE BATTED FOR C.GOLDEN;
B.Wallace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,
Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.LEWIS REPLACED B.WALLACE (PITCHING);
J.Gaines out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; E.Finney singled
[J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes reached on an error by E.Finney [J.Wilkes
to first]; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 4, Eagles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   7   3   9
 Eagles           2   8   1  11


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