Newark Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 12 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 x - 9 7 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 Curley Williams ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 0 1 0 0 9 1 Monte Irvin lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Bo Wallace c 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 1 Jack McLaurin c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 2 Clyde Golden p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cotton Williams p 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 3 12 3 0 0 24 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Curley Williams, Bob Wilson. BATTING - Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 Frank Russell rf 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 1 3 0 0 3 2 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 7 1 Ed Finney 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 Frazier Robinson c 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 Bill Byrd p 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 31 9 7 8 5 0 27 16 FIELDING - E: 1. Johnny Washington. BATTING - 3B: Henry Kimbro. SH: Frank Russell. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clyde Golden L 3 6 9 7 4 0 0 20 Cotton Williams 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 Totals 8 7 9 7 5 0 0 37 Clyde Golden pitched to 6 batters in the 4th inning Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 12 3 3 0 0 0 40 Totals 9 12 3 3 0 0 0 40 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 Monday, 8/23/1948, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. J.Wilkes cf J.Gilliam 2b 2. C.Williams ss F.Russell rf 3. L.Pearson 1b H.Kimbro cf 4. M.Irvin lf L.Lockett lf 5. B.Harvey rf J.Washington 1b 6. B.Wilson 3b T.Butts ss 7. B.Wallace c E.Finney 3b 8. L.Williams 2b F.Robinson c 9. C.Golden p B.Byrd p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams reached on an error by J.Washington [J.Wilkes to second, C.Williams to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson singled; B.Wallace singled [B.Wilson to second]; L.Williams out on unknown play; C.Golden out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington singled to third base [J.Washington to second (error by B.Wilson)]; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney singled [J.Washington scored (unearned)]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 3RD: C.Williams singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play [C.Williams to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [C.Williams scored]; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd walked; J.Gilliam walked [B.Byrd to second]; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to third, J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro tripled [B.Byrd scored, J.Gilliam scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 4TH: B.Wallace out on unknown play; L.Williams singled; C.Golden out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled [L.Williams to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts singled; E.Finney walked [T.Butts to second]; F.Robinson reached on an error by C.Williams [T.Butts scored (no RBI), E.Finney to second, F.Robinson to first]; B.Byrd singled [E.Finney scored, F.Robinson to second]; J.Gilliam walked [F.Robinson to third, B.Byrd to second]; F.Russell singled [F.Robinson scored (unearned), B.Byrd scored, J.Gilliam to third]; C.WILLIAMS REPLACED C.GOLDEN (PITCHING); H.Kimbro out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 9. EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 9. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson singled; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 9. EAGLES 6TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Wallace out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 9. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 9. EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams singled; J.Wilkes singled [C.Williams to second]; C.Williams forced C.Williams (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to second, C.Williams to first]; J.Wilkes stole third and C.Williams stole second; L.Pearson out on unknown play [J.Wilkes scored]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 9. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Lockett walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 9. EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Wallace singled; L.Williams singled [B.Wallace to second]; C.Williams singled [B.Wallace scored, L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 9. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.MCLAURIN REPLACED B.WALLACE (PLAYING C); F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 9. EAGLES 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 3 12 2 10 Elite Giants 9 7 1 4
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