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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Newark Eagles (NW2) 3

Game played on Monday, August 23, 1948 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

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



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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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