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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Sunday, September 5, 1948 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  0  -   2  5  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  1  -   3  8  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         4   5
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   2   1    1     1         0   0
Harry Simpson cf                      4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Gene Benson lf                        4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Bill Cash c                           4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   0   0    0     0        11   1
Roy Partlow p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               35   2   5    2     1   3    29  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Mahlon Duckett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Harry Simpson. 
HR:  Archie Brathwaite. 
Team LOB:  4


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   1   3    0     0         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   4
Jim Gilliam 2b                        5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lester Lockett lf                     2   1   1    1     3         7   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    1     0        12   1
Frank Russell rf                      4   1   2    0     0         1   1
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   1    1     1         1   5
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Joe Black p                           3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Bill Byrd p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   8    3     4   3    30  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Frazier Robinson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro. 
HR:  Lester Lockett. 
SH:  Tommy Butts 2. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow L                        9.2     8   3    3   4   3   1  40
Totals                               9.2     8   3    3   4   3   1  40

WP:  Roy Partlow. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black                            8.1     5   2    2   1   3   1  31
Bill Byrd W                          1.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  5
Totals                               10      5   2    2   1   3   1  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/5/1948, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

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. G.Benson            lf        F.Russell           rf        
7. B.Cash              c         E.Finney            3b        
8. D.Dennis            1b        F.Robinson          c         
9. R.Partlow           p         J.Black             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 singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; L.Lockett walked; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: F.Robinson dropped a foul fly hit by M.Duckett;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell singled; R.Partlow threw a wild
pitch [F.Russell to second]; E.Finney singled [F.Russell
scored]; F.Robinson out on unknown play [E.Finney to second];
J.Black lined into a double play (F.Austin to M.Duckett)
[E.Finney out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite
Giants 1.

STARS 3RD: F.Robinson dropped a foul fly hit by D.Dennis;
D.Dennis out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play;
F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0,
Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 4TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite homered;
H.Simpson out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 5TH: G.Benson singled; B.Cash out on unknown play;
D.Dennis out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 6TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 1.

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

STARS 7TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: E.Finney walked; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [E.Finney to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 8TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell singled
[L.Lockett to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 9TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked;
H.Simpson doubled [A.Brathwaite scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.BLACK
(PITCHING); M.Duckett out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 10TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 10TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out
on unknown play; L.Lockett homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars
2, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            2   5   0   4
 Elite Giants     3   8   2   8


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