Philadelphia Stars 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 x - 4 11 1 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Art Hefner lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jimmie Armstead cf 4 2 2 0 0 3 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 1 3 1 0 4 2 Ben Littles rf 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bus Clarkson ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 7 Jim Jones 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 Bill Cash c 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Murray Watkins 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Bob Griffith p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Herb Hill pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gene Thompson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 8 3 1 1 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson, Jim Jones. E: 2. Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson. BATTING - 2B: Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson. 3B: Jimmie Armstead. SH: Bob Griffith. GDP: Ben Littles. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Herb Hill. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 Lester Lockett rf 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 Butch Davis lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 2 1 1 15 1 Frank Russell 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 Bill Byrd p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 4 11 4 3 2 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson, Bill Byrd. E: 1. Frank Russell. BATTING - 2B: Frank Russell. 3B: Butch Davis. GDP: Frank Russell. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Griffith L 7 11 4 3 3 2 0 36 Gene Thompson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 11 4 3 3 2 0 39 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 8 3 3 1 1 0 35 Totals 9 8 3 3 1 1 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - H. Williams, 2B - , 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 1:53 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/15/1949, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Baltimore 1. A.Hefner lf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Armstead cf T.Butts ss 3. M.Williams 2b J.Gilliam 2b 4. B.Littles rf L.Lockett rf 5. B.Clarkson ss B.Davis lf 6. J.Jones 1b L.Pearson 1b 7. B.Cash c F.Russell 3b 8. M.Watkins 3b J.Hayes c 9. B.Griffith p B.Byrd p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead singled; M.Williams singled [J.Armstead to third]; B.Littles out on unknown play [J.Armstead scored]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam reached on an error by M.Williams [T.Butts to second, J.Gilliam to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 0. STARS 2ND: J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled [L.Pearson to second]; B.Byrd singled [L.Pearson to third, J.Hayes to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 0. STARS 3RD: A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; B.Davis tripled [L.Lockett scored]; L.Pearson singled [B.Davis scored]; F.Russell grounded into a double play (B.Clarkson to M.Williams to J.Jones) [L.Pearson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 2. STARS 4TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 2. STARS 5TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins walked; B.Griffith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Watkins to second]; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; F.Russell doubled [J.Gilliam scored, B.Davis to third]; J.Hayes walked; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Stars 1, Elite Giants 3. STARS 6TH: J.Armstead tripled; M.Williams singled [J.Armstead scored]; B.Littles grounded into a double play (B.Byrd to T.Butts to L.Pearson) [M.Williams out at second]; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: 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 2, Elite Giants 3. STARS 7TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Lockett reached on an error by B.Clarkson [L.Lockett to first]; B.Davis singled [L.Lockett to second]; L.Pearson walked [L.Lockett to third, B.Davis to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play [L.Lockett scored (unearned)]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 4. STARS 8TH: B.Griffith singled; H.HILL RAN FOR B.GRIFFITH; H.Hill was caught stealing second (J.Hayes to J.Gilliam); A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: G.THOMPSON REPLACED H.HILL (PITCHING); 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 2, Elite Giants 4. STARS 9TH: M.Williams doubled; B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson doubled [M.Williams scored]; J.Jones reached on an error by F.Russell [J.Jones to first]; B.Cash out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 3 8 2 5 Elite Giants 4 11 1 11
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