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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 15, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  0 0 0  0  -   1  9  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 2  0 0 0  x  -   2  6  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Art Hefner lf                         4   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   0   1    0     0   0     3   1
Marvin Williams 2b                    3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Jim Jones 1b                          1   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Bill Cash ph, 1b                    2   0   0    0     0   0     5   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Murray Watkins 3b                     2   0   2    0     1   0     0   2
Bill Ricks p                          3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               29   1   9    1     1   0    18   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Marvin Williams, Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bus Clarkson. 
SH:  Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  9


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     2   3
Lester Lockett rf                     3   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Butch Davis lf                        3   0   1    1     0   0     3   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     2   0   1    0     1   0     6   0
Frank Russell 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    2   0   0    0     1   0     6   0
Bob Romby p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               26   2   6    2     2   0    21   6


BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson, Frank Russell. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks L                         6       6   2    0   2   0   0  28
Totals                               6       6   2    0   2   0   0  28


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          7       9   1    1   1   0   0  31
Totals                               7       9   1    1   1   0   0  31



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1949, game 2 -- 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. S.Glenn             c         F.Russell           3b        
8. M.Watkins           3b        F.Robinson          c         
9. B.Ricks             p         B.Romby             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by B.Clarkson
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out
on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson doubled;
J.Jones out on unknown play; S.Glenn singled [B.Clarkson
scored]; M.Watkins walked [S.Glenn to second]; B.Ricks out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson
doubled; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 3RD: A.Hefner singled; J.Armstead singled [A.Hefner to
second]; M.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[A.Hefner to third, J.Armstead to second]; B.Littles out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
singled; T.Butts reached on an error by M.Williams [H.Kimbro to
second, T.Butts to first]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), T.Butts to
second]; B.Davis singled [T.Butts scored (unearned), L.Lockett
to second]; L.Pearson walked [L.Lockett to third, B.Davis to
second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 4TH: B.CASH BATTED FOR J.JONES; B.Cash out on unknown
play; S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled; B.Ricks
singled [M.Watkins to second]; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1,
Elite Giants 2.

STARS 5TH: J.Armstead out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Littles singled; B.Clarkson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 6TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on unknown
play; M.Watkins singled; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; F.Russell
doubled; F.Robinson walked; B.Romby out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1,
Elite Giants 2.

STARS 7TH: A.Hefner singled; J.Armstead out on unknown play;
M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            1   9   2   9
 Elite Giants     2   6   0   8


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