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

Game played on Thursday, May 19, 1949 (N) at Lloyd Field, Chester PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 0 1  0 1 0   -   3  7  2
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  9  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     1         1   4
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   1    0     2         1   9
Lester Lockett rf                     4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   2   1    0     0         1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   2    0     1        17   1
Frank Russell 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   3
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    2     1         3   0
Leon Day p                            3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Totals                               32   3   7    2     6   5    27  18

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Lennie Pearson 2, Leon Day. 
E: 2.  Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts, Lester Lockett. 
GDP:  Lester Lockett. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jim Gilliam. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Art Hefner lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jimmie Armstead cf                    4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Ben Littles rf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   0   2    0     1         1   4
Jim Jones 1b                          4   1   2    0     0         9   1
Bill Cash 3b                          3   1   0    0     1         1   1
Stanley Glenn c                       4   0   1    1     0         5   2
Murray Watkins 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         4   3
Henry Miller p                        3   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   2   9    1     2   3    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jim Jones, Murray Watkins. 
E: 1.  Jim Jones. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmie Armstead, Stanley Glenn. 
GDP:  Stanley Glenn. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       9   2    1   2   3   0  36
Totals                               9       9   2    1   2   3   0  36


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller L                       9       7   3    2   6   5   0  40
Totals                               9       7   3    2   6   5   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Pitkoff

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/19/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        A.Hefner            lf        
2. T.Butts             ss        J.Armstead          cf        
3. J.Gilliam           2b        B.Littles           rf        
4. L.Lockett           rf        B.Clarkson          ss        
5. B.Davis             lf        J.Jones             1b        
6. L.Pearson           1b        B.Cash              3b        
7. F.Russell           3b        S.Glenn             c         
8. J.Hayes             c         M.Watkins           2b        
9. L.Day               p         H.Miller            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; J.Gilliam walked [T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett grounded
into a double play (M.Watkins to J.Jones) [J.Gilliam out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: A.Hefner singled; On a bunt J.Armstead hit into a
double play (L.Pearson to L.Day) [A.Hefner out at first];
B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Stars 0.

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

STARS 2ND: B.Clarkson singled; J.Jones singled [B.Clarkson to
second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; S.Glenn grounded into a
double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [J.Jones out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

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

STARS 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller singled;
A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead singled [H.Miller to
second]; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam singled; L.Lockett out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; B.Davis
reached on an error by J.Jones [J.Gilliam scored (unearned) (no
RBI), B.Davis to first]; L.Pearson walked [B.Davis to second];
F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; J.Jones singled;
B.Cash walked [J.Jones to second]; S.Glenn doubled to center
field [J.Jones scored, B.Cash scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error
by H.Kimbro)]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; H.Miller out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Day walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; J.Armstead doubled;
B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson walked; J.Jones out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett singled; B.Davis forced L.Lockett
(unknown fielder) [B.Davis to first]; L.Pearson singled [B.Davis
to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled
[B.Davis scored, L.Pearson to second]; L.Day out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 2.

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

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Davis singled; L.Pearson singled [B.Davis
to third]; F.Russell struck out; J.Hayes flied to J.Armstead
[B.Davis scored]; L.Day out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: B.Littles out on unknown play; B.Clarkson singled to
right field [B.Clarkson to second (error by L.Lockett)]; J.Jones
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; J.Gilliam stole second;
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 3, Stars 2.

STARS 9TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR H.MILLER; B.Brown out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   7   2  10
 Stars            2   9   1   7


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