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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 8 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   3 12  3
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 2 1  3 0 0  1 1 x   -   8 11  1

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Hutchinson lf                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Cowan Hyde cf                         4   1   2    0     0         3   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   1   2    0     0        11   1
Willie Wells Sr. 2b                   4   1   1    0     0         3   2
Pedro Formental rf                    4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Neil Robinson 3b                      4   0   2    0     0         0   1
Carlos Colas c                        2   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Casey Jones c                       2   0   2    1     0         3   0
Orlando Varona ss                     3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Felix Evans p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Verdell Mathis p                    2   0   0    0     0         1   5
  Goose Curry ph                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               35   3  12    1     2   8    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Joe Burt Scott, Neil Robinson, Orlando Varona. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson. 
GDP:  Willie Wells Sr., Orlando Varona. 
Team LOB:  7


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   1    0     2         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   3    1     0         2   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   0   1    1     2         3   4
Lester Lockett rf                     4   1   0    0     1         0   1
Butch Davis lf                        5   1   1    1     0         1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    1     1        11   0
Henry Baylis 3b                       5   1   1    1     0         0   2
Johnny Hayes c                        5   1   2    2     0         8   0
Bob Romby p                           3   1   1    0     1         0   0
Totals                               37   8  11    7     7   4    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts 2, Jim Gilliam 2, Lennie Pearson 2. 
E: 1.  Lester Lockett. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  12


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Felix Evans L                        3       5   6    5   5   1   0  21
Verdell Mathis                       5       6   2    1   2   3   0  23
Totals                               8      11   8    6   7   4   0  44

Felix Evans pitched to 5 batters in the 4th inning

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          9      12   3    1   2   8   0  37
Totals                               9      12   3    1   2   8   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - H. Williams

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 3130

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Baltimore                     
1. J.Scott             lf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. C.Hyde              cf        T.Butts             ss        
3. B.Boyd              1b        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. W.Wells Sr.         2b        L.Lockett           rf        
5. P.Formental         rf        B.Davis             lf        
6. N.Robinson          3b        L.Pearson           1b        
7. C.Colas             c         H.Baylis            3b        
8. O.Varona            ss        J.Hayes             c         
9. F.Evans             p         B.Romby             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled; B.Boyd
singled [C.Hyde to second]; W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play;
P.Formental singled to right field [C.Hyde scored (unearned) (no
RBI) (error by L.Lockett), B.Boyd scored (unearned) (no RBI)];
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by N.Robinson
[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.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 0.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Colas singled; O.Varona grounded into a double
play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [C.Colas out at
second]; F.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis singled; L.Pearson singled [B.Davis
to third]; H.Baylis out on unknown play [B.Davis scored,
L.Pearson to second]; J.Hayes singled [L.Pearson scored];
B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [J.Hayes to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Elite Giants 2.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled to
right field (L.Lockett to T.Butts) [C.Hyde out at second];
B.Boyd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett forced J.Gilliam
(unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to first]; B.Davis out on unknown
play [L.Lockett to second]; L.Pearson reached on an error by
O.Varona [L.Lockett scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Pearson to
first]; H.Baylis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 3.

RED SOX 4TH: W.Wells Sr. out on unknown play; P.Formental out
on unknown play; N.Robinson doubled; C.Colas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Hayes singled; B.Romby walked [J.Hayes to
second]; H.Kimbro walked [J.Hayes to third, B.Romby to second];
MEM catcher Colas ejected by HP Umpire McCreary for arguing;
C.JONES REPLACED C.COLAS (PLAYING C); T.Butts singled [J.Hayes
scored, B.Romby to third, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam walked
[B.Romby scored, H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; V.MATHIS
REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); L.Lockett out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 5TH: O.Varona out on unknown play; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; B.Romby singled; H.Kimbro singled [B.Romby to
second]; T.Butts singled [B.Romby to third, H.Kimbro to second];
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 6TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; B.Boyd singled;
W.Wells Sr. grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to
L.Pearson) [B.Boyd out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 2, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 7TH: P.Formental out on unknown play; N.Robinson
singled; C.Jones was credited with a single when a runner was
hit by the batted ball (J.Gilliam unassisted) [N.Robinson out at
second]; O.Varona walked [C.Jones to second]; V.Mathis out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Baylis singled to left field [H.Baylis to
third (error by J.Scott)]; J.Hayes out on unknown play [H.Baylis
scored (unearned)]; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite
Giants 7.

RED SOX 8TH: S.CARTER BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; S.Carter out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.HUTCHINSON REPLACED S.CARTER (PLAYING LF);
T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam singled [T.Butts to second];
L.Lockett walked [T.Butts to third, J.Gilliam to second];
B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [T.Butts scored,
J.Gilliam to third, L.Lockett to second]; H.Baylis out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 8.

RED SOX 9TH: W.Wells Sr. singled; P.Formental singled [W.Wells
Sr. to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; C.Jones singled
[W.Wells Sr. scored, P.Formental to second]; O.Varona out on
unknown play; G.CURRY BATTED FOR V.MATHIS; G.Curry walked
[P.Formental to third, C.Jones to second]; W.Hutchinson out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Elite Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          3  12   3   7
 Elite Giants     8  11   1  12


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