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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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