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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Friday, June 3, 1949 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 0   -   3  5  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 1 0  0 2 0  0 0 x   -   4  8  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Joe Scott lf                          4   1   1    1     0         1   0
Luther Branham 3b                     4   1   1    1     0         0   1
Alonzo Perry 1b                       4   0   1    0     0        12   0
Piper Davis 2b                        4   0   0    1     0         3   4
Willie Mays cf                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    0     0         5   0
  Herman Bell pr, c                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jose Burgos ss                        3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Bill Powell p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               31   3   5    3     0   8    24   9


BATTING -
2B:  Joe Scott. 
HBP:  Ed Steele. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herman Bell. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   2    0     0         1   1
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    2     0         0   5
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Lester Lockett rf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Butch Davis lf                        3   0   2    0     0         3   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   1   1    0     0        10   1
Frank Russell 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    1     0         9   0
Joe Black p                           3   1   1    0     0         1   2
Totals                               31   4   8    3     0   4    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Henry Kimbro, Lennie Pearson, Joe Black. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, Lennie Pearson. 
3B:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Powell L                        8       8   4    4   0   4   0  31
Totals                               8       8   4    4   0   4   0  31

WP:  Bill Powell. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black W                          9       5   3    3   0   8   0  32
Totals                               9       5   3    3   0   8   0  32

HBP:  Joe Black. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 6/3/1949 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Baltimore                     
1. E.Steele            rf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. J.Scott             lf        T.Butts             ss        
3. L.Branham           3b        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. A.Perry             1b        L.Lockett           rf        
5. P.Davis             2b        B.Davis             lf        
6. W.Mays              cf        L.Pearson           1b        
7. P.Bassett           c         F.Russell           3b        
8. J.Burgos            ss        J.Hayes             c         
9. B.Powell            p         J.Black             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play
[H.Kimbro to third]; B.Powell threw a wild pitch [H.Kimbro
scored]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson
doubled; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled
[L.Pearson scored]; J.Black out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out
on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: 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.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis
singled; B.Davis was picked off first (B.Powell to A.Perry);
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; J.Black singled; H.Kimbro singled [J.Black to
second]; T.Butts tripled [J.Black scored, H.Kimbro scored];
J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Elite Giants 4.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out
on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis
singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 4.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Steele singled; J.Scott doubled [E.Steele
scored]; L.Branham singled [J.Scott scored]; A.Perry singled
[L.Branham to third]; P.Davis hit into a double play (H.Kimbro
to J.Black to L.Pearson) [L.Branham scored, A.Perry out at
first]; W.Mays out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 3, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Black out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Elite Giants 4.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Bassett singled; H.BELL RAN FOR P.BASSETT;
H.Bell stole second; J.Burgos out on unknown play; B.Powell out
on unknown play; E.Steele was hit by a pitch; J.Scott out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Elite
Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); T.Butts
out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3,
Elite Giants 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; A.Perry out on
unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 3, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     3   5   0   2
 Elite Giants     4   8   0   3


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