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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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