Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x - 4 8 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 11 0 Luther Branham 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Alonzo Perry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Mays cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Pepper Bassett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 Norman Robinson lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Powell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 John Britton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Burgos ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 Bill Greason p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 30 2 10 2 3 0 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Joe Scott, Jose Burgos, Bill Greason. BATTING - 2B: Luther Branham. HR: Joe Scott. SH: Norman Robinson. GDP: John Britton. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Steele, Piper Davis, Jose Burgos. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 4 Butch Davis lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 Butch McCord rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Baylis 3b 3 0 2 3 1 0 1 3 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 3 Johnny Hayes c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toots Ferrell p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 8 4 4 0 27 19 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Lennie Pearson. BATTING - GDP: Toots Ferrell. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Greason L 8 8 4 4 4 0 0 35 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 0 0 35 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Toots Ferrell W 8.1 10 2 2 3 0 1 33 Bill Byrd SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 10 2 2 3 0 1 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Trusty Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 6/4/1949 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Baltimore 1. E.Steele rf H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Scott 1b T.Butts ss 3. L.Branham 3b J.Gilliam 2b 4. W.Mays cf B.Davis lf 5. P.Davis 2b L.Pearson 1b 6. N.Robinson lf B.McCord rf 7. H.Bell c H.Baylis 3b 8. J.Burgos ss F.Robinson c 9. B.Greason p T.Ferrell p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Steele singled; E.Steele was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to T.Butts); J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; P.Davis was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to J.Gilliam); N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson singled; B.McCord out on unknown play; H.Baylis out on unknown play; F.Robinson walked [L.Pearson to second]; T.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Bell singled; H.Bell was picked off first (T.Ferrell to L.Pearson); J.Burgos out on unknown play; B.Greason out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. 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 0. 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 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis singled; L.Pearson singled [B.Davis to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; H.Baylis singled [B.Davis scored, L.Pearson to second]; F.Robinson singled [L.Pearson scored, H.Baylis to second]; T.Ferrell grounded into a double play (B.Greason to J.Burgos to J.Scott) [F.Robinson out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: W.Mays singled; P.Davis singled [W.Mays to second]; N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Mays to third, P.Davis to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play [W.Mays scored]; J.Burgos walked; B.Greason out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: 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 1, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham doubled to center field (H.Kimbro to H.Baylis) [L.Branham out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Davis walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; H.Baylis walked [B.Davis to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Ferrell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos singled; J.Burgos was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.Greason out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [J.Gilliam to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play [J.Gilliam to third, L.Pearson to second]; H.Baylis singled [J.Gilliam scored, L.Pearson scored]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.HAYES REPLACED F.ROBINSON (PLAYING C); J.Scott homered; A.PERRY BATTED FOR L.BRANHAM; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR W.MAYS; P.Bassett walked; P.Davis singled [P.Bassett to second]; B.POWELL BATTED FOR N.ROBINSON; B.Powell walked [P.Bassett to third, P.Davis to second]; B.BYRD REPLACED T.FERRELL (PITCHING); J.BRITTON BATTED FOR H.BELL; J.Britton grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [B.Powell out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 10 0 5 Elite Giants 4 8 0 7
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