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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Saturday, June 4, 1949 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Regular-Season game

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



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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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