Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 12 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 Joe Scott lf 5 1 4 0 0 3 0 Luther Branham 3b 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry 1b 5 2 1 2 0 9 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 4 0 1 4 8 Willie Mays cf 5 0 0 1 0 6 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jose Burgos ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jimmie Newberry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 39 6 12 5 2 3 27 11 FIELDING - E: 2. Pepper Bassett, Jose Burgos. BATTING - 2B: Ed Steele. HR: Alonzo Perry. SH: Jimmie Newberry. GDP: Willie Mays. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Steele, Piper Davis. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 2 0 0 3 7 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 5 Lester Lockett rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Butch Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 1 Henry Baylis 3b 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 Butch McCord ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 1 1 1 0 3 0 Bob Romby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alfred Wilmore p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Day ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 9 4 0 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Lennie Pearson. E: 3. Henry Kimbro, Lester Lockett, Alfred Wilmore. BATTING - 2B: Henry Baylis, Butch McCord. 3B: Tommy Butts, Henry Baylis, Frazier Robinson. SH: Bill Byrd. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry W 9 9 4 4 0 1 0 37 Totals 9 9 4 4 0 1 0 37 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Wilmore L 5 8 6 4 2 2 1 26 Bill Byrd 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 16 Totals 9 12 6 4 2 3 1 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2850 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/5/1949, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) 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 H.Baylis 3b 8. J.Burgos ss F.Robinson c 9. J.Newberry p A.Wilmore p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Steele singled; E.Steele stole second; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: P.Bassett dropped a foul fly hit by H.Kimbro; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis walked; W.Mays grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [P.Davis out at second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: 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. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Burgos reached on an error by A.Wilmore [J.Burgos to first]; J.Newberry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Burgos to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott singled [J.Burgos to third]; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Baylis doubled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [H.Baylis scored]; H.Kimbro stole second; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Perry reached on an error by L.Lockett [A.Perry to first]; P.Davis singled to center field [A.Perry scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro), P.Davis to third]; W.Mays out on unknown play [P.Davis scored (unearned)]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Newberry out on unknown play; E.Steele doubled; J.Scott singled [E.Steele to third]; L.Branham singled [E.Steele scored, J.Scott scored]; A.Perry homered to leftfield [L.Branham scored]; P.Davis singled; P.Davis stole second; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett walked; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Baylis tripled; F.Robinson tripled [H.Baylis scored]; L.DAY BATTED FOR A.WILMORE; L.Day flied to unknown fielder; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [F.Robinson scored]; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.BYRD REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); J.Newberry out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. 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. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Baylis reached on an error by J.Burgos [H.Baylis to first]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Baylis to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts tripled; J.Gilliam singled [T.Butts scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Scott singled; L.Branham out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [J.Scott to second]; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.MCCORD BATTED FOR H.BAYLIS; B.McCord doubled; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Romby flied to unknown fielder; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 6 12 2 9 Elite Giants 4 9 3 6
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