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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Sunday, June 5, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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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