Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Joe Scott lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luther Branham 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 3 Alonzo Perry 1b 3 0 0 0 0 9 0 Piper Davis 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willie Mays cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Herman Bell c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Pepper Bassett c 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Jose Burgos ss 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 Sammy Williams p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Dick Watts p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Powell ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 1 6 1 2 3 21 4 BATTING - HR: Pepper Bassett. GDP: Joe Scott, Alonzo Perry. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Piper Davis. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Lester Lockett rf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Frank Russell ph, rf 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Butch Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 6 0 Henry Baylis 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 Bob Romby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Joe Black pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Leon Day p 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Totals 23 0 3 0 3 5 21 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jim Gilliam, Lennie Pearson 2, Henry Baylis. BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson. 3B: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sammy Williams 5.2 3 0 0 2 2 0 21 Dick Watts W 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 Bill Powell SV 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 7 3 0 0 3 5 0 26 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day L 7 6 1 1 2 3 1 27 Totals 7 6 1 1 2 3 1 27 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 2 -- 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. H.Bell c H.Baylis 3b 8. J.Burgos ss J.Hayes c 9. S.Williams p L.Day p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Steele singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham singled [E.Steele to second]; A.Perry grounded into a double play (H.Baylis to L.Pearson) [E.Steele out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; T.Butts was picked off first (S.Williams to A.Perry); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled; Piper Davis' 9th consecutive hit across three games; P.Davis stole second; W.Mays out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos walked; S.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 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: E.Steele walked; J.Scott grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [E.Steele out at second]; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Baylis out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked; J.BLACK RAN FOR J.HAYES; L.Day walked [J.Black to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.ROBINSON REPLACED J.BLACK (PLAYING C); 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 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; S.Williams singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Pearson doubled; H.Baylis out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham singled; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: P.BASSETT REPLACED H.BELL (PLAYING C); Herman Bell left the game with an injury; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts tripled; J.Gilliam flied to W.Mays; F.RUSSELL BATTED FOR L.LOCKETT; D.WATTS REPLACED S.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); F.Russell walked; B.Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.RUSSELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett homered; J.Burgos out on unknown play; B.POWELL BATTED FOR D.WATTS; B.Powell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR H.BAYLIS; B.Romby out on unknown play; B.BYRD BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Byrd struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 1 6 0 5 Elite Giants 0 3 0 5
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