Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 - 8 8 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 3 x - 11 7 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 Luther Branham 3b, ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Willie Mays cf 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 2 4 0 0 2 8 Norman Robinson lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 Jose Burgos ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 John Britton ph, 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Dick Watts p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nat Booker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Powell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alonzo Perry ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bill Greason p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 8 8 8 5 0 24 16 FIELDING - E: 3. Luther Branham, Willie Mays, Pepper Bassett. BATTING - 2B: Alonzo Perry. HR: Piper Davis. Team LOB: 5 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 1 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 Henry Baylis 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Butch Davis rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 Bob Romby p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Joe Black p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 11 7 10 9 0 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Jim Gilliam. 3B: Jim Gilliam. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dick Watts 2.2 1 3 2 3 0 0 13 Nat Booker 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 Bill Powell 3.2 2 2 0 3 0 0 16 Bill Greason L 1 1 3 3 2 0 0 6 Totals 8 7 11 8 9 0 0 41 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby 7.1 4 5 5 5 0 0 31 Joe Black 0.1 4 3 3 0 0 1 5 Bill Byrd W 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 8 8 8 5 0 1 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7448 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/6/1949, game 1 -- 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 L.Lockett lf 5. P.Davis 2b L.Pearson 1b 6. N.Robinson lf H.Baylis 3b 7. P.Bassett c B.Davis rf 8. J.Burgos ss F.Robinson c 9. D.Watts p B.Romby p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; 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 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by L.Branham [H.Kimbro to first]; H.Kimbro stole second [H.Kimbro to third (error by P.Bassett)]; T.Butts out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored (unearned)]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays walked; P.Davis singled [W.Mays to second]; N.Robinson singled [W.Mays scored, P.Davis to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; D.Watts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; H.Baylis walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.Steele singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; L.Lockett walked; N.BOOKER REPLACED D.WATTS (PITCHING); L.Pearson singled [J.Gilliam scored, L.Lockett to second]; H.Baylis out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; P.Bassett walked; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis singled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Romby singled [B.Davis to second]; H.Kimbro walked [B.Davis to third, B.Romby to second]; B.POWELL REPLACED N.BOOKER (PITCHING); T.Butts singled [B.Davis scored, B.Romby scored, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam singled to center field [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by W.Mays), J.Gilliam to third]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored (unearned)]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. BLACK BARONS 5TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Baylis out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Robinson walked; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked [H.Kimbro to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. BLACK BARONS 7TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Baylis out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; J.Scott walked [E.Steele to second]; L.Branham walked [E.Steele to third, J.Scott to second]; W.Mays walked [E.Steele scored, J.Scott to third, L.Branham to second]; J.BLACK REPLACED B.ROMBY (PITCHING); P.Davis homered [J.Scott scored, L.Branham scored, W.Mays scored]; N.Robinson singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.BRITTON BATTED FOR J.BURGOS; J.Britton singled [N.Robinson to second]; A.PERRY BATTED FOR B.POWELL; A.Perry doubled [N.Robinson scored, J.Britton scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.BLACK (PITCHING); E.Steele out on unknown play; 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.GREASON REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); L.BRANHAM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.BRITTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts walked [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam tripled [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Elite Giants 11. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Elite Giants 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 8 8 3 5 Elite Giants 11 7 0 6
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