Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 10 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 4 10 0 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas 3b 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 4 0 2 3 0 12 2 Lonnie Summers c 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Felix McLaurin lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Art Pennington 2b 4 0 3 0 0 2 4 Sam Hill rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Clyde McNeal ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Gentry Jessup p 3 2 3 0 0 1 2 Totals 33 3 10 3 0 5 25 13 FIELDING - E: 3. Art Pennington 2, Sam Hill. BATTING - 2B: Lyman Bostock, Gentry Jessup. SH: Jesse Douglas, Sam Hill. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Art Pennington. CS: Art Pennington. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 2 1 1 3 5 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 13 1 Butch Davis lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 Leon Day cf 4 1 1 1 1 3 0 Butch McCord rf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 Frank Russell 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 0 0 1 6 1 Bill Byrd p 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 Totals 36 4 10 4 5 3 27 15 BATTING - 2B: Lennie Pearson. 3B: Jim Gilliam. HR: Lennie Pearson, Leon Day. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Butts, Butch McCord. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 8.1 10 4 3 5 3 2 41 Totals 8.1 10 4 3 5 3 2 41 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 10 3 3 0 5 0 35 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 5 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/12/1949, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Baltimore 1. J.Douglas 3b J.Gilliam 2b 2. L.Davenport cf T.Butts ss 3. L.Bostock 1b L.Pearson 1b 4. L.Summers c B.Davis lf 5. F.McLaurin lf L.Day cf 6. A.Pennington 2b B.McCord rf 7. S.Hill rf F.Russell 3b 8. C.McNeal ss J.Hayes c 9. G.Jessup p B.Byrd p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam reached on an error by A.Pennington [J.Gilliam to first]; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day walked [J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: L.Summers out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Pennington singled; A.Pennington was caught stealing second (J.Hayes to J.Gilliam); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell reached on an error by A.Pennington [F.Russell to first]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; J.Gilliam tripled [F.Russell scored (unearned)]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: S.Hill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup singled; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Pearson homered; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; B.McCord singled; B.McCord stole second; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Pearson doubled to right field (S.Hill to J.Douglas) [L.Pearson out at third]; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup doubled; J.Douglas singled [G.Jessup to third]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Bostock doubled [G.Jessup scored, J.Douglas scored]; L.Summers out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked; B.Byrd walked [J.Hayes to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Elite Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Pennington singled; A.Pennington stole second; S.Hill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts singled; T.Butts stole second; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Davis singled to right field [T.Butts scored, B.Davis to second (error by S.Hill)]; L.Day out on unknown play; B.McCord walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Elite Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 8TH: G.Jessup singled; J.Douglas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Jessup to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled [G.Jessup scored]; L.Summers out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; J.Gilliam singled [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Elite Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 9TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Pennington singled; S.Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Pennington to second]; C.McNeal singled to second base (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Hayes) [A.Pennington out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 3 10 3 5 Elite Giants 4 10 0 12
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