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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 12, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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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