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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, August 7, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   2  7  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 x   -   4  9  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        5   0   1    0     0   1     2   1
John Britton 1b                       4   1   2    0     0        13   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Piper Davis 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         2   9
Henry Baylis 3b                       3   1   0    0     1         2   2
Joe Scott lf                          3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   0    0     1         1   1
  Herman Bell pr                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alonzo Perry p                        4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   7    2     4   3    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  John Britton 2, Piper Davis, Henry Baylis. 

BATTING -
3B:  John Britton. 
Team LOB:  8


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         1   5
Leon Day 3b                           3   0   2    2     1         2   1
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   0    0     0         9   1
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   1    1     0         3   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         3   4
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Alfred Wilmore p                      2   2   2    0     1         1   2
Totals                               30   4   9    4     2   1    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Butch McCord. 

BATTING -
2B:  Alfred Wilmore. 
GDP:  Butch McCord. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Leon Day. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry L                       8       9   4    4   2   1   0  32
Totals                               8       9   4    4   2   1   0  32


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Wilmore W                     9       7   2    2   4   3   0  37
Totals                               9       7   2    2   4   3   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/7/1949, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Baltimore                     
1. J.Burgos            ss        J.Gilliam           2b        
2. J.Britton           1b        L.Day               3b        
3. W.Mays              cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. E.Steele            rf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. P.Davis             2b        B.Davis             lf        
6. H.Baylis            3b        B.McCord            rf        
7. J.Scott             lf        T.Butts             ss        
8. P.Bassett           c         J.Hayes             c         
9. A.Perry             p         A.Wilmore           p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Britton
tripled; W.Mays walked; E.Steele singled [J.Britton scored,
W.Mays to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Baylis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite
Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Day walked;
H.Kimbro singled [L.Day to second]; L.Pearson forced L.Day
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second, L.Pearson to first];
B.Davis singled [H.Kimbro scored, L.Pearson to second]; B.McCord
singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Davis to second]; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite
Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; A.Perry singled; J.Burgos singled to center field
(H.Kimbro to L.Day) [A.Perry out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore
walked; J.Gilliam lined into a double play (H.Baylis to
J.Britton) [A.Wilmore out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on
unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Baylis out on
unknown play; J.Scott walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis singled; B.McCord grounded into a
double play (P.Davis to J.Britton) [B.Davis out at second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Elite Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore
doubled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play [A.Wilmore to third]; On
a bunt L.Day singled [A.Wilmore scored]; L.Day was caught
stealing second (P.Bassett to J.Burgos); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele out on
unknown play; P.Davis singled; H.Baylis forced P.Davis
(J.Gilliam to T.Butts) [H.Baylis to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Britton
singled to right field [J.Britton to second (error by
B.McCord)]; W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele flied to
H.Kimbro; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: A.Wilmore singled; J.Gilliam singled
[A.Wilmore to second]; L.Day singled to left field [A.Wilmore
scored, J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Baylis walked;
J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Bassett walked [H.Baylis to
second]; H.BELL RAN FOR P.BASSETT; A.Perry singled [H.Baylis
scored, H.Bell to second]; J.Burgos struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     2   7   0   8
 Elite Giants     4   9   1   4


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