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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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