Houston Eagles 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 x - 10 15 3 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Raymon Lacy lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Cotton Williams rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie Brooks 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin 3b 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 Bo Wallace c 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 3 6 3 24 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Cotton Williams 2. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Washington, Raymon Lacy, Eddie Brooks. Team LOB: 8 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Finney 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Leon Day ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Bob Romby cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Butch McCord 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 Joe Black rf 4 2 2 4 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Alfred Wilmore p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 10 15 8 0 9 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Leon Day, Bob Romby, Butch McCord. BATTING - 3B: Leon Day, Joe Black. SH: Ed Finney. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis L 8 15 10 8 0 9 0 38 Totals 8 15 10 8 0 9 0 38 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Wilmore W 9 7 4 3 6 3 0 39 Totals 9 7 4 3 6 3 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/14/1949, game 1 -- Houston Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Houston Baltimore 1. J.Wilkes cf E.Finney 2b 2. C.Williams ss L.Day ss 3. J.Washington 1b H.Kimbro 3b 4. R.Lacy lf B.Byrd lf 5. C.Williams rf B.Romby cf 6. E.Brooks 2b B.McCord 1b 7. L.Ruffin 3b J.Black rf 8. B.Wallace c J.Hayes c 9. R.Lewis p A.Wilmore p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: E.Finney out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: R.Lacy out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; E.Brooks doubled to center field [C.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Romby), E.Brooks to third]; L.Ruffin walked; B.Wallace out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Byrd out on unknown play; B.Romby singled; B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams walked [J.Wilkes to second]; J.Washington walked [J.Wilkes to third, C.Williams to second]; R.Lacy singled [J.Wilkes scored, C.Williams to third, J.Washington to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled [C.Williams scored, J.Washington scored, R.Lacy to second]; B.Wallace walked [R.Lacy to third, L.Ruffin to second]; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; E.Finney singled; L.Day tripled (unknown fielder) [E.Finney scored, L.Day out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 4TH: B.McCord dropped a foul fly hit by J.Wilkes; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled (unknown fielder) [J.Washington out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 5TH: R.Lacy out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.McCord singled to right field [B.McCord to second (error by C.Williams)]; J.Black singled [B.McCord scored]; J.Hayes singled [J.Black to third]; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; E.Finney out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Black scored, J.Hayes to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 6TH: L.Ruffin singled to shortstop [L.Ruffin to second (error by L.Day)]; B.Wallace walked; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro singled; B.Byrd singled [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Romby out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy doubled; C.Williams out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 8TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Wallace out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Day singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [L.Day to second]; B.Byrd singled [L.Day scored]; B.Romby singled [B.Byrd to second]; B.McCord singled [B.Byrd to third, B.Romby to second]; J.Black tripled [B.Byrd scored, B.Romby scored, B.McCord scored]; J.Hayes out on unknown play [J.Black scored]; A.Wilmore singled; E.Finney singled to right field [A.Wilmore scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by C.Williams), E.Finney scored (unearned)]; L.Day out on unknown play; 6 R (4 ER), 7 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 10. EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 4 7 2 8 Elite Giants 10 15 3 4
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