Houston Eagles 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 9 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 2 0 2 0 1 x - 5 12 0 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Curley Williams ss 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Raymon Lacy lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Eddie Brooks 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 Bo Wallace c 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Porter Reed rf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Cotton Williams p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 4 9 4 3 2 18 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Jimmy Wilkes, Curley Williams, Cotton Williams. BATTING - 3B: Curley Williams. Team LOB: 8 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leon Day ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ed Finney 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro 3b 2 0 2 1 2 0 0 Bill Byrd lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby cf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 Butch McCord 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Joe Black rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Toots Ferrell p 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 29 5 12 4 4 2 21 0 BATTING - 2B: Johnny Hayes. 3B: Ed Finney, Bob Romby. SH: Butch McCord. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Finney, Joe Black. PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cotton Williams L 6 12 5 4 4 2 0 34 Totals 6 12 5 4 4 2 0 34 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Toots Ferrell W 7 9 4 4 3 2 0 33 Totals 7 9 4 4 3 2 0 33 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 2 -- Houston Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Houston Baltimore 1. J.Wilkes cf L.Day ss 2. C.Williams ss E.Finney 2b 3. J.Washington 1b H.Kimbro 3b 4. R.Lacy lf B.Byrd lf 5. L.Ruffin 3b B.Romby cf 6. E.Brooks 2b B.McCord 1b 7. B.Wallace c J.Black rf 8. P.Reed rf J.Hayes c 9. C.Williams p T.Ferrell p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: L.Day out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled to shortstop [H.Kimbro to second (error by C.Williams)]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; E.Brooks singled; B.Wallace singled [E.Brooks to third]; P.Reed out on unknown play [E.Brooks scored]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Romby tripled; B.McCord out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Romby scored]; J.Black singled; J.Black stole second; J.Hayes singled [J.Black to third]; T.Ferrell out on unknown play [J.Black scored]; L.Day out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2. EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled; J.Washington singled [C.Williams scored]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [J.Washington to second]; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: E.Finney singled; E.Finney stole second; H.Kimbro walked; B.Byrd out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2. EAGLES 4TH: B.Wallace out on unknown play; P.Reed out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Black out on unknown play; J.Hayes doubled; T.Ferrell singled to center field [J.Hayes scored (no RBI) (error by J.Wilkes), T.Ferrell to third]; L.Day walked; E.Finney flied to unknown fielder [T.Ferrell scored (unearned)]; L.Day was picked off first, but was safe on an error by C.Williams [L.Day to second]; H.Kimbro walked; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington singled [J.Wilkes to second]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Romby walked; B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Black singled [B.Romby to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 6TH: E.Brooks singled; B.Wallace singled [E.Brooks to second]; P.Reed out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Wilkes walked [E.Brooks to third, B.Wallace to second]; C.Williams singled [E.Brooks scored, B.Wallace scored, J.Wilkes to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Day out on unknown play; E.Finney tripled; H.Kimbro singled [E.Finney scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; B.Romby singled [H.Kimbro to second]; B.McCord singled [H.Kimbro to third, B.Romby to second]; J.Black out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 5. EAGLES 7TH: R.Lacy out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 4 9 3 8 Elite Giants 5 12 0 11
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