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Houston Eagles (HOE) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Tuesday, August 16, 1949 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      0 2 2  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   5 11  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  6  1

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   0   1    0     0         4   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   1    0     0         2   1
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   2   2    1     0         3   2
Johnny Davis lf                       3   2   2    2     1         2   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   2    0     0        12   0
Raymon Lacy rf                        4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Eddie Brooks 2b                       4   0   1    1     0         1   4
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Max Manning p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   5  11    4     1   9    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Eddie Brooks. 
PB: 1.  Leon Ruffin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Davis. 
HR:  Bob Wilson, Johnny Davis. 
GDP:  Bob Wilson, Eddie Brooks. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   1    0     1         3   2
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   2    1     1         2   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1         9   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bob Romby ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   0    0     0         1   4
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   1    0     0         9   0
Joe Black p                           4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   1   6    1     3   2    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jim Gilliam 2, Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson 2, Ed Finney. 
E: 1.  Jim Gilliam. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro 2. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        9       6   1    1   3   2   0  36
Totals                               9       6   1    1   3   2   0  36


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black L                          9      11   5    5   1   9   2  37
Totals                               9      11   5    5   1   9   2  37



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - H. Williams

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/16/1949 -- Houston Eagles at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Houston                       Baltimore                     
1. J.Wilkes            cf        J.Gilliam           2b        
2. C.Williams          ss        T.Butts             ss        
3. B.Wilson            3b        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. J.Davis             lf        B.Davis             lf        
5. J.Washington        1b        L.Pearson           1b        
6. R.Lacy              rf        B.McCord            rf        
7. E.Brooks            2b        E.Finney            3b        
8. L.Ruffin            c         J.Hayes             c         
9. M.Manning           p         J.Black             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
B.Wilson grounded into a double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to
L.Pearson) [C.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; H.Kimbro doubled [T.Butts scored]; B.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Pearson walked; B.McCord out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis doubled; J.Washington singled to second
base [J.Davis scored (no RBI) (error by J.Gilliam), J.Washington
to second]; R.Lacy out on unknown play; E.Brooks singled
[J.Washington scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; M.Manning
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite
Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Hayes
singled; J.Black out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled [J.Hayes
to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Wilson singled; J.Davis homered [B.Wilson
scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro doubled; B.Davis out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.McCord out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Lacy singled; E.Brooks out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
B.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled to second base [T.Butts to second (error by E.Brooks)];
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy 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 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.McCord out
on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Ruffin singled; M.Manning out on unknown play;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Black out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Wilson homered; J.Davis walked; J.Washington
singled [J.Davis to second]; R.Lacy out on unknown play;
E.Brooks grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to
L.Pearson) [J.Washington out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked;
L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Davis out
on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.ROMBY BATTED FOR B.MCCORD; B.Romby flied to
unknown fielder; B.BYRD BATTED FOR E.FINNEY; B.Byrd singled;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5  11   1   5
 Elite Giants     1   6   1   8


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