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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2 Houston Eagles (HOE) 1

Game played on Wednesday, August 17, 1949 (N) at , Petersburg VA
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  8  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 x   -   2  7  1

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Raymon Lacy rf                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Eddie Brooks 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bo Wallace c                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jay Heard p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   1   8    1     0   7    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Curley Williams 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Washington. 
GDP:  Bob Wilson, Raymon Lacy. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bob Wilson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   1   0    0     2         1   2
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   3    0     0         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Butch McCord rf                       4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   2   7    0     4   6    27   4

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

BATTING -
2B:  Butch McCord. 
SH:  Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jim Gilliam. 

PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jay Heard L                          8       7   2    2   4   6   0  35
Totals                               8       7   2    2   4   6   0  35


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       8   1    1   0   7   0  32
Totals                               9       8   1    1   0   7   0  32



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/17/1949 -- 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        L.Pearson           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        B.Davis             lf        
6. R.Lacy              rf        E.Finney            3b        
7. E.Brooks            2b        B.McCord            rf        
8. B.Wallace           c         J.Hayes             c         
9. J.Heard             p         B.Byrd              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; B.Wilson singled; B.Wilson was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants
0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown
play; J.Gilliam stole second [J.Gilliam to third (error by
C.Williams)]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled;
R.Lacy out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis singled; E.Finney out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Davis to second]; B.McCord out on
unknown play; J.Hayes singled [B.Davis to third]; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Wallace out on unknown play; J.Heard out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Pearson walked; B.Davis singled [L.Pearson
to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.McCord singled
[L.Pearson to third, B.Davis to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles
0, Elite Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro singled [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; B.Davis singled to shortstop [J.Gilliam scored (no
RBI) (error by C.Williams), H.Kimbro scored (no RBI), B.Davis to
second]; E.Finney walked; B.McCord out on unknown play; 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 6TH: B.Wallace out on unknown play; J.Heard out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 7TH: C.Williams singled; B.Wilson singled [C.Williams to
second]; J.Davis singled [C.Williams scored, B.Wilson to
second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; R.Lacy out on unknown
play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Wallace out on unknown play; J.Heard out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; E.Finney out on
unknown play; B.McCord doubled; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 9TH: C.Williams singled; B.Wilson grounded into a double
play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to L.Pearson) [C.Williams out at
second]; J.Davis singled to second base [J.Davis to second
(error by J.Gilliam)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   8   2   4
 Elite Giants     2   7   1   9


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