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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 0

Game played on Wednesday, August 24, 1949 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   3  8  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  4  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   1   2    0     0   0     3   3
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   1    0     0   0     4   1
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   2    2     0   0     2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     6   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Butch McCord rf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     7   1
Bob Romby p                           3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               34   3   8    3     0   0    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  5


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ben Littles rf                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Art Hefner lf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Nat Davis 1b                          4   0   1    0     0   0     8   2
Jim Jones cf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Bus Clarkson 2b                       4   0   2    0     0   0     3   3
Bill Cash c                           3   0   0    0     1   0     4   4
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Milt Smith ss                         3   0   0    0     0   0     3   2
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   1    0     0   0     3   2
Totals                               31   0   4    0     2   0    27  14


BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby W                          9       4   0    0   2   0   0  33
Totals                               9       4   0    0   2   0   0  33


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines L                       9       8   3    3   0   0   0  35
Totals                               9       8   3    3   0   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/24/1949, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants
at Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. J.Gilliam           2b        B.Littles           rf        
2. T.Butts             ss        A.Hefner            lf        
3. H.Kimbro            cf        N.Davis             1b        
4. L.Pearson           1b        J.Jones             cf        
5. B.Davis             lf        B.Clarkson          2b        
6. E.Finney            3b        B.Cash              c         
7. B.McCord            rf        M.Watkins           3b        
8. J.Hayes             c         M.Smith             ss        
9. B.Romby             p         J.Gaines            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts to second]; L.Pearson singled
[T.Butts scored, H.Kimbro to second]; B.Davis out on unknown
play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: B.Littles out on unknown play; A.Hefner out on
unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on
unknown play; B.Cash walked; B.Cash was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by J.Hayes [B.Cash to second]; M.Watkins
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Smith out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown
play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; E.Finney
singled; B.McCord out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 0.

STARS 4TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; N.Davis out on unknown
play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Romby singled; J.Gilliam singled [B.Romby
to second]; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[B.Romby to third, J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro singled to
center field [B.Romby scored, J.Gilliam scored]; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

STARS 5TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; B.McCord out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

STARS 6TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown
play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Romby out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

STARS 7TH: A.Hefner out on unknown play; N.Davis singled;
J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarkson singled [N.Davis to
second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: 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.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

STARS 8TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; M.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Gaines singled; B.Littles walked [J.Gaines to
second]; A.Hefner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; B.McCord out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

STARS 9TH: N.Davis out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson singled; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   8   1   5
 Stars            0   4   0   6


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