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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Friday, September 16, 1949 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   1  7  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              3 3 0  0 0 0  3 0 x   -   9 12  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   0   0    0     0         3   2
George Brown 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Jesse Douglas 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Dave Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Lonnie Summers cf                     4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   0   1    1     0         8   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   0    0     0         6   0
John Wilson rf                        3   0   2    0     0         2   0
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               33   1   7    1     0   4    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Clyde McNeal, Jesse Douglas, Lyman Bostock. 
E: 2.  Dave Hoskins, Lyman Bostock. 

BATTING -
3B:  Lonnie Summers. 
GDP:  Dave Hoskins, Lonnie Summers. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         5   5
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   1    0     0         4   7
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   2    2     0         1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   3    2     0        12   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Butch McCord rf                       2   1   1    0     2         1   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   1    3     1         0   1
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Bill Byrd p                           4   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   9  12    8     3   5    27  15

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

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
3B:  Henry Kimbro, Ed Finney. 
SH:  Jim Gilliam. 
GDP:  Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      8      12   9    8   3   5   0  38
Totals                               8      12   9    8   3   5   0  38


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       7   1    1   0   4   0  33
Totals                               9       7   1    1   0   4   0  33



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Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B -  , 3B -  Cottman

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/16/1949 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Baltimore                     
1. C.McNeal            ss        J.Gilliam           2b        
2. G.Brown             3b        T.Butts             ss        
3. J.Douglas           2b        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. D.Hoskins           lf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. L.Summers           cf        B.Davis             lf        
6. L.Bostock           1b        B.McCord            rf        
7. T.Radcliffe         c         E.Finney            3b        
8. J.Wilson            rf        J.Hayes             c         
9. G.Jessup            p         B.Byrd              p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts forced J.Gilliam
(unknown fielder) [T.Butts to first]; H.Kimbro tripled [T.Butts
scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored];
B.Davis singled to left field [B.Davis scored (unearned) (error
by D.Hoskins)]; B.McCord walked; E.Finney walked [B.McCord to
second]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Summers out on
unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Byrd singled; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd scored]; L.Pearson
doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored];
B.Davis was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
L.Bostock [B.Davis to second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Wilson
singled; G.Jessup out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: G.Brown out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled;
D.Hoskins grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to
L.Pearson) [J.Douglas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: 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.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Summers singled to shortstop [L.Summers to
second (error by T.Butts)]; L.Bostock out on unknown play;
T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Pearson singled; B.Davis out on unknown
play; B.McCord singled [L.Pearson to second]; E.Finney grounded
into a double play (J.Douglas to C.McNeal to L.Bostock)
[B.McCord out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Elite Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: G.Jessup reached on an error by J.Gilliam
[G.Jessup to first]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Brown out
on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

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.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Summers
tripled; L.Bostock singled [L.Summers scored]; T.Radcliffe out
on unknown play; J.Wilson singled [L.Bostock to second];
G.Jessup out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; L.Pearson singled [T.Butts to second]; B.Davis forced
T.Butts (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to second, B.Davis to
first]; B.McCord walked [L.Pearson to third, B.Davis to second];
E.Finney tripled [L.Pearson scored, B.Davis scored, B.McCord
scored]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Elite Giants 9.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Elite Giants 9.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 1, Elite Giants 9.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: D.Hoskins singled; L.Summers grounded into a
double play (J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [D.Hoskins out at second];
L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Elite Giants 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       1   7   2   5
 Elite Giants     9  12   2   5


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