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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4

Game played on Sunday, September 18, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
League Championship Series

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 1  2 0 0   -   4 16  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 2 0  0 1 x   -   5 10  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      5   0   2    0     0         3   1
George Brown 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Dave Hoskins rf, lf                   5   1   2    1     0         1   1
Lonnie Summers lf, cf                 5   1   3    1     0         0   1
Lester Lockett cf, rf                 4   0   1    0     1         3   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      5   2   3    0     0         9   3
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   0   2    0     0         3   0
Eugene Smith p                        4   0   0    1     0         1   3
Totals                               40   4  16    3     1   3    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Lyman Bostock, Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lonnie Summers. 
HR:  Dave Hoskins, Lonnie Summers. 
SH:  George Brown. 
GDP:  Lyman Bostock. 
Team LOB:  11


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   2   1    0     2         2   3
Tommy Butts ss                        2   1   1    0     1         4   3
Henry Kimbro rf                       4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    1     0        10   2
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Leon Day cf                           2   0   1    0     1         5   0
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   1    1     0         4   0
Joe Black p                           4   1   1    1     0         1   2
Totals                               28   5  10    5     4   5    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jim Gilliam, Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson 2, Joe Black. 
E: 2.  Jim Gilliam, Butch Davis. 

BATTING -
HR:  Joe Black. 
SH:  Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson, Leon Day, Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Finney. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Smith L                       8      10   5    5   4   5   1  36
Totals                               8      10   5    5   4   5   1  36


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black W                          9      16   4    3   1   3   2  42
Totals                               9      16   4    3   1   3   2  42



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

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/18/1949 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Baltimore
Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Douglas singled; G.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Douglas to second]; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam singled; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam
to second]; H.Kimbro singled [J.Gilliam scored, T.Butts to
second]; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[T.Butts to third, H.Kimbro to second]; B.Davis singled [T.Butts
scored, H.Kimbro to third]; L.Day hit into a double play
(L.Bostock to T.Radcliffe) [H.Kimbro out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett singled; L.Bostock singled [L.Lockett
to second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2.

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

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas singled; G.Brown singled [J.Douglas
to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Summers out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: 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.  Am. Giants 0, Elite Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Bostock singled to second base [L.Bostock to
second (error by J.Gilliam)]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
C.McNeal singled [L.Bostock to third]; E.Smith out on unknown
play [L.Bostock scored]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Day singled to right field (D.Hoskins to
C.McNeal) [L.Day out at second]; E.Finney out on unknown play;
J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Elite Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: G.Brown out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; L.Summers doubled; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.HOSKINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
L.SUMMERS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); L.LOCKETT CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.Black homered; J.Gilliam walked;
T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to
second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled
[J.Gilliam scored]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Elite Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Bostock singled; T.Radcliffe singled to left
field [L.Bostock scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Davis),
T.Radcliffe to second]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; E.Smith
out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Day walked; E.Finney out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Day to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am.
Giants 2, Elite Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: G.Brown out on unknown play; D.Hoskins homered;
L.Summers homered; L.Lockett walked; L.Bostock grounded into a
double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [L.Lockett out
at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Elite Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.Radcliffe singled; C.McNeal singled
[T.Radcliffe to second]; On a bunt E.Smith hit into a double
play (J.Black to L.Pearson) [C.McNeal out at first]; J.Douglas
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Elite
Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Davis singled; L.Day out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Davis to second]; E.Finney out on
unknown play; J.Hayes singled [B.Davis scored]; J.Black out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Elite Giants
5.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: G.Brown out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled;
L.Summers singled [D.Hoskins to second]; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Elite Giants 5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: Game two of scheduled DH rained out Final

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       4  16   0  11
 Elite Giants     5  10   2   7


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