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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Thursday, September 22, 1949 (N) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
League Championship Series

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 3  0 1 0   -   4  9  1
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   2  6  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     2   3
Tommy Butts ss                        5   1   1    0     0   0     1   3
Henry Kimbro rf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   2    1     0   0     3   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Day cf                           4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Alfred Wilmore p                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   4   9    4     1   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Jim Gilliam 3, Tommy Butts 3, Lennie Pearson 3. 
E: 1.  Henry Kimbro. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson, Butch Davis, Ed Finney. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Butch Davis. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
George Brown 3b                       3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Lonnie Summers lf                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett cf                     3   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               30   2   6    2     3   0    27   2

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Clyde McNeal. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Dave Hoskins, Lyman Bostock, Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Wilmore W                     9       6   2    1   3   0   0  33
Totals                               9       6   2    1   3   0   0  33


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      9       9   4    3   1   0   0  38
Totals                               9       9   4    3   1   0   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/22/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Chicago
Am. Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas out on unknown play; G.Brown out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day out on
unknown play; E.Finney doubled; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

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

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

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

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Pearson singled; B.Davis out on unknown
play; L.Day out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Bostock
singled; T.Radcliffe grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to
T.Butts to L.Pearson) [L.Bostock out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts singled to right field; H.Kimbro
reached on an error by C.McNeal [T.Butts to second, H.Kimbro to
first]; L.Pearson doubled to right field [T.Butts scored,
H.Kimbro to third]; B.Davis reached on a fielder's choice
(G.Jessup to T.Radcliffe) [H.Kimbro out at home, L.Pearson to
third]; BLG manager Walker ejected by HP umpire Blueitt for
arguing play at plate; Walker shoved Blueitt resulting in a $50
fine and 10-game suspension to start 1950 season.; B.Davis stole
second; L.Day singled to right-center [L.Pearson scored, B.Davis
scored (unearned), L.Day to second (on throw)]; E.Finney out on
unknown play; J.Hayes walked; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on
unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: 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.  Elite Giants 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: G.Brown singled; D.Hoskins walked [G.Brown to
second]; L.Summers out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked
[G.Brown to third, D.Hoskins to second]; L.Bostock grounded into
a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [L.Lockett out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Davis
doubled; L.Day grounded out (J.Douglas to L.Bostock) [B.Davis to
third]; E.Finney singled to center field [B.Davis scored];
J.Hayes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
4, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; C.McNeal out
on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: A.Wilmore 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 4, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; G.Brown out on
unknown play; D.Hoskins singled to right field; L.Summers
singled to right field [D.Hoskins to third, L.Summers to second
(error by H.Kimbro)]; L.Lockett singled to left field [D.Hoskins
scored, L.Summers scored (unearned)]; L.Bostock out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 10TH: Baltimore defeats Chicago 4 games to none to

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   9   1   7
 Am. Giants       2   6   1   4


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