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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Tuesday, September 27, 1949 (N) at League Park, Omaha NE
Exhibition game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   3  9  1
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 2   -   4  8  3

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   0   0    0     1         2   4
Tommy Butts ss                        6   0   0    0     0         2   3
Henry Kimbro rf                       6   0   1    1     0         5   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     6   0   2    0     0        13   0
Butch Davis lf                        5   0   2    0     0         2   0
Leon Day cf                           4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ed Finney 3b                          5   0   0    0     0         3   1
Johnny Hayes c                        5   1   1    0     0         6   0
Bill Byrd p                           1   1   1    2     0         0   2
  Silvester Rodgers p                 1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Alfred Wilmore ph                   1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Toots Ferrell p                     0   1   0    0     2         0   1
Totals                               44   3   9    3     3   7    35  11

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

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
HR:  Bill Byrd. 
SH:  Jim Gilliam, Leon Day. 
Team LOB:  10


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      4   1   0    0     1         3   5
George Brown 3b                       6   0   1    0     0         2   2
Johnie Scott rf                       5   0   0    0     1         2   0
Lonnie Summers lf, c                  5   0   2    2     1         6   1
Lester Lockett cf                     4   1   0    0     1         1   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      5   0   2    0     0        11   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       1   0   1    0     0         3   0
  John Wilson ph, lf                  4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Leamon Johnson ss                     5   0   1    2     0         5   4
Alvin Gipson p                        4   1   0    0     1         1   2
Totals                               43   4   8    4     5   5    36  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  George Brown 2, Lonnie Summers. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lyman Bostock 2, Ted Radcliffe. 
HBP:  Jesse Douglas. 
GDP:  Lester Lockett. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd                            3       1   0    0   0   3   0  10
Silvester Rodgers                    3       2   0    0   0   1   0  12
Toots Ferrell L                      5.2     5   4    2   5   1   0  27
Totals                               11.2    8   4    2   5   5   0  49

HBP:  Silvester Rodgers. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson W                       12      9   3    3   3   7   1  49
Totals                               12      9   3    3   3   7   1  49



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/27/1949 -- 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        J.Scott             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         L.Johnson           ss        
9. B.Byrd              p         A.Gipson            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; 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 0, Am. Giants 0.

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

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Pearson doubled; 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 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: J.Hayes singled; B.Byrd homered [J.Hayes
scored]; J.Gilliam walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Radcliffe doubled; L.Johnson out on unknown
play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 0.

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

AM. GIANTS 4TH: S.RODGERS REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); G.Brown
out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Summers out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am.
Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: S.Rodgers singled to third base [S.Rodgers to
second (error by G.Brown)]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Bostock
doubled; J.WILSON BATTED FOR T.RADCLIFFE; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
L.SUMMERS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); 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 2, Am.
Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: A.Gipson out on unknown play; J.Douglas was hit
by a pitch; G.Brown singled [J.Douglas to second]; J.Scott out
on unknown play; L.Summers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; A.WILMORE BATTED
FOR S.RODGERS; A.Wilmore singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: T.FERRELL REPLACED A.WILMORE (PITCHING);
L.Lockett walked; L.Bostock out on unknown play; J.Wilson
singled [L.Lockett to third, J.Wilson to second (on throw)];
L.Johnson singled [L.Lockett scored, J.Wilson scored]; A.Gipson
out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; B.Davis singled; B.Davis was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by L.Summers [B.Davis to second]; L.Day
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am.
Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: G.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott walked;
L.Summers singled [J.Scott to second]; L.Lockett grounded into a
double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to L.Pearson) [L.Summers out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: E.Finney reached on an error by G.Brown
[E.Finney to first]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.Ferrell
walked [E.Finney to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants
2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: L.Bostock doubled; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 10TH: 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 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 10TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; G.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 11TH: L.Day out on unknown play; E.Finney out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 11TH: L.Summers walked; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Am. Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 12TH: T.Ferrell walked; J.Gilliam out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Ferrell to second]; T.Butts
out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [T.Ferrell scored];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 3, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 12TH: L.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Gipson
walked; J.Douglas walked [A.Gipson to second]; G.Brown reached
on an error by E.Finney [A.Gipson to third, J.Douglas to second,
G.Brown to first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Summers
singled to right field [A.Gipson scored (unearned), J.Douglas
scored (unearned), G.Brown to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Am. Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   9   1  10
 Am. Giants       4   8   3  10


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