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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 4, 1947 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 2   -   4  8  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  6  1

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson 2b                         4   1   0    0     1         3   3
Gene Benson lf                        4   3   2    2     1         2   0
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     0         4   4
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   3    1     1         9   1
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Bill Cash 3b                          3   0   0    1     1         1   2
Harry Simpson cf                      4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Stanley Glenn c                       4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Roy Partlow p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   4   8    4     4   6    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Bill Cash, Roy Partlow. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gene Benson, Frank Austin. 
HR:  Gene Benson. 
SH:  Frank Austin. 
IW:  Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  8


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   2    0     0         3   2
Felix Guilbe rf                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Butch Davis lf                        4   0   1    1     0         4   1
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   0   0    0     1         0   2
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        2   0   0    0     0         2   2
  Joe Wiley ph, 2b                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Luis Villodas c                       3   0   1    0     0         6   0
  General Jackson pr                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Joe Black p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Bob Romby p                           2   0   0    0     0         0   5
  Frazier Robinson ph, c              1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   1   6    1     1   3    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Lester Lockett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felix Guilbe. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow W                        9       6   1    1   1   3   0  33
Totals                               9       6   1    1   1   3   0  33


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Romby L                          8       7   2    2   3   6   0  34
Joe Black                            1       1   2    2   1   0   1  5
Totals                               9       8   4    4   4   6   1  39

IW:  Bob Romby. 


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Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B -  Holloway, 2B -  , 3B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 6800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/4/1947, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Philadelphia                  Baltimore                     
1. D.Wilson            2b        T.Butts             ss        
2. G.Benson            lf        F.Guilbe            rf        
3. F.Austin            ss        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. D.Dennis            1b        B.Davis             lf        
5. A.Brathwaite        rf        L.Lockett           3b        
6. B.Cash              3b        J.Washington        1b        
7. H.Simpson           cf        J.Gilliam           2b        
8. S.Glenn             c         L.Villodas          c         
9. R.Partlow           p         B.Romby             p         

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson doubled; F.Austin
out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled to center field [G.Benson
scored]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts singled; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro singled to right field (A.Brathwaite to B.Cash)
[T.Butts out at third]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled;
S.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Partlow forced H.Simpson (T.Butts
to J.Gilliam) [R.Partlow to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; F.Austin doubled; D.Dennis singled to left field
(B.Davis to L.Villodas) [F.Austin out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: L.Villodas out on unknown play; B.Romby out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 4TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 5TH: S.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; D.Dennis singled; A.Brathwaite out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Villodas out on unknown play; B.Romby out
on unknown play; T.Butts singled to third base [T.Butts to
second (error by B.Cash)]; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 7TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown
play; S.Glenn singled; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Lockett walked; L.Lockett was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by R.Partlow [L.Lockett to second];
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson walked;
F.Austin reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by L.Lockett
[G.Benson to third, F.Austin to second]; D.Dennis was walked
intentionally; A.Brathwaite flied to F.Guilbe; B.Cash walked
[G.Benson scored, F.Austin to third, D.Dennis to second];
H.Simpson flied to B.Davis; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.WILEY BATTED FOR J.GILLIAM; J.Wiley out on
unknown play; L.Villodas singled; G.JACKSON RAN FOR L.VILLODAS;
F.ROBINSON BATTED FOR B.ROMBY; F.Robinson out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 2,
Elite Giants 0.

STARS 9TH: J.BLACK REPLACED G.JACKSON (PITCHING); F.ROBINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.WILEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
S.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play;
D.Wilson walked; G.Benson homered [D.Wilson scored]; F.Austin
out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite
Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Guilbe doubled; H.Kimbro lined to G.Benson;
B.Davis singled to center field [F.Guilbe scored]; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   8   2   8
 Elite Giants     1   6   1   5


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