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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

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

Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 0  1 1 0  0  -   2  4  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              2 4 0  1 0 0  x  -   7  9  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson 2b                         3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Barney Brown rf                       4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Frank Austin ss                       2   0   1    0     0         2   1
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   0    1     0         1   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         2   0   0    0     1         3   1
Harry Simpson 3b                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Archie Brathwaite lf                  3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Bill Cash c                           3   0   1    0     0         6   1
Ray Robinson p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Henry Miller p                      2   0   0    1     0         0   0
  Goose Curry ph                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               25   2   4    2     3   5    18   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Frank Austin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin. 
HBP:  Frank Austin. 
GDP:  Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  6


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        3   2   2    0     1         2   2
Felix Guilbe rf                       2   3   2    1     1         0   0
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   2    3     0         1   0
Butch Davis lf                        3   0   1    1     1         2   1
Lester Lockett 3b                     4   0   0    2     0         0   2
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   0    0     0         9   0
Joe Wiley 2b                          3   1   2    0     0         2   3
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Amos Watson p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               27   7   9    7     3   5    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Butch Davis, Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington 2, Joe Wiley 2. 
E: 2.  Henry Kimbro, Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Butch Davis, Joe Wiley. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro. 
HBP:  Felix Guilbe. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Butch Davis 3. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Robinson L                       0       2   2    2   0   0   0  2
Henry Miller                         6       7   5    5   3   5   1  30
Totals                               6       9   7    7   3   5   1  32

Ray Robinson pitched to 2 batters in the 1st inning
HBP:  Henry Miller. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Amos Watson W                        7       4   2    1   3   5   0  29
Totals                               7       4   2    1   3   5   0  29

HBP:  Amos Watson. 


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

Time of Game: 1:27   Attendance: 6800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/4/1947, game 2 -- Philadelphia Stars at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown
play; F.Austin grounded out (T.Butts to J.Washington); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts singled; F.Guilbe singled [T.Butts to
second]; H.MILLER REPLACED R.ROBINSON (PITCHING); H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; B.Davis doubled [T.Butts scored, F.Guilbe to
third]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [F.Guilbe scored];
J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
0, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 2ND: G.Benson out on unknown play; D.Dennis walked;
H.Simpson reached on an error by J.Washington [D.Dennis to
second, H.Simpson to first]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0,
Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Wiley doubled; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; A.Watson out on unknown play; T.Butts singled [J.Wiley to
third]; F.Guilbe singled [J.Wiley scored, T.Butts to second];
H.Kimbro homered [T.Butts scored, F.Guilbe scored]; B.Davis
walked; B.Davis stole second; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 4
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 6.

STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; D.Wilson walked;
B.Brown out on unknown play; F.Austin doubled [D.Wilson to
third]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Stars 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Wiley
singled; F.Robinson reached on an error by F.Austin [J.Wiley to
second, F.Robinson to first]; A.Watson out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 0,
Elite Giants 6.

STARS 4TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; H.Simpson singled;
A.Brathwaite singled [H.Simpson to second]; B.Cash singled
[H.Simpson to third, A.Brathwaite to second]; H.Miller out on
unknown play [H.Simpson scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 1, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Guilbe walked; H.Kimbro singled [F.Guilbe
to second]; B.Davis forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [F.Guilbe
to third, B.Davis to first]; B.Davis stole second; L.Lockett out
on unknown play [F.Guilbe scored]; B.Davis stole third;
J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars
1, Elite Giants 7.

STARS 5TH: B.Brown reached on an error by H.Kimbro [B.Brown to
third]; F.Austin was hit by a pitch; G.Benson out on unknown
play [B.Brown scored (unearned)]; D.Dennis grounded into a
double play (L.Lockett to J.Wiley to J.Washington) [F.Austin out
at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants
7.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Wiley out on unknown play; F.Robinson out
on unknown play; A.Watson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 7.

STARS 6TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Stars 2, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts walked; F.Guilbe was hit by a pitch
[T.Butts to second]; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [T.Butts to third, F.Guilbe to second]; B.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 7.

STARS 7TH: G.CURRY BATTED FOR H.MILLER; G.Curry walked;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Brown hit into a double play
(B.Davis to J.Wiley to J.Washington) [G.Curry out at first]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 2, Elite Giants 7.

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

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