Newark Eagles 0 0 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 - 8 8 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Williams ss 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 Bob Wilson 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 Larry Doby 2b 5 1 2 3 0 1 5 Monte Irvin cf 4 1 1 2 1 3 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 0 1 2 0 9 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 Jimmy Wilkes ph, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ameal Brooks c 4 1 2 1 0 8 0 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 8 8 5 8 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Monte Irvin, Lennie Pearson. E: 1. Larry Doby. BATTING - 2B: Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. SH: Rufus Lewis. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 Felix Guilbe rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Butch Davis lf 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 Luis Villodas c 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 Bob Romby ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ziggy Marcell c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jose Pereira p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percy Forrest p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 General Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 8 27 8 FIELDING - E: 3. Felix Guilbe, Jim Gilliam, Luis Villodas. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett, Jim Gilliam. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis W 9 5 1 1 2 8 0 34 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 8 0 34 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jose Pereira L 2.2 2 4 4 2 4 0 12 Percy Forrest 1.1 5 2 1 0 3 0 9 General Jackson 5 1 2 2 3 1 0 20 Totals 9 8 8 7 5 8 0 41 Percy Forrest pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 5/7/1947 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. L.Williams ss T.Butts ss 2. B.Wilson 3b F.Guilbe rf 3. L.Doby 2b H.Kimbro cf 4. M.Irvin cf B.Davis lf 5. L.Pearson 1b L.Lockett 3b 6. J.Davis lf J.Washington 1b 7. B.Harvey rf J.Gilliam 2b 8. A.Brooks c L.Villodas c 9. R.Lewis p J.Pereira p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Villodas dropped a foul fly hit by L.Williams; L.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington singled; J.Gilliam singled [J.Washington to second]; L.Villodas out on unknown play; J.Pereira out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 3RD: B.Harvey walked; A.Brooks singled [B.Harvey to second]; R.Lewis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Harvey to third, A.Brooks to second]; L.Williams walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Doby doubled [B.Harvey scored, A.Brooks scored, L.Williams scored]; P.FORREST REPLACED J.PEREIRA (PITCHING); M.Irvin singled [L.Doby scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts walked; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts to third]; B.Davis out on unknown play [T.Butts scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled to right field [B.Harvey to second (error by F.Guilbe)]; A.Brooks singled [B.Harvey scored (unearned)]; R.Lewis out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gilliam doubled; L.Villodas out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 5TH: B.Wilson singled; L.Doby singled [B.Wilson to third]; G.JACKSON REPLACED P.FORREST (PITCHING); M.Irvin out on unknown play [B.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 6, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 6TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 6, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.Williams walked; B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked [L.Williams to second]; L.Pearson doubled [L.Williams scored, M.Irvin scored]; J.Davis walked; J.WILKES BATTED FOR B.HARVEY; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.WILKES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.ROMBY BATTED FOR L.VILLODAS; B.Romby out on unknown play; G.Jackson out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 8TH: Z.MARCELL REPLACED B.ROMBY (PLAYING C); A.Brooks out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Guilbe reached on an error by L.Doby [F.Guilbe to first]; H.Kimbro hit into a double play (M.Irvin to L.Pearson) [F.Guilbe out at first]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 9TH: B.Wilson reached on an error by J.Gilliam [B.Wilson to first]; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: 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. Eagles 8, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 8 8 1 6 Elite Giants 1 5 3 6
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