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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Wednesday, May 7, 1947 (N) at Tate Field, Richmond VA
Regular-Season game

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


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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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