Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 6 9 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 2 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 5 2 2 0 0 2 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 2 0 0 1 3 1 Henry Kimbro cf 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 Butch Davis rf 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 3 0 7 0 Lester Lockett lf 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 Frazier Robinson c 4 0 0 0 0 10 2 Joe Wiley 3b 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 Amos Watson p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 6 9 5 4 9 27 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Butch Davis. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Johnny Washington. 3B: Lester Lockett. SH: Lester Lockett. GDP: Butch Davis. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro, Johnny Washington, Joe Wiley 2. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Bob Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Monte Irvin cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Jimmy Wilkes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 Charlie Parks c 3 0 2 1 0 10 2 Max Manning p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 33 1 6 1 1 11 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Leroy Williams, Pat Patterson, Lennie Pearson 2, Charlie Parks, Max Manning. E: 2. Leroy Williams, Lennie Pearson. BATTING - 2B: Monte Irvin, Charlie Parks. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Monte Irvin. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Amos Watson W 9 6 1 1 1 11 0 34 Totals 9 6 1 1 1 11 0 34 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning L 9 9 6 5 4 9 0 40 Totals 9 9 6 5 4 9 0 40 WP: Max Manning. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fonville, 1B - Trusty Time of Game: 2:42 Attendance: 2462 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 8/2/1947 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Newark 1. T.Butts ss L.Williams ss 2. J.Gilliam 2b P.Patterson 2b 3. H.Kimbro cf B.Wilson 3b 4. B.Davis rf M.Irvin cf 5. J.Washington 1b L.Pearson 1b 6. L.Lockett lf J.Davis lf 7. F.Robinson c B.Harvey rf 8. J.Wiley 3b C.Parks c 9. A.Watson p M.Manning p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam reached on an error by L.Williams [J.Gilliam to first]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [J.Gilliam to second]; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam scored (unearned)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett tripled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Wiley walked; J.Wiley stole second; A.Watson reached on a fielder's choice that turned into a double play (M.Manning to C.Parks to L.Pearson) [L.Lockett out at home, A.Watson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Eagles 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. Elite Giants 1, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts to third]; H.Kimbro stole second; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington doubled [T.Butts scored, H.Kimbro scored]; J.Washington stole third; L.Lockett walked; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: B.Harvey singled; C.Parks doubled to left field [B.Harvey scored]; M.Manning out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Wiley walked; J.Wiley stole second; A.Watson out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: B.Wilson walked; M.Irvin forced B.Wilson (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to first]; M.Irvin stole second; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro reached on an error by L.Pearson [H.Kimbro to first]; B.Davis singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third, B.Davis to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; C.Parks singled to right field [C.Parks to second (error by B.Davis)]; M.Manning out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Wiley out on unknown play; A.Watson out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin doubled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Gilliam walked; H.Kimbro doubled [J.Gilliam to third]; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored, H.Kimbro to third]; M.Manning threw a wild pitch [H.Kimbro scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; C.Parks out on unknown play; M.Manning singled [B.Harvey to second]; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; A.Watson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1. EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam out on unknown play [T.Butts to second]; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts scored]; B.Davis grounded into a double play (P.Patterson to L.Williams to L.Pearson) [H.Kimbro out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Eagles 1. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.WILKES BATTED FOR J.DAVIS; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Eagles 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 6 9 1 7 Eagles 1 6 2 6
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