Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 x - 5 10 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Butch Davis lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Perkins c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 5 0 1 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Johnny Washington. E: 1. Tommy Butts. BATTING - SH: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 6 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Pat Patterson 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Monte Irvin 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Williams ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Max Manning p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 10 3 5 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Pat Patterson. BATTING - SH: Bob Harvey, Max Manning. GDP: Leroy Williams. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - CS: Johnny Davis. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Black L 8 10 5 2 5 0 0 38 Totals 8 10 5 2 5 0 0 38 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 33 Totals 9 5 0 0 1 0 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Pete Strauch Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1773 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/31/1947, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Newark 1. T.Butts ss J.Wilkes cf 2. J.Gilliam 2b L.Pearson 1b 3. H.Kimbro cf P.Patterson 3b 4. B.Davis lf M.Irvin 2b 5. J.Washington 1b B.Harvey rf 6. L.Lockett rf J.Davis lf 7. E.Finney 3b B.Mackey c 8. B.Perkins c L.Williams ss 9. J.Black 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 singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; J.Davis was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: B.Mackey singled; L.Williams grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [B.Mackey out at second]; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington singled to third base [J.Washington to second (error by P.Patterson)]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; P.Patterson singled [L.Pearson to third]; M.Irvin flied to H.Kimbro [L.Pearson scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Black singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled; L.Williams singled [B.Mackey to second]; M.Manning singled [B.Mackey to third, L.Williams to second]; J.Wilkes forced B.Mackey (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to third, M.Manning to second, J.Wilkes to first]; L.Pearson singled [L.Williams scored, M.Manning to third, J.Wilkes to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 6TH: M.Irvin singled; B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 7TH: L.Williams walked; M.Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Williams to second]; On a bunt J.Wilkes singled [L.Williams to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked [J.Wilkes to second]; M.Irvin reached on an error by T.Butts [L.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Wilkes scored (unearned) (no RBI), P.Patterson to second, M.Irvin to first]; B.Harvey walked [P.Patterson to third, M.Irvin to second]; J.Davis walked [P.Patterson scored (unearned), M.Irvin to third, B.Harvey to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 5. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.ROMBY BATTED FOR B.PERKINS; B.Romby walked; J.Black singled [B.Romby to second]; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Romby to third, J.Black to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 5. EAGLES 8TH: F.ROBINSON REPLACED B.ROMBY (PLAYING C); L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 5. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 0 5 1 6 Eagles 5 10 1 9
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