Newark Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 3 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Curley Williams ss 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 5 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 11 1 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Wilson 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Earl Ashby c 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Max Manning p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Rufus Lewis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 2 3 2 4 0 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lennie Pearson, Bob Wilson. E: 2. Curley Williams, Leroy Williams. BATTING - 3B: Curley Williams. Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - CS: Curley Williams, Lennie Pearson 2, Bob Harvey. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 Henry Kimbro cf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 Frank Russell rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Frazier Robinson c 3 1 0 0 0 0 11 2 Bob Romby p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 1 2 0 27 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Tommy Butts. BATTING - 3B: Jim Gilliam. SH: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 4 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning W 8.1 4 1 0 2 0 0 30 Rufus Lewis SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 4 1 0 2 0 0 32 WP: Rufus Lewis. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 14 Bill Byrd L 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 17 Totals 9 3 2 1 4 0 0 31 BK: Bob Romby. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 900 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/4/1948 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. J.Wilkes cf T.Butts ss 2. C.Williams ss J.Gilliam 2b 3. L.Pearson 1b H.Kimbro cf 4. B.Harvey rf L.Lockett lf 5. J.Davis lf J.Washington 1b 6. B.Wilson 3b F.Russell rf 7. E.Ashby c E.Finney 3b 8. L.Williams 2b F.Robinson c 9. M.Manning p B.Romby p EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; C.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey walked; B.Romby balked [B.Harvey to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Robinson reached on an error by L.Williams [F.Robinson to first]; B.Romby singled to right field [F.Robinson to third]; T.Butts lined into a double play (B.Wilson to L.Pearson) [B.Romby out at first]; J.Gilliam tripled to right field (B.Harvey to L.Williams to E.Ashby) [F.Robinson scored (unearned), J.Gilliam out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 4TH: C.Williams tripled to right field; L.Pearson singled to left field [C.Williams scored]; L.Pearson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 5TH: B.BYRD REPLACED B.ROMBY (PITCHING); B.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell singled to shortstop [F.Russell to second (error by C.Williams)]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 6TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 8TH: E.Ashby out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 9TH: J.Wilkes walked; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson forced J.Wilkes (J.Gilliam to T.Butts) [L.Pearson to first]; L.Pearson was caught stealing second [L.Pearson to second (error by T.Butts; assist by F.Robinson)]; B.Harvey singled to right field [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; B.Harvey was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: T.Butts flied to unknown fielder; J.Gilliam singled; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam to second]; R.LEWIS REPLACED M.MANNING (PITCHING); R.Lewis threw a wild pitch [J.Gilliam to third, H.Kimbro to second]; L.Lockett popped to E.Ashby; J.Washington grounded out (C.Williams to L.Pearson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 2 3 2 2 Elite Giants 1 4 1 4
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