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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6

Game played on Sunday, June 20, 1948 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 5  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   6  4  1
Newark Eagles                       3 2 0  0 0 0  1 0 1   -   7 10  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       1   2   0    0     4   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        3   1   1    2     2   0     0   0
Lester Lockett lf                     5   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 3b                      4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Joe Black p                           0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               32   6   4    6     9   0    25   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Henry Kimbro. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   2   0    0     1   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        4   1   4    3     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         5   0   2    3     0   0     0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ziggy Marcell c                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Clyde Golden p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Rufus Lewis p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   7  10    7     3   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Monte Irvin. 

BATTING -
SH:  Lennie Pearson, Bob Harvey. 
IW:  Monte Irvin. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black                            1.2     6   5    5   1   0   0  13
Bill Byrd L                          6.2     4   2    1   2   0   0  29
Totals                               8.1    10   7    6   3   0   0  42

IW:  Bill Byrd. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Clyde Golden                         2.2     2   5    5   5   0   0  15
Rufus Lewis W                        6.1     2   1    1   4   0   0  26
Totals                               9       4   6    6   9   0   0  41



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/20/1948, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. T.Butts             ss        C.Williams          ss        
3. J.Gilliam           2b        L.Pearson           1b        
4. L.Lockett           lf        M.Irvin             lf        
5. J.Washington        1b        B.Harvey            rf        
6. F.Russell           3b        B.Wilson            3b        
7. F.Robinson          c         L.Williams          2b        
8. B.McCord            rf        Z.Marcell           c         
9. J.Black             p         C.Golden            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
L.Pearson reached on a fielder's choice [C.Williams to second];
M.Irvin singled [C.Williams scored, L.Pearson to second];
B.Harvey forced M.Irvin (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to third,
B.Harvey to first]; B.Wilson singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey
to second]; L.Williams singled [B.Harvey scored, B.Wilson to
second]; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell
out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 2ND: C.Golden out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled [J.Wilkes to
third, L.Pearson to second (on throw)]; M.Irvin singled
[J.Wilkes scored, L.Pearson scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.BLACK
(PITCHING); B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.McCord out on unknown play; B.Byrd walked;
H.Kimbro walked [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts walked [B.Byrd to
third, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam walked [B.Byrd scored,
H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett singled
[H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam to second];
J.Washington out on unknown play [J.Gilliam to third, L.Lockett
to second]; F.Russell singled [J.Gilliam scored, L.Lockett
scored]; R.LEWIS REPLACED C.GOLDEN (PITCHING); F.Robinson out on
unknown play; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 3RD: B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; Z.Marcell walked; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.McCord out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam reached on an error by M.Irvin
[J.Gilliam to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin singled; B.Harvey reached on a fielder's
choice [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson out on unknown play;
L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.McCord out
on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 6, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled;
B.Harvey singled [M.Irvin to third]; B.Wilson out on unknown
play [M.Irvin scored]; L.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Eagles 6.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.McCord
walked; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [B.McCord to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 6, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 8TH: Z.Marcell out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Eagles 6.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 9TH: C.Williams reached on an error by H.Kimbro
[C.Williams to second]; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Williams to third]; M.Irvin was walked
intentionally; B.Harvey reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [M.Irvin to second]; B.Wilson singled to third
base [C.Williams scored (unearned), M.Irvin to third, B.Harvey
to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 6, Eagles
7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     6   4   1   8
 Eagles           7  10   1  10


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