Newark Eagles 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 4 7 3 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 Curley Williams ss 3 1 2 0 0 2 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 Monte Irvin lf 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 Cotton Williams lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Bob Wilson 3b 3 1 2 2 0 1 1 Leroy Williams 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Ziggy Marcell c 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 Max Manning p 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 24 4 7 4 1 6 18 5 BATTING - 3B: Curley Williams. SH: Ziggy Marcell. HBP: Monte Irvin. GDP: Lennie Pearson. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Monte Irvin. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 1 2 1 1 1 2 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 Lester Lockett lf 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 Frank Russell rf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ed Finney 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 Butch McCord ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 2 0 0 0 0 10 0 Bob Romby ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Bill Byrd p 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 Jonas Gaines pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 4 7 3 5 5 18 6 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington, Bill Byrd. E: 3. Johnny Washington, Ed Finney, Bill Byrd. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam. IW: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Max Manning 6 7 4 4 5 5 0 30 Totals 6 7 4 4 5 5 0 30 WP: Max Manning. IW: Max Manning. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd 6 7 4 2 1 6 0 27 Totals 6 7 4 2 1 6 0 27 HBP: Bill Byrd. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ted Lewis, 1B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 1:40 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/23/1948 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. J.Wilkes cf H.Kimbro cf 2. C.Williams ss T.Butts ss 3. L.Pearson 1b J.Gilliam 2b 4. M.Irvin lf L.Lockett lf 5. B.Harvey rf J.Washington 1b 6. B.Wilson 3b F.Russell rf 7. L.Williams 2b E.Finney 3b 8. Z.Marcell c F.Robinson c 9. M.Manning p B.Byrd p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled; L.Pearson grounded out (B.Byrd to J.Washington) [C.Williams scored]; M.Irvin was hit by a pitch; M.Irvin was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Washington [M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts doubled; J.Gilliam walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson singled; L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Wilson to second]; M.Manning singled [B.Wilson scored]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: One-hour rain delay; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney singled; F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 0. EAGLES 3RD: C.Williams singled; L.Pearson grounded into a double play (B.Byrd to T.Butts to J.Washington) [C.Williams out at second]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam doubled [T.Butts to third]; M.Manning threw a wild pitch [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam to third]; L.Lockett walked; J.Washington singled [J.Gilliam scored, L.Lockett to second]; F.Russell singled [L.Lockett scored, J.Washington to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey singled; B.Wilson reached on an error by E.Finney [B.Harvey to third, B.Wilson to second]; L.Williams struck out; Z.Marcell reached on a fielder's choice (J.Gilliam to F.Robinson) [B.Harvey out at home]; M.Manning forced B.Wilson (E.Finney unassisted) [M.Manning to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes reached on an error by B.Byrd [J.Wilkes to first]; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked [J.Wilkes to second]; M.Irvin singled [J.Wilkes to third, L.Pearson to second]; B.Harvey struck out; B.Wilson singled [J.Wilkes scored (unearned), L.Pearson scored (unearned), M.Irvin to third]; M.Irvin was caught stealing home (F.Robinson unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: Irvin ejected for arguing call on attempted steal of home; C.WILLIAMS REPLACED M.IRVIN (PLAYING LF); 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. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 6TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; M.Manning popped to F.Robinson in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.MCCORD BATTED FOR E.FINNEY; B.McCord walked; B.ROMBY BATTED FOR F.ROBINSON; B.Romby struck out; B.Byrd singled [B.McCord to third, B.Byrd to second (on throw)]; J.GAINES RAN FOR B.BYRD; H.Kimbro was walked intentionally; T.Butts walked [B.McCord scored, J.Gaines to third, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam flied to unknown fielder; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 4 7 0 5 Elite Giants 4 7 3 8
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