Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 1 0 3 5 0 3 1 - 15 15 4 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 5 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jim Gilliam 2b 6 3 0 1 0 2 4 Tommy Butts ss 6 4 4 0 0 7 3 Lennie Pearson 1b 6 3 4 3 0 7 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 2 4 2 4 0 Frank Russell 3b 5 0 2 2 0 1 0 Leon Day rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Frazier Robinson c 4 1 0 0 0 3 0 Johnny Hayes c 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Toots Ferrell p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alfred Wilmore ph, p 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 Bob Romby p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 45 15 15 13 3 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jim Gilliam, Tommy Butts 2, Lennie Pearson. E: 4. Tommy Butts, Lennie Pearson, Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell. HR: Alfred Wilmore. GDP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Lennie Pearson. Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmie Armstead cf 5 2 3 1 0 5 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 0 1 0 0 13 1 Parnell Woods 3b 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 Clyde Nelson 2b 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 Willie Grace rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Charles Marvray ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 Lincoln Boyd lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Johnie Scott ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Coates c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Chet Brewer p 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 T.J. Brown p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 34 4 8 3 5 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Archie Ware, Charles Marvray. E: 5. Archie Ware, Clyde Nelson, Willie Grace, Chet Brewer 2. BATTING - 2B: Jimmie Armstead, Parnell Woods. HR: Jimmie Armstead. GDP: Coates. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Toots Ferrell W 3 3 2 2 2 1 0 14 Alfred Wilmore 3 3 2 1 1 2 1 14 Bob Romby SV 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 Totals 9 8 4 3 5 4 1 39 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Chet Brewer L 5.1 9 9 5 1 3 1 28 T.J. Brown 3.2 6 6 1 2 2 0 20 Totals 9 15 15 6 3 5 1 48 WP: T.J. Brown. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ross, 1B - Ary Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 4/12/1949 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Louisville-Clev Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Louisville-Clev 1. J.Gilliam 2b J.Armstead cf 2. T.Butts ss A.Ware 1b 3. L.Pearson 1b P.Woods 3b 4. L.Lockett lf C.Nelson 2b 5. H.Kimbro cf W.Grace rf 6. F.Russell 3b C.Marvray ss 7. L.Day rf L.Boyd lf 8. F.Robinson c T.Radcliffe c 9. T.Ferrell p C.Brewer p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Gilliam reached on an error by C.Brewer [J.Gilliam to second]; T.Butts reached on a fielder's choice [J.Gilliam to third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [J.Gilliam scored (unearned)]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [T.Butts to second]; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts scored (unearned)]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: J.Armstead out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Buckeyes 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Day walked; F.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Ferrell out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Nelson walked; W.Grace singled [C.Nelson to second]; C.Marvray out on unknown play; L.Boyd out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Buckeyes 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts singled; L.Pearson singled [T.Butts to third]; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (C.Marvray to A.Ware) [T.Butts scored (no RBI), L.Pearson out at second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: C.Brewer walked; J.Armstead doubled [C.Brewer to third]; A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods singled [C.Brewer scored, J.Armstead to third]; C.Nelson out on unknown play [J.Armstead scored]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Buckeyes 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell singled; L.Day out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; A.WILMORE BATTED FOR T.FERRELL; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 4TH: A.WILMORE STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); C.Marvray out on unknown play; L.Boyd out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Buckeyes 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; L.Lockett singled [L.Pearson to second]; H.Kimbro doubled [L.Pearson scored, L.Lockett scored]; F.Russell doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; F.Russell was picked off second (unknown fielder); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: C.Brewer out on unknown play; J.Armstead homered to leftfield; A.Ware singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Buckeyes 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Day out on unknown play; F.Robinson reached on an error by A.Ware [F.Robinson to first]; A.Wilmore homered to leftfield [F.Robinson scored (unearned)]; J.Gilliam reached on an error by C.Brewer [J.Gilliam to first]; T.BROWN REPLACED C.BREWER (PITCHING); T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to second (on throw)]; L.Pearson singled [J.Gilliam scored (unearned), T.Butts scored (unearned), L.Pearson to second (on throw)]; L.Pearson stole third; L.Lockett out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; H.Kimbro walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 11, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; C.Marvray reached on an error by T.Butts [C.Marvray to first]; L.Boyd out on unknown play; J.SCOTT BATTED FOR T.RADCLIFFE; J.Scott walked [C.Marvray to second]; T.Brown singled [C.Marvray scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro), J.Scott to third, T.Brown to second]; J.Armstead out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 11, Buckeyes 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: REPLACED J.SCOTT (PLAYING C); L.Day out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 11, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 7TH: J.HAYES REPLACED F.ROBINSON (PLAYING C); B.ROMBY REPLACED A.WILMORE (PITCHING); A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; C.Nelson lined into a double play (T.Butts unassisted) [P.Woods out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 11, Buckeyes 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gilliam reached on an error by C.Nelson [J.Gilliam to first]; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Pearson singled [J.Gilliam to third, T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gilliam scored (unearned), T.Butts to third, L.Pearson to second]; T.Brown threw a wild pitch [T.Butts scored, L.Pearson to third, H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored (unearned)]; L.Day out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 14, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 8TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; C.Marvray walked; C.Marvray was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Pearson [C.Marvray to second]; L.Boyd walked; grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to L.Pearson) [L.Boyd out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 14, Buckeyes 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Hayes singled to right field [J.Hayes to second (error by W.Grace)]; B.Romby out on unknown play [J.Hayes to third]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play [J.Hayes scored (unearned)]; T.Butts singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 15, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 9TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Armstead singled to third base [J.Armstead to second (error by F.Russell)]; A.Ware out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 15, Buckeyes 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 15 15 4 6 Buckeyes 4 8 5 8
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