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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 15 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 4

Game played on Tuesday, April 12, 1949 (N) at Athletic Park, Muskogee OK
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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