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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 4

Game played on Sunday, August 21, 1949 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 2 1  1 0 0  0  -   4  7  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 1  4 0 0  x  -   6 12  4

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Carlos Colas lf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Orlando Varona ss                     4   1   1    0     0   1     0   1
  Willie Wells Jr. 3b                 0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   0   1    1     0         9   0
Pedro Formental rf                    3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Casey Jones c                         4   0   0    1     0         2   0
Jose Colas cf                         3   1   1    0     0         4   0
  Verdell Mathis ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Neil Robinson 3b, ss                  3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      2   1   1    1     1         1   1
Sam Woods p                           3   1   2    1     0         1   0
Totals                               31   4   7    4     2   5    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bob Boyd, Neil Robinson, Johnnie Cowan. 
E: 2.  Jose Colas, Johnnie Cowan. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnnie Cowan, Sam Woods. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Carlos Colas, Jose Colas. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   2    2     0         2   2
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   1    0     0         2   0
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   2    1     0         2   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   1    0     1         6   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   2    0     0         1   0
Ed Finney 3b                          2   0   0    0     1         2   0
William Makell c                      0   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Johnny Hayes ph, c                  3   1   2    1     0         3   0
Alfred Wilmore p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               29   6  12    5     2   1    21   5

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Tommy Butts, Butch Davis, Ed Finney, Alfred Wilmore. 

BATTING -
2B:  Butch McCord, Johnny Hayes. 
3B:  Henry Kimbro. 
HR:  Tommy Butts. 
SH:  Alfred Wilmore. 
GDP:  Johnny Hayes. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Woods L                          6      12   6    5   2   1   1  32
Totals                               6      12   6    5   2   1   1  32


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Wilmore W                     7       7   4    4   2   5   0  33
Totals                               7       7   4    4   2   5   0  33



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ted Lewis

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/21/1949, game 2 -- Memphis Red Sox at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Baltimore                     
1. C.Colas             lf        J.Gilliam           2b        
2. O.Varona            ss        T.Butts             ss        
3. B.Boyd              1b        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. P.Formental         rf        B.Davis             lf        
5. C.Jones             c         L.Pearson           1b        
6. J.Colas             cf        B.McCord            rf        
7. N.Robinson          3b        E.Finney            3b        
8. J.Cowan             2b        W.Makell            c         
9. S.Woods             p         A.Wilmore           p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Colas reached on an error by E.Finney [C.Colas to
first]; O.Varona out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown
play; P.Formental out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Elite Giants 0.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Colas singled;
J.Colas stole second; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Cowan
doubled [J.Colas scored]; S.Woods singled [J.Cowan scored];
C.Colas out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis singled; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; B.McCord doubled [B.Davis to third]; E.Finney out on
unknown play; J.HAYES BATTED FOR W.MAKELL; J.Hayes singled
[B.Davis scored, B.McCord to third]; A.Wilmore out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Elite Giants 1.

RED SOX 3RD: J.HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); O.Varona
singled; B.Boyd singled [O.Varona to second]; P.Formental walked
[O.Varona to third, B.Boyd to second]; C.Jones out on unknown
play [O.Varona scored]; J.Colas out on unknown play; N.Robinson
reached on an error by T.Butts [B.Boyd to third, P.Formental to
second, N.Robinson to first]; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro tripled to right field; B.Davis singled
[H.Kimbro scored]; L.Pearson walked [B.Davis to second];
B.McCord singled [B.Davis to third, L.Pearson to second];
E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 3,
Elite Giants 2.

RED SOX 4TH: S.Woods doubled; C.Colas singled [S.Woods to
third]; C.Colas stole second; O.Varona out on unknown play;
B.Boyd flied to unknown fielder [S.Woods scored]; P.Formental
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite
Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Hayes doubled; A.Wilmore out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to third]; J.Gilliam singled
[J.Hayes scored]; T.Butts homered [J.Gilliam scored]; H.Kimbro
reached on an error by J.Cowan [H.Kimbro to first]; B.Davis out
on unknown play; L.Pearson singled to center field [H.Kimbro
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Colas), L.Pearson to
second]; B.McCord out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Colas out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: E.Finney walked; J.Hayes grounded into a
double play (N.Robinson to J.Cowan to B.Boyd) [E.Finney out at
second]; A.Wilmore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 4, Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Cowan walked; J.Cowan was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by A.Wilmore [J.Cowan to second]; S.Woods
out on unknown play; C.Colas out on unknown play; O.Varona was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite
Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: Varona ejected by Umpire McCreary for arguing
called third ; W.WELLS JR. REPLACED O.VARONA (PLAYING 3B);
N.ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.Gilliam singled;
T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite Giants 6.

RED SOX 7TH: B.Boyd reached on an error by B.Davis [B.Boyd to
second]; P.Formental out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown
play; V.MATHIS BATTED FOR J.COLAS; V.Mathis flied to unknown
fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Elite Giants 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4   7   2   8
 Elite Giants     6  12   4   8


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