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Baltimore Elite Giants @ Newark Eagles

1948-07-08 · Night game · Att: 1000

Baltimore Elite Giants defeated Newark Eagles 5–1. Baltimore Elite Giants put up 2 in the 1st.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BLG	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	5	11
NW2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Kimbro	4	1	1	1	1
Frank Russell	5	1	1	0	0
Jim Gilliam	3	0	1	2	2
Lester Lockett	5	1	1	0	0
Johnny Washington	4	0	3	1	0
Bob Romby	3	0	0	0	0
Ed Finney	4	1	1	0	0
Frazier Robinson	4	1	1	0	0
Bill Byrd	4	0	2	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Jimmy Wilkes	4	0	2	0
Curley Williams	4	0	0	0
Lennie Pearson	4	0	1	0
Monte Irvin	3	0	1	0
Bob Harvey	3	0	1	0
Bob Wilson	3	0	1	0
Leroy Williams	3	1	2	0
Ziggy Marcell	3	0	0	1
Rufus Lewis	2	0	0	1
Cotton Williams	1	0	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Byrd	9.0	8	0	2

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rufus Lewis	8.0	11	3	0
Jim Carter	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Henry Kimbro: W
Frank Russell: PO1(13E4).1-2
Frank Russell: 99/G.2-3
Jim Gilliam: 99/F.3-H(UR)
Lester Lockett: S
Johnny Washington: D.1-H(UR)
Bob Romby: 99

Bot 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 2

Ed Finney: 99
Frazier Robinson: 99
Bill Byrd: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Henry Kimbro: 99

Bot 2

Monte Irvin: 99
Bob Harvey: 99
Bob Wilson: S
Leroy Williams: CS2(99)#

Top 3

Frank Russell: 99
Jim Gilliam: W
Lester Lockett: 99
Johnny Washington: S.1-2
Bob Romby: 99

Bot 3

Leroy Williams: S9
Ziggy Marcell: SB2
Ziggy Marcell: K
Rufus Lewis: K
Jimmy Wilkes: S6.2-3
Curley Williams: WP.3-H;1-2
Curley Williams: 7/F

Top 4

Ed Finney: S
Frazier Robinson: S.1-2
Bill Byrd: 99
Henry Kimbro: S.2-H;1-2
Frank Russell: 99
Jim Gilliam: S.2-H;1-2
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 4

Lennie Pearson: S
Monte Irvin: 99/SH.1-2#
Bob Harvey: S.2XH(99)#
Bob Wilson: 99

Top 5

Johnny Washington: S
Bob Romby: 99/SH.1-2
Ed Finney: PO2(99)#
Ed Finney: 99

Bot 5

Leroy Williams: S
Ziggy Marcell: CS2(99)#
Ziggy Marcell: 99
Rufus Lewis: 99

Top 6

Frazier Robinson: 99
Bill Byrd: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99

Bot 6

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Curley Williams: 99
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 7

Frank Russell: S7
Jim Gilliam: W.1-2
Lester Lockett: 99
Johnny Washington: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Bob Romby: SB2.3-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Bob Romby: 99

Bot 7

Monte Irvin: S
Bob Harvey: 99/SH.1-2
Bob Wilson: 99
Leroy Williams: 99

Top 8

Ed Finney: 99
Frazier Robinson: 99
Bill Byrd: S
Henry Kimbro: 99

Bot 8

Ziggy Marcell: 99
Cotton Williams: 99/G
Jimmy Wilkes: S
Curley Williams: 99

Top 9

Frank Russell: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 9

Lennie Pearson: 99
Monte Irvin: 99
Bob Harvey: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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