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Birmingham Black Barons @ Baltimore Elite Giants

1949-06-04 · Night game · 1:55

Baltimore Elite Giants defeated Birmingham Black Barons 4–2. Baltimore Elite Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Joe Scott went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	10
BLG	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2		4	8

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ed Steele	4	0	1	0	0
Joe Scott	4	1	1	1	0
(unknown)	5	0	2	0	1
Willie Mays	3	1	1	0	0
Piper Davis	4	0	4	0	0
Bobby Robinson	2	0	0	0	0
Herman Bell	3	0	1	1	0
Bill Greason	3	0	0	0	0
Alonzo Perry	1	0	0	0	0
Pepper Bassett	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Powell	0	0	0	0	1
John Britton	1	0	0	0	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Henry Kimbro	4	0	0	0	0
Tommy Butts	4	0	1	0	0
Jim Gilliam	3	1	0	0	1
Butch Davis	3	1	1	0	1
Lennie Pearson	4	2	3	0	0
Butch McCord	4	0	0	0	0
Henry Baylis	3	0	2	3	1
Frazier Robinson	3	0	1	1	1
Toots Ferrell	3	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greason	8.0	8	4	0

Baltimore Elite Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Toots Ferrell	8.1	10	3	0
Bill Byrd	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ed Steele: S
Joe Scott: CS2(26)#
Joe Scott: 99
99

Bot 1

Henry Kimbro: 99
Tommy Butts: S
Jim Gilliam: 99
Butch Davis: 99

Top 2

Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: S
Bobby Robinson: CS2(24)#
Bobby Robinson: 99

Bot 2

Lennie Pearson: S
Butch McCord: 99
Henry Baylis: 99
Frazier Robinson: W.1-2
Toots Ferrell: 99

Top 3

Herman Bell: S
PO1(13)#
99
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 3

Henry Kimbro: 99
Tommy Butts: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99

Top 4

Ed Steele: 99
Joe Scott: 99
99

Bot 4

Butch Davis: S
Lennie Pearson: S.1-2
Butch McCord: 99
Henry Baylis: S.2-H;1-2
Frazier Robinson: S.2-H;1-2
Toots Ferrell: 16(1)3/GDP#

Top 5

Willie Mays: S
Piper Davis: S.1-2
Bobby Robinson: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Herman Bell: 99.3-H
W
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 5

Henry Kimbro: 99
Tommy Butts: 99
Jim Gilliam: 99

Top 6

Ed Steele: 99
Joe Scott: 99
D8.BX3(85)#

Bot 6

Butch Davis: W
Lennie Pearson: 99
Butch McCord: 99
Henry Baylis: W.1-2
Frazier Robinson: 99

Top 7

Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: S
Bobby Robinson: 99
Herman Bell: 99

Bot 7

Toots Ferrell: 99
Henry Kimbro: 99
Tommy Butts: 99

Top 8

S
Bill Greason: CS2(99)#
Bill Greason: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 8

Jim Gilliam: W
Butch Davis: 99
Lennie Pearson: S.1-2
Butch McCord: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Henry Baylis: S.3-H;2-H
Frazier Robinson: 99

Top 9

Joe Scott: HR
Alonzo Perry: 99
Pepper Bassett: W
Piper Davis: S.1-2
Bill Powell: W.2-3;1-2
John Britton: 64(1)3/GDP#

Notes & reviews

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

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