CAG @ BLG

September 18, 1949

Final Score: CAG 4 - BLG 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Bugle Field
Game Duration
145 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Joe Black
Losing Pitcher
smite111

Umpires

Home Plate
Ted Lewis
First Base
Fred McCreary
Second Base
(none)
Third Base
Cottman

Line Score

CAG @ BLG — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CAG 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 16 0
BLG 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x 5 10 2

CAG Batting

CAG @ BLG — CAG Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Lyman Bostock 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Jesse Douglas 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Dave Hoskins 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .400
Lester Lockett 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Clyde McNeal 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ted Radcliffe 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Lonnie Summers 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .600
Team Totals 32 4 15 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 .469

BLG Batting

CAG @ BLG — BLG Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Joe Black 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Tommy Butts 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Butch Davis 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Leon Day 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ed Finney 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333
Jim Gilliam 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnny Hayes 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Henry Kimbro 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 25 5 9 4 4 0 0 0 1 1 .360

BLG Pitching

CAG @ BLG — BLG Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Joe Black (W) W 9.0 16 4 3 1 3 2 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 16 4 3 1 3 2 3.00

Chicago American Giants at Baltimore Elite Giants, September 18, 1949

At home, the Baltimore Elite Giants won 5-4 over the Chicago American Giants on September 18, 1949 in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a game time of 145 minutes and a day start for this game. The line score has the Chicago American Giants crossing the plate in the fourth, sixth, and seventh; the seventh brought 2 runs. The line score has the Baltimore Elite Giants crossing the plate in the first, fifth, and eighth; the first brought 2 runs. The Chicago American Giants had 16 hits and the Baltimore Elite Giants 10, with 0 and 2 errors. Joe Black was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 16 hits in 9.0 innings. Smite111 took the loss. Lonnie Summers led the Chicago American Giants at the plate: 3 for 5, 1 home run, 1 double, and 1 RBI. The Chicago American Giants got another home run from Dave Hoskins. For the Baltimore Elite Giants, Butch Davis went 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. Joe Black also homered for the Baltimore Elite Giants. Behind the plate was umpire Ted Lewis.

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