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Cincinnati Clowns (CI2) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 9, 1943 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

Cincinnati Clowns                   0 2 1  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   4 10  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0   -   3  8  2

BATTING

Cincinnati Clowns                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Sylvester Snead ss                    4   2   2    0     0   0     1   1
Goose Tatum rf                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Leonard Lindsay 1b                    3   1   1    0     1   0     1   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Harris 2b                     4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Buster Haywood c                      4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4  10    4     4   0    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sylvester Snead, Leonard Lindsay. 
E: 1.  Thad Christopher. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sylvester Snead. 
SH:  Goose Tatum. 
GDP:  Johnny Ray, Sylvester Snead, John Britton. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Johnny Ray. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Harvey Young ss                       4   1   1    0     1   0     1   2
Frank Russell 2b                      4   1   3    0     1   0     2   3
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   0   0    1     2   0     0   0
George Scales 1b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Jim Jones rf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd ph, rf                    1   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Junior Scales 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
  Felton Snow ph, 3b                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Harvey p                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   3   8    3     5   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Harvey Young 2, Frank Russell 3, George Scales 3, Junior Scales. 
E: 2.  Harvey Young, Frank Russell. 
PB: 1.  Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Scales. 
GDP:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Cincinnati Clowns                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis W                    9       8   3    3   5   0   0  40
Totals                               9       8   3    3   5   0   0  40


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Harvey L                        9      10   4    2   4   0   0  37
Totals                               9      10   4    2   4   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP -  Price, 1B - Crush Holloway

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 4327

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/9/1943, game 1 -- Cincinnati Clowns at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati                    Baltimore                     
1. J.Ray               cf        H.Young             ss        
2. S.Snead             ss        F.Russell           2b        
3. G.Tatum             rf        H.Kimbro            cf        
4. T.Christopher       lf        B.Hoskins           lf        
5. L.Lindsay           1b        G.Scales            1b        
6. J.Britton           3b        J.Jones             rf        
7. C.Harris            2b        J.Scales            3b        
8. B.Haywood           c         B.Clarke            c         
9. R.Davis             p         B.Harvey            p         

CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray walked; S.Snead grounded into a double play
(H.Young to F.Russell to G.Scales) [J.Ray out at second];
G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Young out on unknown play; F.Russell
singled; H.Kimbro grounded into a double play (S.Snead to
L.Lindsay) [F.Russell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Clowns 0, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 2ND: T.Christopher reached on an error by F.Russell
[T.Christopher to first]; L.Lindsay singled to shortstop
[T.Christopher to third (error by H.Young), L.Lindsay to
second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; B.Haywood singled [T.Christopher scored (unearned),
L.Lindsay scored (unearned)]; B.Clarke allowed a passed ball
[B.Haywood to second]; R.Davis walked; J.Ray out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Clowns 2, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales
doubled; J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Scales out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 2, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 3RD: S.Snead doubled; G.Tatum out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Snead to third]; T.Christopher flied to
unknown fielder [S.Snead scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; H.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 4TH: J.Britton singled; C.Harris singled (unknown
fielder) [J.Britton out at third]; B.Haywood out on unknown
play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns
3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins walked [F.Russell to second]; G.Scales out on
unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 5TH: J.Ray singled; J.Ray was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); S.Snead out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Scales singled; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Young out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 6TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; L.Lindsay
walked; J.Britton grounded into a double play (F.Russell to
H.Young to G.Scales) [L.Lindsay out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 7TH: C.Harris singled; B.Haywood singled [C.Harris to
second]; R.Davis out on unknown play; J.Ray grounded into a
double play (J.Scales to F.Russell to G.Scales) [B.Haywood out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: G.Scales reached on an error by T.Christopher
[G.Scales to first]; J.Jones out on unknown play; J.Scales out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Clowns 3, Elite Giants 0.

CLOWNS 8TH: S.Snead singled; G.Tatum walked [S.Snead to
second]; T.Christopher singled [S.Snead scored, G.Tatum to
second]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown
play; C.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Young walked;
F.Russell singled [H.Young to second]; H.Kimbro singled [H.Young
to third, F.Russell to second]; B.Hoskins walked [H.Young
scored, F.Russell to third, H.Kimbro to second]; G.Scales out on
unknown play; B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.JONES; B.Byrd singled
[F.Russell scored, H.Kimbro scored, B.Hoskins to second]; F.SNOW
BATTED FOR J.SCALES; F.Snow out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Clowns 4, Elite Giants 3.

CLOWNS 9TH: B.BYRD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); F.SNOW STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Davis out
on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Clowns 4, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; H.Young singled; F.Russell singled [H.Young to
second]; H.Kimbro walked [H.Young to third, F.Russell to
second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Clowns 4, Elite Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Clowns           4  10   1   6
 Elite Giants     3   8   2  10


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