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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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