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Newark Eagles (NW2) 14 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1943 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              2 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   4  7  1
Newark Eagles                       1 1 6  4 0 0  0 2 x   -  14 18  3

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow ss, p                     4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf, 2b                   5   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bud Barbee 1b                         4   1   2    3     0   0     0   0
Bill Byrd rf                          4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 2b, ss                  4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
George Scales 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Harvey p                         0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Tom Glover p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Burns p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jim Jones lf                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   4   7    4     2   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
HR:  Bud Barbee. 
SH:  Felton Snow. 
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   3    2     1   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         6   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   4    3     2   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           5   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Johnny Davis cf                       4   2   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         4   2   1    1     1   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         5   3   4    3     0   0     0   0
Earl Richardson ss                    5   1   3    1     0   0     0   0
Leniel Hooker p                       3   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Totals                               41  14  18   14     6   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Murray Watkins, Larry Doby, Earl Richardson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Leniel Hooker 2. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Harvey L                        2.1     5   5    5   2   0   0  14
Tom Glover                           0.1     3   3    3   1   0   0  5
Willie Burns                         0.2     5   4    2   1   0   0  9
Felton Snow                          4.2     5   2    2   2   0   1  21
Totals                               8      18  14   12   6   0   1  49


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      9       7   4    4   2   0   1  39
Totals                               9       7   4    4   2   0   1  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/5/1943, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        M.Watkins           3b        
2. F.Snow              ss        L.Doby              2b        
3. B.Hoskins           lf        L.Pearson           1b        
4. B.Barbee            1b        E.Stone             rf        
5. B.Byrd              rf        J.Davis             cf        
6. F.Russell           2b        B.Harvey            lf        
7. G.Scales            3b        L.Ruffin            c         
8. F.Robinson          c         E.Richardson        ss        
9. B.Harvey            p         L.Hooker            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins to
first]; B.Barbee homered [B.Hoskins scored]; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins singled; L.Doby forced M.Watkins (unknown
fielder) [L.Doby to first]; L.Pearson singled [L.Doby to third];
E.Stone out on unknown play [L.Doby scored]; J.Davis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled;
E.Richardson singled [L.Ruffin to third]; L.Hooker out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Ruffin scored, E.Richardson
to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Harvey walked; H.Kimbro singled [B.Harvey
to second]; F.Snow out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[B.Harvey to third, H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked;
E.Stone singled [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis walked [L.Pearson
to third, E.Stone to second]; T.GLOVER REPLACED B.HARVEY
(PITCHING); B.Harvey walked [L.Pearson scored, E.Stone to third,
J.Davis to second]; L.Ruffin singled [E.Stone scored, J.Davis
scored, B.Harvey to second]; E.Richardson singled [B.Harvey
scored, L.Ruffin to third]; L.Hooker out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Ruffin scored, E.Richardson to second];
M.Watkins singled [E.Richardson scored]; W.BURNS REPLACED
T.GLOVER (PITCHING); L.Doby singled [M.Watkins to second];
L.Pearson walked [M.Watkins to third, L.Doby to second]; E.Stone
out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Eagles 8.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; F.Russell reached
on an error by E.Richardson [F.Russell to first]; G.Scales out
on unknown play; F.Robinson reached on an error by M.Watkins
[F.Russell to second, F.Robinson to first]; W.Burns out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis reached on an error by F.Snow [J.Davis to
first]; B.Harvey singled [J.Davis to second]; L.Ruffin singled
[J.Davis scored (unearned), B.Harvey to second]; E.Richardson
out on unknown play; L.Hooker singled [B.Harvey scored, L.Ruffin
to second]; M.Watkins singled [L.Ruffin scored, L.Hooker to
second]; J.JONES REPLACED W.BURNS (PLAYING LF); F.SNOW CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); B.HOSKINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B);
F.RUSSELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); L.Doby out on unknown
play; L.Pearson singled [L.Hooker scored (unearned), M.Watkins
to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 12.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled;
B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow to second]; B.Barbee singled [F.Snow
scored, B.Hoskins to second]; B.Byrd singled [B.Hoskins scored,
B.Barbee to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles
12.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin singled; E.Richardson singled [L.Ruffin
to second]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Jones out
on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; L.Pearson singled; E.Stone walked [L.Pearson to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; E.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Russell reached on an error by L.Doby
[F.Russell to first]; G.Scales out on unknown play; F.Robinson
out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 12.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; M.Watkins walked;
L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson homered [M.Watkins
scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Eagles 14.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 14.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   7   1   8
 Eagles          14  18   3  11


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