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