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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Monday, July 12, 1943 (N) at Dunn Field, Trenton NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  4
Newark Eagles                       1 3 0  0 1 2  0 0 x   -   7 10  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   2    0     0         1   0
Frank Russell 2b                      5   0   2    0     0         4   4
Felton Snow ss                        3   0   0    0     1         1   2
Bud Barbee 1b                         4   0   0    0     0        10   0
George Scales 3b                      3   1   1    0     1         1   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Byrd rf                          2   0   1    1     0         1   0
  Jim Jones rf                        2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Clarence Robinson c                   4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Bill Harvey p                         2   0   1    0     1         0   3
Totals                               33   1   7    1     3   1    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Henry Kimbro, Felton Snow 2, Bud Barbee. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro, George Scales, Bill Byrd, Bill Harvey. 
HBP:  Bill Hoskins, Bill Harvey. 
GDP:  Bud Barbee. 
Team LOB:  10


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   1   2    1     0         4   2
Leon Day 2b                           5   1   1    0     0         2   5
Larry Doby ss                         4   1   2    3     1         2   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    0     1        11   1
Johnny Davis cf                       4   1   2    1     1         1   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   0    0     1         5   0
Cotton Williams lf                    4   1   2    1     1         1   0
Wilmore Williams rf                   4   0   0    0     1         1   0
Jimmy Hill p                          2   1   0    0     2         0   2
Totals                               36   7  10    6     8   4    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Murray Watkins, Lennie Pearson 2, Leon Ruffin, Jimmy Hill. 
E: 1.  Larry Doby. 

BATTING -
2B:  Leon Day, Johnny Davis 2, Cotton Williams. 
3B:  Larry Doby, Cotton Williams. 
Team LOB:  13


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Harvey L                        8      10   7    6   8   4   0  44
Totals                               8      10   7    6   8   4   0  44


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Hill W                         9       7   1    1   3   1   0  38
Totals                               9       7   1    1   3   1   0  38

HBP:  Jimmy Hill 2. 


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Umpires: HP -  Clary, 1B -  Savage

Time of Game: 1:42   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/12/1943 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro doubled; F.Russell out on unknown
play; F.Snow walked; B.Barbee grounded into a double play
(M.Watkins to L.Pearson) [H.Kimbro out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Day doubled;
L.Doby singled [L.Day scored]; L.Pearson walked [L.Doby to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [L.Doby to
third, L.Pearson to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Hoskins was
hit by a pitch; B.Byrd out on unknown play; C.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: W.Williams out on unknown play; J.Hill walked;
M.Watkins singled to center field [J.Hill to third (error by
H.Kimbro), M.Watkins to second]; L.Day out on unknown play;
L.Doby tripled to left-center [J.Hill scored, M.Watkins scored,
L.Doby scored (unearned) (error by F.Snow)]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,
Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Harvey walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; F.Russell singled [B.Harvey to second]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Davis doubled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; W.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: G.Scales doubled; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; B.Byrd doubled [G.Scales scored]; C.Robinson out on
unknown play; B.Harvey was hit by a pitch; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Hill walked; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Day
out on unknown play; L.Doby walked [J.Hill to second]; L.Pearson
reached on an error by B.Barbee [J.Hill to third, L.Doby to
second, L.Pearson to first]; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 5TH: J.JONES REPLACED B.BYRD (PLAYING RF); L.Ruffin out
on unknown play; C.Williams doubled; W.Williams walked; J.Hill
out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled [C.Williams scored,
W.Williams to second]; L.Day out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: G.Scales walked; B.Hoskins reached on an
error by L.Doby [G.Scales to second, B.Hoskins to first];
J.Jones out on unknown play; C.Robinson out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
J.Davis doubled [L.Pearson scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; C.Williams tripled [J.Davis scored]; W.Williams out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 7.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Russell singled [H.Kimbro
to third]; F.Snow hit into a double play (J.Hill to L.Pearson to
L.Ruffin) [H.Kimbro out at home, F.Russell to second]; B.Barbee
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Eagles 7.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Hill out on unknown play; M.Watkins reached on an
error by F.Snow [M.Watkins to first]; L.Day out on unknown play;
L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
1, Eagles 7.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out
on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis walked;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; C.Williams walked [J.Davis to
second]; W.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Eagles 7.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: C.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Harvey
doubled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   7   4  10
 Eagles           7  10   1  13


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