Philadelphia Stars 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 - 7 16 3
Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 x - 9 12 1
BATTING
Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jimmy Johnson ss 4 0 1 1 1 2 4
Marvin Williams ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Goose Curry rf 2 2 1 0 3 2 0
Gene Benson cf 5 1 3 0 0 2 0
Jim West 1b 3 0 2 1 1 11 0
Henry Spearman 3b 5 1 2 2 0 3 5
Bill Cash c 4 1 1 0 0 1 2
Roy Parnell lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 0
Pete Sunkett 2b 5 1 2 1 0 2 4
Barney Brown p 4 1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 38 7 16 7 5 5 24 17
FIELDING -
E: 3. Jimmy Johnson 2, Goose Curry.
BATTING -
2B: Gene Benson.
3B: Marvin Williams.
SH: Goose Curry, Bill Cash, Barney Brown.
HBP: Jim West.
Team LOB: 13
Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Frank Russell 2b 4 2 1 0 1 0 2 1
Felton Snow ss 5 2 2 0 0 0 8 7
Bud Barbee 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 0
George Scales 3b 3 1 3 4 2 0 2 1
Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 3 1
Bob Clarke c 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 0
Bill Harvey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 2
Bill Byrd p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Glover p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 12 6 5 0 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Felton Snow, George Scales.
E: 1. Bud Barbee.
BATTING -
2B: George Scales 2.
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING -
SB: Henry Kimbro.
PITCHING
Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Brown L 8 12 9 6 5 0 0 43
Totals 8 12 9 6 5 0 0 43
Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Byrd W 8.1 16 7 7 5 5 0 46
Tom Glover SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 9 16 7 7 5 5 0 47
HBP: Bill Byrd.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway
Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1943, game 1 -- at Baltimore Elite Giants
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Baltimore
1. J.Johnson ss H.Kimbro cf
2. G.Curry rf F.Russell 2b
3. G.Benson cf F.Snow ss
4. J.West 1b B.Barbee 1b
5. H.Spearman 3b G.Scales 3b
6. B.Cash c B.Hoskins lf
7. R.Parnell lf B.Clarke c
8. P.Sunkett 2b B.Harvey rf
9. B.Brown p B.Byrd p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; J.Johnson out on unknown play; G.Curry walked; G.Benson
doubled [G.Curry to third]; J.West walked; H.Spearman singled
[G.Curry scored, G.Benson scored, J.West to second]; B.Cash out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.West to third,
H.Spearman to second]; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro stole second;
F.Russell walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on
unknown play; G.Scales doubled [H.Kimbro scored, F.Russell to
third]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell scored, G.Scales to third];
B.Clarke out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite
Giants 2.
2ND: P.Sunkett singled; B.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [P.Sunkett to second]; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; G.Curry walked; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Harvey singled to shortstop [B.Harvey to
second (error by J.Johnson)]; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 2.
3RD: J.West was hit by a pitch; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; B.Cash out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled [J.West to
second]; P.Sunkett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
2, Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on
unknown play; G.Scales walked; B.Hoskins walked [G.Scales to
second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
2, Elite Giants 2.
4TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; G.Curry
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to second];
G.Benson singled [J.Johnson to third]; J.West out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 2.
5TH: H.Spearman singled; B.Cash singled [H.Spearman to third];
R.Parnell out on unknown play [H.Spearman scored, B.Cash to
second]; P.Sunkett singled [B.Cash scored, P.Sunkett to second
(on throw)]; B.Brown out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled
[P.Sunkett scored]; G.Curry walked [J.Johnson to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, Elite
Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on
unknown play; G.Scales walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, Elite Giants 2.
6TH: J.West singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash
out on unknown play; R.Parnell singled to right field (B.Harvey
to G.Scales) [J.West out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5,
Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
5, Elite Giants 2.
7TH: B.Barbee dropped a foul fly hit by P.Sunkett; P.Sunkett
out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 5, Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Russell singled [H.Kimbro
to second]; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro to third, F.Russell to
second]; B.Barbee forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [F.Russell
to third, F.Snow to second, B.Barbee to first]; G.Scales doubled
[F.Russell scored, F.Snow scored, B.Barbee scored]; B.Hoskins
singled [G.Scales scored]; B.Clarke singled [B.Hoskins to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Byrd reached on an
error by G.Curry [B.Hoskins scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Clarke
scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Byrd to first]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; 6 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, Elite Giants 8.
8TH: G.Curry singled; G.Benson singled [G.Curry to second];
J.West singled [G.Curry scored, G.Benson to second]; H.Spearman
out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; R.Parnell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, Elite Giants 8.
ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow
singled; B.Barbee out on unknown play; G.Scales singled [F.Snow
to second]; B.Hoskins reached on an error by J.Johnson [F.Snow
scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Scales to second, B.Hoskins to
first]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. 6, Elite Giants 9.
9TH: P.Sunkett out on unknown play; B.Brown singled;
M.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; M.Williams tripled [B.Brown
scored]; T.GLOVER REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); G.Curry lined into
a double play (F.Snow to G.Scales) [M.Williams out at third]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7, Elite Giants 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
7 16 3 13
Elite Giants 9 12 1 10
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