New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 3
Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 8 0
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Skin Down Robinson 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 1
Zack Clayton 1b 4 0 1 1 0 12 1
Flash Miller 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 3
Marvin Barker cf, p 4 0 1 1 0 4 0
Douglas Sydnor rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0
Bricktop Wright lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Rufus Baker ss 3 0 1 0 1 2 1
George Kemp c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Griffith p, cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 4
Totals 33 2 9 2 2 3 24 10
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Zack Clayton, Rufus Baker.
E: 3. Skin Down Robinson, Zack Clayton, Bricktop Wright.
BATTING -
2B: Flash Miller, Marvin Barker.
HBP: Flash Miller, George Kemp.
GDP: Zack Clayton.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bricktop Wright.
Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Frank Russell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2
Judge Owens 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 4
Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0
Bud Barbee 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 11 0
Bill Byrd cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Clarence Robinson c 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Jim Jones rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Felton Snow ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Ted Brown ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4
Willie Burns p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 31 3 8 2 3 0 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Frank Russell, Judge Owens, Bud Barbee 2.
BATTING -
IW: Clarence Robinson.
GDP: Jim Jones.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
SB: Judge Owens.
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bob Griffith L 8 7 3 2 3 0 0 33
Marvin Barker 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 8 8 3 2 3 0 0 34
Bob Griffith pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning
Marvin Barker pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning
IW: Bob Griffith.
Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Burns W 9 9 2 2 2 3 0 37
Totals 9 9 2 2 2 3 0 37
HBP: Willie Burns 2.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Price, 1B - Crush Holloway
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/31/1943 -- at Baltimore Elite Giants (N)
Starting Lineups:
Baltimore
1. S.Down Robinson 3b F.Russell 3b
2. Z.Clayton 1b J.Owens 2b
3. F.Miller 2b B.Hoskins lf
4. M.Barker cf B.Barbee 1b
5. D.Sydnor rf B.Byrd cf
6. B.Wright lf C.Robinson c
7. R.Baker ss J.Jones rf
8. G.Kemp c T.Brown ss
9. B.Griffith p W.Burns p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; S.Down Robinson singled; Z.Clayton grounded into a double
play (F.Russell to J.Owens to B.Barbee) [S.Down Robinson out at
second]; F.Miller was hit by a pitch; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 1ST: F.Russell walked; J.Owens out on unknown play
[F.Russell to second]; B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell scored];
B.Barbee out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
2ND: D.Sydnor singled; B.Wright lined into a double play
(B.Barbee unassisted) [D.Sydnor out at first]; R.Baker walked;
G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite
Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 2ND: C.Robinson singled; J.Jones grounded into a
double play (Z.Clayton to R.Baker to Z.Clayton) [C.Robinson out
at second]; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Elite Giants 1.
3RD: B.Griffith out on unknown play; S.Down Robinson walked;
Z.Clayton out on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Burns singled to left field [W.Burns to
second (error by B.Wright)]; F.Russell out on unknown play;
J.Owens out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; D.Sydnor out on unknown
play; B.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Barbee walked; B.Barbee was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by Z.Clayton [B.Barbee to
second]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; C.Robinson out on unknown
play; J.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 1.
5TH: R.Baker singled; R.Baker was picked off first (W.Burns to
B.Barbee); G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Brown out on unknown play; W.Burns out on
unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
6TH: S.Down Robinson out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on
unknown play; F.Miller doubled; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Owens out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
7TH: D.Sydnor out on unknown play; B.Wright out on unknown
play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; C.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Jones singled; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 1.
8TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Griffith singled; S.Down
Robinson singled [B.Griffith to second]; Z.Clayton singled
[B.Griffith scored, S.Down Robinson to second]; F.Miller out on
unknown play; M.Barker doubled [S.Down Robinson scored,
Z.Clayton to third]; D.Sydnor out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.Burns out on unknown play; F.Russell out on
unknown play; J.Owens singled; J.Owens stole second; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 1.
9TH: B.Wright singled; B.Wright stole second; R.Baker out on
unknown play; G.Kemp was hit by a pitch; B.Griffith out on
unknown play; S.Down Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 2, Elite Giants 1.
ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Barbee singled; B.Byrd singled [B.Barbee to
second]; C.Robinson was walked intentionally [B.Barbee to third,
B.Byrd to second]; B.GRIFFITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
M.BARKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); F.SNOW BATTED FOR
J.JONES; On a bunt F.Snow singled to third base [B.Barbee
scored, B.Byrd scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Down
Robinson), C.Robinson to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
2, Elite Giants 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 9 3 8
Elite Giants 3 8 0 7
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