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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Saturday, May 6, 1944 (D) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 1   -   4  6  0
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 1   -   5 10  3

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    1     0   0     1   4
Frank Russell 2b                      4   0   1    1     0   0     1   2
Roy Campanella rf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Leonardo Chapman 1b                   4   0   0    0     0   0     9   1
Doc Dennis 3b                         4   2   1    0     0   0     1   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   2    1     0   0     3   0
Andy Porter p                         1   1   0    0     1   0     0   3
  George Scales ph                    1   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   4   6    4     1   0    24  10

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Hoskins, Bob Clarke. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  6


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf                        3   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
Mahlon Duckett ss                     4   1   0    0     0   0     2   3
Jim West 1b                           4   3   3    0     0   0     9   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   0   2    3     0   0     0   1
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     1   4
  Fred Hobgood pr                     0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           4   0   2    1     0   0     6   0
Bill Ricks p                          2   0   0    0     0   0     3   3
  Barney Brown p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   5  10    5     1   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Goose Curry 2, Marvin Williams. 
PB: 1.  Bill Cash. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Williams. 
3B:  Jim West, Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter                          6       5   3    2   1   0   0  24
Bill Byrd L                          2       5   2    2   0   0   0  11
Totals                               8      10   5    4   1   0   0  35

Bill Byrd pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Ricks                           6       5   3    2   1   0   0  26
Barney Brown W                       3       1   1    0   0   0   0  11
Totals                               9       6   4    2   1   0   0  37

Bill Ricks pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/6/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Philadelphia                  
1. H.Kimbro            cf        G.Curry             lf        
2. T.Butts             ss        M.Duckett           ss        
3. F.Russell           2b        J.West              1b        
4. R.Campanella        rf        G.Benson            cf        
5. B.Hoskins           lf        M.Williams          2b        
6. L.Chapman           1b        E.Stone             rf        
7. D.Dennis            3b        H.Spearman          3b        
8. B.Clarke            c         B.Cash              c         
9. A.Porter            p         B.Ricks             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro reached on an error by M.Williams
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out
on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; J.West singled; B.Clarke allowed a passed ball
[J.West to second]; G.Benson singled to right field [J.West
scored (unearned)]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER),
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Chapman out
on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: E.Stone singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
B.Cash out on unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; A.Porter out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on
unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Hoskins doubled to left field; L.Chapman
out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; B.Ricks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: A.Porter walked; B.Cash allowed a passed ball
[A.Porter to second]; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [A.Porter to third]; T.Butts singled to left field
[A.Porter scored, T.Butts to second (error by G.Curry)];
F.Russell singled [T.Butts scored (unearned)]; R.Campanella
reached on a fielder's choice [F.Russell to second]; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play; L.Chapman out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Stars 1.

STARS 6TH: G.Curry walked; On a bunt M.Duckett forced G.Curry
(A.Porter to T.Butts) [M.Duckett to first]; J.West singled
[M.Duckett to second]; G.Benson flied to R.Campanella;
M.Williams doubled [M.Duckett scored, J.West scored]; E.Stone
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis singled; B.Clarke singled [D.Dennis
to third]; B.BROWN REPLACED B.RICKS (PITCHING); G.SCALES BATTED
FOR A.PORTER; G.Scales out on unknown play [D.Dennis scored];
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 3.

STARS 7TH: B.BYRD REPLACED G.SCALES (PITCHING); H.Spearman out
on unknown play; B.Cash singled; B.Brown out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants
3, Stars 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella
out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Stars 3.

STARS 8TH: M.Duckett out on unknown play; J.West tripled;
G.Benson out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [J.West
scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.Chapman out on unknown play; D.Dennis
reached on an error by G.Curry [D.Dennis to first]; B.Clarke
doubled [D.Dennis scored (unearned)]; B.Byrd out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Elite Giants 4, Stars 4.

STARS 9TH: H.Spearman tripled to left-center; F.HOBGOOD RAN FOR
H.SPEARMAN; B.Cash singled [F.Hobgood scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   6   0   6
 Stars            5  10   3   6


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