Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 - 8 9 2 New York Cubans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 3 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Hoskins lf 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 0 Roy Campanella rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 Bob Clarke c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 8 9 7 1 0 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 1. Frank Russell, Doc Dennis, Tommy Butts. E: 2. Doc Dennis 2. BATTING - 2B: Frank Russell. 3B: Felton Snow. HR: Bill Hoskins, Doc Dennis. SH: Frank Russell. IW: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Roy Campanella. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hector Rodriguez 3b 5 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Patricio Scantlebury pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Louden c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Claro Duany rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Jose Vargas cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Javier Perez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rogelio Linares lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Barnhill p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carrenza Howard p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Cox ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 5 10 5 2 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Claro Duany, Rabbit Martinez 2. BATTING - 3B: Hector Rodriguez. HBP: Lou Louden. GDP: Jose Vargas. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Jose Vargas. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines W 9 10 5 5 2 0 0 39 Totals 9 10 5 5 2 0 0 39 HBP: Jonas Gaines. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Barnhill L 4 4 3 3 0 0 2 16 Carrenza Howard 5 5 5 2 1 0 0 23 Totals 9 9 8 5 1 0 2 39 WP: Carrenza Howard. IW: Carrenza Howard. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 25500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/11/1944, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore New York 1. H.Kimbro cf H.Rodriguez 3b 2. F.Snow 3b D.Thomas 1b 3. F.Russell 2b L.Louden c 4. B.Hoskins lf C.Duany rf 5. R.Campanella rf J.Vargas cf 6. D.Dennis 1b J.Perez 2b 7. T.Butts ss R.Linares lf 8. B.Clarke c R.Martinez ss 9. J.Gaines p D.Barnhill p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; B.Hoskins homered to rightfield [F.Russell scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: H.Rodriguez singled; D.Thomas walked [H.Rodriguez to second]; L.Louden was hit by a pitch [H.Rodriguez to third, D.Thomas to second]; C.Duany flied to B.Hoskins [H.Rodriguez scored]; J.Vargas grounded into a double play (F.Russell to T.Butts to D.Dennis) [L.Louden out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 2ND: J.Perez walked; R.Linares out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow tripled; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: H.Rodriguez singled to left field; D.Thomas singled [H.Rodriguez to third]; L.Louden out on unknown play [H.Rodriguez scored, D.Thomas to second]; C.Duany out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; D.Dennis homered to rightfield; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled; R.Martinez was picked off first, but was safe on an error by D.Dennis [R.Martinez to second]; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: C.HOWARD REPLACED D.BARNHILL (PITCHING); Barnhill left the game with a sore arm; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 5TH: H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell doubled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 6TH: J.Vargas singled; J.Vargas stole second; J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis reached on an error by R.Martinez [D.Dennis to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: C.Howard out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow reached on an error by R.Martinez [H.Kimbro to second, F.Snow to first]; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third, F.Snow to second]; B.Hoskins was walked intentionally; R.Campanella singled to left field [H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow scored (unearned), B.Hoskins to second]; D.Dennis singled [B.Hoskins scored, R.Campanella to second]; R.Campanella stole third; T.Butts flied to C.Duany [R.Campanella scored (unearned)]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Cubans 2. CUBANS 8TH: D.Dennis dropped a foul fly hit by L.Louden; L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled to right field [H.Kimbro to third (error by C.Duany)]; C.Howard threw a wild pitch [H.Kimbro scored (unearned)]; F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 8, Cubans 2. CUBANS 9TH: J.Perez out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; R.Martinez singled; R.COX BATTED FOR C.HOWARD; R.Cox singled [R.Martinez to second]; H.Rodriguez tripled to center field [R.Martinez scored, R.Cox scored]; D.Thomas singled to left-center [H.Rodriguez scored]; P.SCANTLEBURY RAN FOR D.THOMAS; L.Louden grounded out (F.Russell to D.Dennis); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 8, Cubans 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 8 9 2 4 Cubans 5 10 3 7
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