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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 9 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Saturday, July 29, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  8  2
Philadelphia Stars                  1 0 1  0 2 1  0 4 x   -   9 15  2

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Roy Campanella rf                     3   0   3    1     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     2   3
Frank Russell 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     6   2
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   2    0     0   0     6   1
  George Scales ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tom Glover p                          2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Andy Porter p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               34   1   8    1     1   0    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Frank Russell 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Roy Campanella. 
3B:  Bill Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  7


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       5   2   2    0     0   0     6   4
Gene Benson cf                        5   3   4    0     0   0     2   1
Ed Stone rf                           4   2   3    3     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   1    1     1   0     9   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   1    1     0   0     1   1
Goose Curry lf                        4   1   1    2     1   2     0   0
Bill Cash c                           5   0   1    1     0   0     6   1
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     3   2
Henry Miller p                        3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               38   9  15    8     3   2    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Frank Austin 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Austin, Bill Cash. 
3B:  Ed Stone. 
SH:  Ed Stone, Jim West. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Glover L                         7      10   5    4   3   2   0  35
Andy Porter                          1       5   4    4   0   0   0  8
Totals                               8      15   9    8   3   2   0  43


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       9       8   1    1   1   0   0  35
Totals                               9       8   1    1   1   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B -  , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/29/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin doubled to center field; G.Benson singled
[F.Austin to third]; On a bunt E.Stone reached on a fielder's
choice (B.Clarke unassisted) [F.Austin out at home, G.Benson to
second]; J.West forced E.Stone (F.Russell unassisted) [G.Benson
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by F.Russell), J.West to
second]; H.Spearman popped to T.Butts; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella singled; F.Snow out on unknown
play; F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 2ND: G.Curry was called out on strikes; B.Cash out on
unknown play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke singled to center field (G.Benson to
F.Austin) [B.Clarke out at second]; T.Glover out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Benson singled; E.Stone tripled [G.Benson
scored]; J.West walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
tripled; R.Campanella doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 2.

STARS 4TH: G.Curry was called out on strikes; B.Cash out on
unknown play; M.Duckett singled; H.Miller walked [M.Duckett to
second]; F.Austin reached on an error by F.Russell [M.Duckett to
third, H.Miller to second, F.Austin to first]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke
singled to shortstop [B.Clarke to second (error by F.Austin)];
T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: E.Stone singled; J.West out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Stone to second]; H.Spearman singled to
left field (B.Hoskins to B.Clarke to F.Russell) [E.Stone scored,
H.Spearman out at second]; G.Curry walked; B.Cash doubled
[G.Curry scored]; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; R.Campanella singled to shortstop [R.Campanella to
second (error by F.Austin)]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 4.

STARS 6TH: H.Miller singled; F.Austin forced H.Miller (unknown
fielder) [F.Austin to first]; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to
third]; E.Stone reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice
bunt [F.Austin scored, G.Benson to second]; J.West out on
unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 5.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 5.

STARS 7TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown
play; M.Duckett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 1, Stars 5.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.HARVEY BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 5.

STARS 8TH: A.PORTER REPLACED B.HARVEY (PITCHING); H.Miller out
on unknown play; F.Austin singled; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to
second]; E.Stone singled [F.Austin scored, G.Benson to second];
J.West singled [G.Benson scored, E.Stone to second]; H.Spearman
out on unknown play [E.Stone to third, J.West to second];
G.Curry singled [E.Stone scored, J.West scored]; B.Cash out on
unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 9.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Hoskins singled; R.Campanella walked
[B.Hoskins to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; F.Russell
singled [B.Hoskins to third, R.Campanella to second]; B.BYRD
BATTED FOR D.DENNIS; B.Byrd out on unknown play; G.SCALES BATTED
FOR B.CLARKE; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   8   2   7
 Stars            9  15   2  10


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