Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 6 3 New York Cubans 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 5 0 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 3 1 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Roy Campanella c 3 1 0 0 1 7 0 Doc Dennis 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bill Harvey rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Norman Robinson 1b 3 1 1 0 0 12 0 Tony Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 2 6 2 2 7 24 8 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Kimbro, Tommy Butts, Roy Campanella. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro 2, Doc Dennis. SH: Tommy Butts, Tony Walker. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Roy Campanella. New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jose Vargas cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Hector Rodriguez 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 Rogelio Linares 1b 4 1 1 2 0 11 0 Pancho Coimbre lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Claro Duany rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Gil Garrido 2b 2 0 0 0 1 3 5 Ameal Brooks c 2 0 1 0 0 8 1 Luis Tiant p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Patricio Scantlebury ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carrenza Howard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 3 5 2 2 7 27 14 BATTING - 2B: Jose Vargas, Ameal Brooks. HR: Rogelio Linares. HBP: Ameal Brooks. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Hector Rodriguez. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tony Walker L 8 5 3 2 2 7 1 33 Totals 8 5 3 2 2 7 1 33 HBP: Tony Walker. New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Tiant 7 5 2 2 2 7 0 27 Carrenza Howard W 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 9 6 2 2 2 7 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1200 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 8/19/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York Cubans (N) Starting Lineups: Baltimore New York 1. H.Kimbro cf J.Vargas cf 2. T.Butts ss H.Rodriguez 3b 3. F.Russell 2b R.Linares 1b 4. R.Campanella c P.Coimbre lf 5. D.Dennis 3b C.Duany rf 6. B.Hoskins lf R.Martinez ss 7. B.Harvey rf G.Garrido 2b 8. N.Robinson 1b A.Brooks c 9. T.Walker p L.Tiant 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; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: J.Vargas doubled to left field; H.Rodriguez grounded out (F.Russell to N.Robinson) [J.Vargas to third]; R.Linares homered to rightfield [J.Vargas scored]; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 2ND: R.Martinez out on unknown play; G.Garrido out on unknown play; A.Brooks was hit by a pitch; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Harvey singled to left field (P.Coimbre to G.Garrido) [B.Harvey out at second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 3RD: J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez singled; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; G.Garrido walked; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 5TH: L.Tiant out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson singled; T.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to second]; H.Kimbro singled [N.Robinson scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 2. CUBANS 6TH: R.Linares reached on an error by T.Butts [R.Linares to first]; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Campanella walked; R.Campanella stole second; D.Dennis doubled to left field [R.Campanella scored]; B.Hoskins walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: G.Garrido out on unknown play; A.Brooks doubled; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR L.TIANT; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: C.HOWARD REPLACED P.SCANTLEBURY (PITCHING); H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third]; F.Russell reached on a fielder's choice (G.Garrido to A.Brooks) [H.Kimbro out at home]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 8TH: H.Rodriguez singled; H.Rodriguez stole second [H.Rodriguez scored (unearned) (error by R.Campanella) (error by H.Kimbro)]; R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; C.Duany walked; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 2 6 3 5 Cubans 3 5 0 6
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