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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Tuesday, August 22, 1944 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 3 1  1 0 2  0 0 0   -   7 12  3
Newark Eagles                       2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  2  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    0     2         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   0   0    0     3         2   5
Frank Russell 2b                      5   1   1    0     0         5   2
Roy Campanella c                      5   1   1    0     0         4   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       5   3   4    3     0         0   0
Bill Harvey rf                        3   1   2    0     2         0   0
Norman Robinson 3b                    5   1   3    3     0         2   6
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     1        14   0
Donald Troy p                         4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   7  12    6     8   8    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts, Frank Russell, Norman Robinson, Doc Dennis 2. 
E: 3.  Frank Russell, Roy Campanella, Norman Robinson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Russell, Roy Campanella, Bill Harvey. 
HR:  Bill Hoskins. 
SH:  Donald Troy. 
HBP:  Doc Dennis. 
GDP:  Frank Russell, Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Hoskins. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   1   0    0     0         2   2
Vic Barnett rf                        4   1   0    0     0         1   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         3   4
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   0    0     0         9   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   0   1    1     0         0   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  2   0   0    0     1         2   0
Willie Wynn c                         3   0   0    0     0         8   0
 Pitts ss                             3   0   0    0     0         2   5
Don Newcombe p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               30   2   2    1     1   4    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge 2, Lennie Pearson 2,  Pitts. 
E: 1.  Willie Wynn. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Lennie Pearson, Willie Wynn. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy W                        9       2   2    0   1   4   0  31
Totals                               9       2   2    0   1   4   0  31


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Don Newcombe L                       9      12   7    7   8   8   1  46
Totals                               9      12   7    7   8   8   1  46

WP:  Don Newcombe. 
HBP:  Don Newcombe. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Art Fields, 1B -  Boss

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/22/1944 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        M.Watkins           3b        
2. T.Butts             ss        V.Barnett           rf        
3. F.Russell           2b        R.Dandridge         2b        
4. R.Campanella        c         L.Pearson           1b        
5. B.Hoskins           lf        J.Davis             lf        
6. B.Harvey            rf        A.Brathwaite        cf        
7. N.Robinson          3b        W.Wynn              c         
8. D.Dennis            1b                            ss        
9. D.Troy              p         D.Newcombe          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts walked [H.Kimbro to
second]; F.Russell grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to 
to L.Pearson) [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts out at second];
R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins reached on an error by N.Robinson
[M.Watkins to first]; V.Barnett reached on an error by
R.Campanella [M.Watkins to second, V.Barnett to first];
R.Dandridge reached on an error by F.Russell [M.Watkins to
third, V.Barnett to second, R.Dandridge to first]; L.Pearson
grounded into a double play (N.Robinson to F.Russell to
D.Dennis) [M.Watkins scored (unearned) (no RBI), V.Barnett to
third, R.Dandridge out at second]; J.Davis singled to center
field [V.Barnett scored (unearned)]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins singled to center field; B.Harvey
doubled [B.Hoskins to third]; N.Robinson singled to left field
[B.Hoskins scored, B.Harvey scored, N.Robinson to second (on
throw)]; D.Dennis was hit by a pitch; D.Troy out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to third, D.Dennis to
second]; D.Newcombe threw a wild pitch [N.Robinson scored,
D.Dennis to third]; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts walked [H.Kimbro to
second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 2ND: W.Wynn out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 3, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Hoskins homered to left-center; B.Harvey
walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis walked
[B.Harvey to second]; D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell
doubled to left field; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins singled [F.Russell scored]; B.Harvey walked [B.Hoskins
to second]; N.Robinson singled [B.Hoskins to third, B.Harvey to
second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Elite Giants 5, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play;  out on unknown play;
D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: R.Campanella doubled; B.Hoskins singled to
left field [R.Campanella scored]; B.Hoskins stole second;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [B.Hoskins
scored]; D.Dennis grounded into a double play (M.Watkins to
R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [N.Robinson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled;
T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked;
W.Wynn grounded into a double play (T.Butts to D.Dennis)
[A.Brathwaite out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 7, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.Wynn dropped a foul fly hit by
R.Campanella; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; B.Harvey singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH:  out on unknown play; D.Newcombe out on unknown
play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; D.Troy out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 9TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Eagles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     7  12   3  12
 Eagles           2   2   1   2


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