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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 9 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4

Game played on Saturday, August 26, 1944 (N) at 44th and Parkside, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 3  1 0 3  1 0 0   -   9 14  0
Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  3 0 0  0 0 0   -   4 11  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   2    0     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   2   1    1     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 2b                        5   2   2    3     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      5   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    2     1   0     0   0
Frank Russell 3b                      5   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         5   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Robinson rf                    5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Donald Troy p                         5   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               43   9  14    9     2   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Felton Snow, Roy Campanella, Frank Russell, Doc Dennis 2, Norman Robinson. 
3B:  Henry Kimbro. 
HR:  Felton Snow. 
Team LOB:  9


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           4   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Garrell Hartman lf                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Barney Brown ph, lf                 3   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Goose Curry p                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ule Mahoney p                       3   0   3    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   4  11    4     1   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Marvin Williams. 

BATTING -
3B:  Barney Brown. 
HR:  Bill Cash. 
SH:  Gene Benson. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy W                        9      11   4    4   1   0   1  39
Totals                               9      11   4    4   1   0   1  39


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Goose Curry L                        3       5   4    2   0   0   0  15
Ule Mahoney                          6       9   5    5   2   0   1  30
Totals                               9      14   9    7   2   0   1  45



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 8/26/1944 -- 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. F.Snow              2b        E.Stone             rf        
4. R.Campanella        c         J.West              1b        
5. B.Hoskins           lf        M.Williams          2b        
6. F.Russell           3b        H.Spearman          3b        
7. D.Dennis            1b        B.Cash              c         
8. N.Robinson          rf        G.Hartman           lf        
9. D.Troy              p         G.Curry             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.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled;
E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West singled [G.Benson to
second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Stars 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella singled; B.Hoskins grounded out
(J.West unassisted) [R.Campanella to second]; F.Russell singled
[R.Campanella scored]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash homered;
G.Hartman out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro tripled
to right field; T.Butts reached on an error by M.Williams
[H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to first]; F.Snow doubled [T.Butts to
third]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled to
right field [T.Butts scored (unearned), F.Snow scored
(unearned)]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 4, Stars 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: U.MAHONEY REPLACED G.CURRY (PITCHING);
D.Dennis doubled to left field; N.Robinson doubled [D.Dennis
scored]; D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts
out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: J.West singled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
H.Spearman forced J.West (unknown fielder) [H.Spearman to
first]; B.Cash singled [H.Spearman to second]; B.BROWN BATTED
FOR G.HARTMAN; B.Brown tripled [H.Spearman scored, B.Cash
scored]; U.Mahoney singled [B.Brown scored]; F.Austin singled
[U.Mahoney to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play;
F.Russell doubled; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Stars 4.

STARS 5TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 5, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Troy out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; F.Snow homered [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored];
R.Campanella doubled; B.Hoskins walked; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Stars 4.

STARS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 8, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis doubled; N.Robinson reached on a
fielder's choice [D.Dennis to third]; D.Troy out on unknown play
[D.Dennis scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 9, Stars 4.

STARS 7TH: U.Mahoney singled; F.Austin walked [U.Mahoney to
second]; G.Benson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[U.Mahoney to third, F.Austin to second]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 9, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella
singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 9, Stars 4.

STARS 8TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 9, Stars 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; D.Troy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 9, Stars 4.

STARS 9TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; U.Mahoney singled;
F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled [U.Mahoney to
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 9, Stars 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     9  14   0   9
 Stars            4  11   1   8


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