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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 16, 1946 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   2  4  2
Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 0 0  0 3 x   -   5  6  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 3b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Tite Figueroa ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Robinson rf                    4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Black p                           3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   2   4    2     1   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Sammy Hughes, Willie Wells. 

BATTING -
HR:  Henry Kimbro, Johnny Washington. 
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  4


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Pat Patterson 3b, 2b                  3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
  Leon Day pr                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Clarence Isreal 3b                  0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Monte Irvin rf                        3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Oscar Givens ss                       4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Rufus Lewis p                         4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   5   6    5     5   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Pat Patterson. 

BATTING -
HR:  Johnny Davis, Rufus Lewis. 
SH:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Black L                          8       6   5    5   5   0   2  36
Totals                               8       6   5    5   5   0   2  36


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rufus Lewis W                        9       4   2    2   1   0   2  33
Totals                               9       4   2    2   1   0   2  33



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Phil Cockrell, 2B -  , 3B - Charles Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/16/1946, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. T.Butts             ss        P.Patterson         3b        
3. S.Hughes            3b        L.Doby              2b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. W.Wells             2b        M.Irvin             rf        
6. N.Robinson          rf        J.Davis             lf        
7. J.Washington        1b        O.Givens            ss        
8. B.Clarke            c         L.Ruffin            c         
9. J.Black             p         R.Lewis             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
L.Doby walked [J.Wilkes to second]; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wilkes to third, L.Doby to second];
M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants
0, Eagles 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wells out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; O.Givens singled to
third base [O.Givens to second (error by S.Hughes)]; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; R.Lewis homered to rightfield [O.Givens
scored]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Black out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro homered to rightfield; T.Butts reached on
an error by P.Patterson [T.Butts to first]; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: P.Patterson walked; L.Doby out on unknown play;
L.Pearson walked [P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: O.Givens out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled;
R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Clarke
out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; L.Pearson reached on an error by W.Wells
[L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; O.Givens out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Washington homered to rightfield; B.Clarke
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 2,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Black 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 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Doby singled; L.DAY RAN FOR L.DOBY; L.Pearson
forced L.Day (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin
walked [L.Pearson to second]; J.Davis homered to leftfield
[L.Pearson scored, M.Irvin scored]; O.Givens singled; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 5.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: C.ISREAL REPLACED L.DAY (PLAYING 3B);
P.PATTERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); T.FIGUEROA BATTED
FOR S.HUGHES; T.Figueroa out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; W.Wells singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     2   4   2   4
 Eagles           5   6   1   7


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