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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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