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New York Cubans (NY6) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 30, 1946 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  3  2
New York Cubans                     0 2 1  0 1 0  0 0 x   -   4  9  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   1    1     0         2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     1         3   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   0   0    0     1         2   5
Willie Wells 3b                       3   0   1    0     1         0   1
Norman Robinson rf                    4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    0     0        10   1
Felix Guilbe lf                       2   0   0    0     1         4   0
  Tite Figueroa ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0         2   1
  George Scales ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Byrd p                           2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Totals                               29   1   3    1     5   5    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Sammy Hughes, Johnny Washington. 
E: 2.  Sammy Hughes 2. 

BATTING -
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
HBP:  Henry Kimbro. 
GDP:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  7


New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fernando Diaz rf                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   2   3    1     0         9   1
Alejandro Crespo cf                   4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Silvio Garcia ss                      4   1   1    1     0         3   2
Lou Louden c                          4   1   1    0     0         5   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      3   0   1    0     0         2   3
Dave Barnhill p                       3   0   2    0     0         1   3
Totals                               32   4   9    2     0   1    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dave Thomas, Harry Williams, Silvio Garcia. 

BATTING -
3B:  Silvio Garcia. 
HR:  Dave Thomas. 
SH:  Rogelio Linares. 
GDP:  Alejandro Crespo. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          8       9   4    2   0   1   1  33
Totals                               8       9   4    2   0   1   1  33


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Barnhill W                      9       3   1    1   5   5   1  35
Totals                               9       3   1    1   5   5   1  35

HBP:  Dave Barnhill. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 12000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/30/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York
Cubans (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     New York                      
1. H.Kimbro            cf        F.Diaz              rf        
2. T.Butts             ss        D.Thomas            1b        
3. S.Hughes            2b        A.Crespo            cf        
4. W.Wells             3b        H.Williams          2b        
5. N.Robinson          rf        S.Garcia            ss        
6. J.Washington        1b        L.Louden            c         
7. F.Guilbe            lf        R.Linares           lf        
8. B.Clarke            c         M.Minoso            3b        
9. B.Byrd              p         D.Barnhill          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc Game was preceded by a game between
Montgomery and Atlanta; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
walked; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wells singled [T.Butts
to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: F.Diaz out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; A.Crespo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Cubans 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Guilbe
walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd walked [F.Guilbe to
second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; S.Garcia tripled;
L.Louden singled; R.Linares reached on an error on a sacrifice
bunt by S.Hughes [S.Garcia scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Louden
to second, R.Linares to first]; M.Minoso reached on an error by
S.Hughes [L.Louden scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Linares to
second, M.Minoso to first]; D.Barnhill out on unknown play;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Cubans 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked;
W.Wells out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 3RD: D.Thomas homered; A.Crespo out on unknown play;
H.Williams out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Guilbe
out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Linares out on
unknown play; M.Minoso singled; D.Barnhill singled [M.Minoso to
second]; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro was hit
by a pitch; T.Butts grounded into a double play (S.Garcia to
H.Williams to D.Thomas) [H.Kimbro out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 5TH: D.Thomas singled; A.Crespo singled [D.Thomas to
second]; H.Williams out on unknown play [D.Thomas to third,
A.Crespo to second]; S.Garcia out on unknown play [D.Thomas
scored, A.Crespo out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Cubans 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: S.Hughes 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 0, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 6TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; R.Linares out on
unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 4.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Washington singled; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play [J.Washington to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play
[J.Washington to third]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 7TH: D.Barnhill singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play;
D.Thomas singled [D.Barnhill to second]; A.Crespo grounded into
a double play (S.Hughes to T.Butts to J.Washington) [D.Thomas
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Kimbro homered; T.Butts out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1,
Cubans 4.

CUBANS 8TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on
unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Cubans 4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; T.FIGUEROA
BATTED FOR F.GUILBE; T.Figueroa out on unknown play; G.SCALES
BATTED FOR B.CLARKE; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   3   2   7
 Cubans           4   9   0   5


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