New York Cubans 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 8 13 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Minnie Minoso 3b 5 3 3 0 0 2 3 Dave Thomas 1b 5 1 3 0 0 8 0 Alejandro Crespo lf 5 2 5 3 0 3 0 Harry Williams 2b 5 0 0 1 0 2 2 Fernando Diaz rf 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 Silvio Garcia ss 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 Rogelio Linares cf 3 0 0 1 1 4 1 Lou Louden c 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Dave Barnhill p 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 41 8 13 8 1 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Minnie Minoso, Dave Thomas, Harry Williams. E: 3. Harry Williams, Fernando Diaz, Silvio Garcia. BATTING - 2B: Minnie Minoso, Dave Thomas. 3B: Silvio Garcia. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Alejandro Crespo. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix Guilbe lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 Henry Kimbro cf 2 0 0 0 2 3 0 Willie Wells 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 2 0 0 13 1 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Norman Robinson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Tite Figueroa ph, p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Bill Byrd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andy Porter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Joe Black ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Villodas c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 0 7 0 2 3 27 13 FIELDING - E: 1. Sammy Hughes. BATTING - GDP: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Barnhill W 9 7 0 0 2 3 0 36 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 3 0 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd L 0.1 5 5 5 0 0 0 6 Andy Porter 6.2 5 2 2 1 3 0 26 Tite Figueroa 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 Totals 9 13 8 8 1 3 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 2:04 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/7/1946, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. M.Minoso 3b F.Guilbe lf 2. D.Thomas 1b T.Butts ss 3. A.Crespo lf H.Kimbro cf 4. H.Williams 2b W.Wells 3b 5. F.Diaz rf J.Washington 1b 6. S.Garcia ss S.Hughes 2b 7. R.Linares cf N.Robinson rf 8. L.Louden c B.Clarke c 9. D.Barnhill p B.Byrd p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Minoso singled; D.Thomas doubled [M.Minoso to third]; A.Crespo singled [M.Minoso scored, D.Thomas scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled [A.Crespo to second]; S.Garcia tripled [A.Crespo scored, F.Diaz scored]; A.PORTER REPLACED B.BYRD (PITCHING); R.Linares flied to unknown fielder [S.Garcia scored]; L.Louden out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: F.Guilbe out on unknown play; T.Butts reached on an error by H.Williams [T.Butts to first]; H.Kimbro grounded into a double play (M.Minoso to H.Williams to D.Thomas) [T.Butts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 2ND: D.Barnhill out on unknown play; M.Minoso doubled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; A.Crespo singled [M.Minoso scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wells singled to right field [W.Wells to second (error by F.Diaz)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 3RD: F.Diaz out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; R.Linares walked; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 4TH: D.Barnhill out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; W.Wells singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 5TH: A.Crespo singled; A.Crespo stole second; H.Williams out on unknown play [A.Crespo to third]; F.Diaz out on unknown play [A.Crespo scored]; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 6TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Guilbe out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 7TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled; A.Crespo singled [D.Thomas to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Washington singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.FIGUEROA BATTED FOR B.CLARKE; T.Figueroa singled [J.Washington to second]; J.BLACK BATTED FOR A.PORTER; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 8TH: T.FIGUEROA STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); L.VILLODAS REPLACED J.BLACK (PLAYING C); S.Garcia out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; L.Louden reached on an error by S.Hughes [L.Louden to first]; D.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Guilbe singled to shortstop [F.Guilbe to second (error by S.Garcia)]; T.Butts out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 7, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 9TH: M.Minoso singled; D.Thomas singled [M.Minoso to second]; A.Crespo singled [M.Minoso to third, D.Thomas to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play [M.Minoso scored]; F.Diaz out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [J.Washington to second]; T.Figueroa out on unknown play; L.Villodas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 8 13 3 7 Elite Giants 0 7 1 9
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