New York Cubans 2 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 - 8 12 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 1 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fernando Diaz lf 4 2 3 0 1 2 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 5 0 0 1 0 12 0 Silvio Garcia ss 2 2 1 0 2 3 3 Claro Duany rf 4 1 3 3 0 2 0 Mario Ariosa rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lou Louden c 4 0 1 3 1 2 1 Cleveland Clark cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Rabbit Martinez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Patricio Scantlebury p 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 8 12 8 4 2 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Claro Duany, Patricio Scantlebury. HBP: Silvio Garcia. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Fernando Diaz. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 2 0 0 4 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 1 0 0 3 7 Butch Davis lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 1 0 1 13 0 Joe Wiley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Bill Perkins c 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 Felix Guilbe ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frazier Robinson c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Romby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bill Byrd p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 8 0 1 3 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnny Washington. E: 1. Joe Wiley. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro. SH: Jim Gilliam. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Johnny Washington. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Patricio Scantlebury W 9 8 0 0 1 3 0 35 Totals 9 8 0 0 1 3 0 35 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby L 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 5 Joe Black 6 8 6 6 3 2 0 28 Bill Byrd 2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 Totals 9 12 8 8 4 2 0 42 HBP: Joe Black. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Poindexter Williams, 2B - , 3B - Alfred Saylor Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/14/1947, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. F.Diaz lf H.Kimbro cf 2. M.Minoso 3b T.Butts ss 3. L.Cabrera 1b J.Gilliam 2b 4. S.Garcia ss B.Davis lf 5. C.Duany rf L.Lockett rf 6. L.Louden c J.Washington 1b 7. C.Clark cf J.Wiley 3b 8. R.Martinez 2b B.Perkins c 9. P.Scantlebury p B.Romby p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Diaz walked; M.Minoso singled [F.Diaz to third]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play [F.Diaz scored]; S.Garcia singled [M.Minoso to second]; C.Duany singled [M.Minoso scored, S.Garcia to second]; J.BLACK REPLACED B.ROMBY (PITCHING); L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 2ND: R.Martinez out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled; F.Diaz stole second; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Wiley singled; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 3RD: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia walked; C.Duany lined into a double play (J.Washington unassisted) [S.Garcia out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 4TH: L.Louden walked; L.Louden was picked off first (J.Black to J.Washington); C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Davis singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington walked [B.Davis to second]; J.Wiley out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 5TH: P.Scantlebury doubled; F.Diaz singled [P.Scantlebury to third]; M.Minoso singled [P.Scantlebury scored, F.Diaz to second]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia was hit by a pitch [F.Diaz to third, M.Minoso to second]; C.Duany singled to right field [F.Diaz scored, M.Minoso scored, S.Garcia to third]; L.Louden out on unknown play [S.Garcia scored]; C.Clark out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: 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. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 6TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Gilliam singled; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 6, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 7TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; S.Garcia walked; C.Duany doubled [S.Garcia to third]; L.Louden singled [S.Garcia scored, C.Duany scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED J.BLACK (PITCHING); C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.GUILBE BATTED FOR B.PERKINS; F.Guilbe out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 8TH: F.ROBINSON REPLACED F.GUILBE (PLAYING C); P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; F.Diaz singled to third base [F.Diaz to second (error by J.Wiley)]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: M.ARIOSA REPLACED C.DUANY (PLAYING RF); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 9TH: S.Garcia out on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Washington singled; J.Washington was caught stealing second (L.Louden to S.Garcia); J.Wiley out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 8, Elite Giants 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 8 12 0 7 Elite Giants 0 8 1 8
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