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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 10 New York Cubans (NY6) 0

Game played on Sunday, September 14, 1947 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  5  5
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 7  3 0 0  x  -  10 12  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Rabbit Martinez ss                    2   0   0    0     2         2   2
Fernando Diaz 2b                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Silvio Garcia 1b                      3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ray Noble c                           3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Claro Duany rf                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Cleveland Clark cf                    2   0   0    0     1         2   0
Mario Ariosa lf                       3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Barney Morris p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Pee Wee Jenkins p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Martin Crue ph                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Lino Donoso p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Lou Louden ph                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               24   0   5    0     4   3    18   8

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Minnie Minoso 2, Silvio Garcia, Ray Noble 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Silvio Garcia. 
GDP:  Rabbit Martinez, Minnie Minoso. 
Team LOB:  7


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     1         1   3
Felix Guilbe cf                       3   1   2    0     1         1   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        4   2   1    2     0         4   2
Butch Davis lf                        4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   2   0    0     1         8   0
Lester Lockett rf                     3   2   3    4     1         2   0
Joe Wiley 3b                          4   1   2    1     0         1   2
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   2    2     0         4   0
Jonas Gaines p                        1   1   0    0     2         0   1
Totals                               29  10  12    9     6   4    21   8

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam 2, Johnny Washington 2, Joe Wiley. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnny Washington. 
CS:  Frazier Robinson. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      2.1     4   5    5   3   1   0  14
Pee Wee Jenkins                      0.2     3   2    1   1   2   0  5
Lino Donoso                          3       5   3    3   2   1   0  16
Totals                               6      12  10    9   6   4   0  35


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       7       5   0    0   4   3   0  28
Totals                               7       5   0    0   4   3   0  28



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/14/1947, game 2 -- New York Cubans at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. R.Martinez          ss        T.Butts             ss        
2. F.Diaz              2b        F.Guilbe            cf        
3. M.Minoso            3b        J.Gilliam           2b        
4. S.Garcia            1b        B.Davis             lf        
5. R.Noble             c         J.Washington        1b        
6. C.Duany             rf        L.Lockett           rf        
7. C.Clark             cf        J.Wiley             3b        
8. M.Ariosa            lf        F.Robinson          c         
9. B.Morris            p         J.Gaines            p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Martinez walked; F.Diaz out on unknown play; M.Minoso
walked [R.Martinez to second]; S.Garcia out on unknown play;
R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts walked; T.Butts was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by S.Garcia [T.Butts to second];
F.Guilbe out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany out on unknown play; C.Clark walked;
M.Ariosa out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled to third base [L.Lockett to second (error by M.Minoso)];
J.Wiley out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez walked; F.Diaz out on unknown play;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; S.Garcia doubled [R.Martinez to
third]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines walked; T.Butts out on unknown play;
F.Guilbe singled to third base [J.Gaines to third (error by
M.Minoso), F.Guilbe to second]; J.Gilliam singled [J.Gaines
scored, F.Guilbe scored]; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam to second];
J.Washington walked [J.Gilliam to third, B.Davis to second];
P.JENKINS REPLACED B.MORRIS (PITCHING); L.Lockett singled
[J.Gilliam scored, B.Davis scored, J.Washington to second];
J.Wiley singled [J.Washington scored, L.Lockett scored (no RBI)
(error by R.Noble), J.Wiley to second]; F.Robinson singled
[J.Wiley scored (unearned)]; F.Robinson was caught stealing
second (R.Noble to R.Martinez); J.Gaines walked; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 7 R (6 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite
Giants 7.

CUBANS 4TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown
play; M.Ariosa singled; M.CRUE BATTED FOR P.JENKINS; M.Crue
singled [M.Ariosa to second]; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.DONOSO REPLACED M.CRUE (PITCHING); F.Guilbe
singled; J.Gilliam forced F.Guilbe (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam
to first]; B.Davis singled [J.Gilliam to second]; J.Washington
forced B.Davis (unknown fielder) [J.Gilliam to third,
J.Washington to first]; J.Washington stole second; L.Lockett
singled [J.Gilliam scored, J.Washington scored]; J.Wiley singled
[L.Lockett to second]; F.Robinson singled [L.Lockett scored,
J.Wiley to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 10.

CUBANS 5TH: F.Diaz singled; M.Minoso grounded into a double
play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [F.Diaz out at
second]; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: R.Noble dropped a foul fly hit by T.Butts;
T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Guilbe walked; J.Gilliam out on
unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Cubans 0, Elite Giants 10.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown
play; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
0, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett
walked; J.Wiley out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 10.

CUBANS 7TH: M.Ariosa out on unknown play; L.LOUDEN BATTED FOR
L.DONOSO; L.Louden singled; R.Martinez grounded into a double
play (J.Wiley to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [L.Louden out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           0   5   5   7
 Elite Giants    10  12   0   7


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