New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 8 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Pedro Ballester ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Juan Leon rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 1 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 4 1 2 2 0 2 9 1 Ray Noble c 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 Cleveland Clark lf 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 Pedro Miro 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 Lou Louden ph, 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilfredo Salas p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Armando Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Barney Morris p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 3 8 3 4 9 27 14 FIELDING - E: 3. Pedro Ballester, Minnie Minoso, Ray Noble. BATTING - 2B: Pedro Ballester, Minnie Minoso. 3B: Ray Noble. GDP: Wilfredo Salas, Armando Vazquez. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Juan Leon. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 3 Jim Gilliam 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 Johnny Washington 1b 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 Frank Russell rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Ed Finney 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 Frazier Robinson c 4 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 Clyde Sowell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 3 6 2 7 0 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 3. Tommy Butts 2, Jim Gilliam 2, Johnny Washington 2, Frazier Robinson. BATTING - 2B: Joe Black. SH: Joe Black. HBP: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Ed Finney. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Wilfredo Salas 6 5 3 3 3 0 0 27 Barney Morris 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 14 Totals 9 6 3 3 7 0 0 41 WP: Wilfredo Salas. BK: Wilfredo Salas. HBP: Wilfredo Salas. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Clyde Sowell 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 Joe Black 8 7 3 3 2 9 0 31 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 9 0 37 Clyde Sowell pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Lacey, 3B - Burnett Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 400 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/6/1948 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. P.Ballester ss H.Kimbro cf 2. J.Leon rf T.Butts ss 3. M.Minoso 3b J.Gilliam 2b 4. L.Cabrera 1b J.Washington 1b 5. R.Noble c L.Lockett lf 6. J.Benjamin cf F.Russell rf 7. C.Clark lf E.Finney 3b 8. P.Miro 2b F.Robinson c 9. W.Salas p C.Sowell p CUBANS 1ST: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam reached on an error by M.Minoso [J.Gilliam to first]; J.Gilliam stole second [J.Gilliam to third (error by R.Noble)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 2ND: L.Cabrera singled; R.Noble walked [L.Cabrera to second]; J.Benjamin walked [L.Cabrera to third, R.Noble to second]; J.BLACK REPLACED C.SOWELL (PITCHING); C.Clark struck out; P.Miro struck out; W.Salas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney singled; F.Robinson singled to center field (J.Benjamin to M.Minoso) [E.Finney out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 3RD: P.Ballester out on unknown play; J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso singled to right field (F.Russell to T.Butts) [M.Minoso out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Black doubled; H.Kimbro was hit by a pitch; T.Butts forced H.Kimbro (unknown fielder) [J.Black to third, T.Butts to first]; T.Butts stole second; W.Salas threw a wild pitch [J.Black scored, T.Butts to third]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 4TH: L.Cabrera struck out; R.Noble struck out; J.Benjamin struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney forced L.Lockett (unknown fielder) [E.Finney to first]; E.Finney stole second; F.Robinson singled [E.Finney to third]; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 5TH: C.Clark walked; P.Miro reached on a fielder's choice [C.Clark to second]; W.Salas grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [C.Clark to third, P.Miro out at second]; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro walked; W.Salas balked [H.Kimbro to second]; T.Butts walked; J.Gilliam out on unknown play [H.Kimbro to third, T.Butts to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored]; F.Russell out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 3. CUBANS 6TH: J.Leon singled; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera struck out while J.Leon was caught stealing second (F.Robinson to T.Butts); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: E.Finney reached on an error by P.Ballester [E.Finney to first]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Finney to second]; E.Finney was picked off second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 3. CUBANS 7TH: R.Noble singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Clark walked [R.Noble to second]; P.Miro reached on a fielder's choice [R.Noble to third, C.Clark to second]; A.VAZQUEZ BATTED FOR W.SALAS; A.Vazquez grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [P.Miro out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.MORRIS REPLACED A.VAZQUEZ (PITCHING); H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 3. CUBANS 8TH: P.Ballester doubled; J.Leon reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [P.Ballester out at third]; M.Minoso doubled [J.Leon to third]; L.Cabrera singled [J.Leon scored, M.Minoso scored]; R.Noble tripled [L.Cabrera scored]; J.Benjamin struck out; C.Clark struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell walked; E.Finney walked [F.Russell to second]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 3, Elite Giants 3. CUBANS 9TH: L.LOUDEN BATTED FOR P.MIRO; L.Louden out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: L.LOUDEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam singled [H.Kimbro to second]; J.Washington popped to unknown fielder; L.Lockett lined to C.Clark; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 3, Elite Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 3 8 3 7 Elite Giants 3 6 0 11
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