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New York Cubans (NY6) 3 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Thursday, May 6, 1948 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

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   6
Juan Leon rf                          4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   1   2    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
Wilfredo Salas p                      2   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
  Armando Vazquez ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Barney Morris p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   3   8    3     4  10    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
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   0    0     2         3   3
Jim Gilliam 2b                        5   0   1    0     0         4   3
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   0   0    0     0         9   0
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   1    2     1         0   0
Frank Russell rf                      3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Ed Finney 3b                          3   0   1    0     1         1   1
Frazier Robinson c                    4   0   2    0     0         9   1
Clyde Sowell p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Joe Black p                         3   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               32   3   6    2     7   2    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   1   0  27
Barney Morris                        3       1   0    0   4   1   0  14
Totals                               9       6   3    3   7   2   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  10   0  31
Totals                               9       8   3    3   4  10   0  37

Clyde Sowell pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd inning


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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: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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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