New York Cubans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Cleveland Clark lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 2 Lou Louden c 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 Mario Arencibia rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pedro Ballester ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 4 Pedro Miro 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 Martin Crue p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 1 6 1 4 0 24 10 BATTING - SH: Cleveland Clark. GDP: Minnie Minoso, Pedro Miro, Martin Crue. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 Lester Lockett lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 Frank Russell rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 Ed Finney 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 Frazier Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 7 1 Bob Romby p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 2 8 2 1 0 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 3. Tommy Butts 2, Jim Gilliam 3, Johnny Washington 3, Ed Finney. BATTING - HR: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Martin Crue L 8 8 2 2 1 0 1 33 Totals 8 8 2 2 1 0 1 33 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Romby W 9 6 1 1 4 0 0 34 Totals 9 6 1 1 4 0 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 5/14/1948, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. J.Benjamin cf H.Kimbro cf 2. C.Clark lf T.Butts ss 3. M.Minoso 3b J.Gilliam 2b 4. L.Cabrera 1b L.Lockett lf 5. L.Louden c J.Washington 1b 6. M.Arencibia rf F.Russell rf 7. P.Ballester ss E.Finney 3b 8. P.Miro 2b F.Robinson c 9. M.Crue p B.Romby p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Benjamin walked; C.Clark out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled to left field [J.Benjamin scored]; L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: 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 1, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 2ND: M.Arencibia out on unknown play; P.Ballester singled; P.Miro grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [P.Ballester out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.Lockett homered to leftfield; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 3RD: M.Crue out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 4TH: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; L.Louden singled; M.Arencibia out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington singled [J.Gilliam to second]; F.Russell singled [J.Gilliam scored, J.Washington to second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 5TH: P.Miro walked; M.Crue grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to J.Washington) [P.Miro out at second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 6TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled; L.Louden walked [L.Cabrera to second]; M.Arencibia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell singled; E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 7TH: P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro singled; M.Crue out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Robinson singled; B.Romby out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled [F.Robinson to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 8TH: C.Clark walked; M.Minoso grounded into a double play (E.Finney to J.Gilliam to J.Washington) [C.Clark out at second]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 9TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; M.Arencibia out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 1 6 0 6 Elite Giants 2 8 0 7
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