Nashville Elite Giants 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 6 1 New York Cubans 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 2 BATTING Nashville Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sammy Hughes 2b 5 0 2 1 0 2 4 Leroy Morney ss 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 Roy Parnell lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Zollie Wright rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Jim West 1b 4 0 1 2 0 12 0 Nish Williams c 4 0 1 0 0 1 13 1 Sam Thompson p 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 36 4 6 3 2 17 30 14 FIELDING - E: 1. Nish Williams. BATTING - 2B: Sammy Hughes 2, Roy Parnell, Wild Bill Wright, Jim West. Team LOB: 4 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Martin Dihigo 3b, 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 Alejandro Oms cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 Rap Dixon lf, 3b 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 Francisco Correa 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Cocaina Garcia ph, lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 4 0 2 1 0 18 0 Rabbit Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Frank Blake p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 2 7 2 1 12 30 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rap Dixon, Francisco Correa. E: 2. Martin Dihigo 2. BATTING - 2B: Rap Dixon 2. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Clyde Spearman, Martin Dihigo, Rap Dixon. CS: Alejandro Oms. PITCHING Nashville Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sam Thompson W 10 7 2 1 1 12 0 37 Totals 10 7 2 1 1 12 0 37 New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Blake L 10 6 4 2 2 17 0 38 Totals 10 6 4 2 2 17 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Pohlman, 1B - Brutteri, 2B - , 3B - Harriet Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/29/1935 -- Nashville Elite Giants at New York Cubans (N) Starting Lineups: Nashville New York 1. S.Hughes 2b C.Spearman rf 2. L.Morney ss M.Dihigo 3b 3. R.Parnell lf D.Thomas 1b 4. Z.Wright rf A.Oms cf 5. W.Wright cf R.Dixon lf 6. F.Snow 3b F.Correa 2b 7. J.West 1b F.Duncan c 8. N.Williams c R.Martinez ss 9. S.Thompson p F.Blake p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Hughes out on unknown play; L.Morney popped to R.Martinez; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: C.Spearman struck out [C.Spearman to first (error by N.Williams)]; C.Spearman stole second; M.Dihigo singled [C.Spearman scored (unearned)]; M.Dihigo stole second; D.Thomas struck out; A.Oms struck out; R.Dixon struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: Z.Wright walked; W.Wright doubled [Z.Wright to third]; F.Snow struck out; J.West doubled [Z.Wright scored, W.Wright scored]; N.Williams struck out; S.Thompson struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 2ND: F.Correa out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled; R.Martinez out on unknown play; F.Blake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: S.Hughes doubled; L.Morney walked; R.Parnell flied into a double play (R.Dixon to F.Correa) [S.Hughes out at second]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; D.Thomas walked; A.Oms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 4TH: R.Dixon doubled; F.Correa out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; S.Thompson out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 5TH: F.Blake out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; R.Parnell doubled to center field; Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; A.Oms singled; A.Oms was caught stealing second (N.Williams to S.Hughes); R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 7TH: F.Correa out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Thompson out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 8TH: F.Blake out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.Parnell out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 1. CUBANS 9TH: A.Oms struck out; R.Dixon doubled; C.GARCIA BATTED FOR F.CORREA; C.Garcia out on unknown play; R.Dixon stole third; F.Duncan singled [R.Dixon scored]; F.Duncan was picked off first (S.Thompson to J.West); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 10TH: M.DIHIGO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R.DIXON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); C.GARCIA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); F.Snow reached on an error by M.Dihigo [F.Snow to first]; On a bunt J.West popped to F.Duncan; N.Williams singled [F.Snow to second]; S.Thompson forced N.Williams (R.Martinez to M.Dihigo) [F.Snow scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by M.Dihigo), S.Thompson to second]; S.Hughes doubled [S.Thompson scored (unearned)]; L.Morney popped to D.Thomas; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Cubans 2. CUBANS 10TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; F.Blake out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 4, Cubans 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 4 6 1 4 Cubans 2 7 2 5
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