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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 7, 1938 (D) at Randalls Island, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 0  0 0  -   1  2  0
New York Black Yankees              0 0 1  0 0  -   1  4  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   0    0     0         1   0
Felton Snow ss                        2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Buddy Burbage rf                      2   0   0    1     0         1   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        2   0   0    0     0         8   0
George Scales 2b                      1   0   0    0     1         2   0
Lonnie Summers 3b                     2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Roy Campanella c                      2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Bob Griffith p                        2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               18   1   2    1     1   5    15   0


BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Marvin Barker cf                      2   0   1    1     0         1   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   2   0   0    0     0         3   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   0   1    0     0         3   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  2   0   1    0     0         2   0
Clarence Palm c                       2   0   0    0     0         5   0
Leroy Morney ss                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Holland p                        0   1   0    0     1         0   0
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               18   1   4    1     1   1    15   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Washington. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Zollie Wright. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith                         5       4   1    1   1   1   0  19
Totals                               5       4   1    1   1   1   0  19


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland                         5       2   1    0   1   5   0  19
Totals                               5       2   1    0   1   5   0  19



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Frank Forbes, 2B -  Winston, 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/7/1938, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
New York Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     New York                      
1. H.Kimbro            cf        D.Campbell          2b        
2. F.Snow              ss        M.Barker            cf        
3. B.Burbage           rf        W.Cannady           3b        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        T.Christopher       lf        
5. D.Thomas            1b        Z.Wright            rf        
6. G.Scales            2b        J.Washington        1b        
7. L.Summers           3b        C.Palm              c         
8. R.Campanella        c         L.Morney            ss        
9. B.Griffith          p         B.Holland           p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro reached on an error by J.Washington
[H.Kimbro to first]; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro to third];
B.Burbage flied to Z.Wright [H.Kimbro scored (unearned)];
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: G.Scales walked; L.Summers out on unknown
play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher out on unknown play; Z.Wright
out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: C.Palm out on unknown play; L.Morney out on
unknown play; B.Holland walked; D.Campbell singled to right
field [B.Holland to second]; M.Barker singled to center field
[B.Holland scored, D.Campbell to second]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black
Yankees 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Thomas out
on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; Z.Wright
singled; Z.Wright was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
J.Washington doubled; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: L.Summers out on unknown play; R.Campanella
out on unknown play; B.Griffith singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED
FOR B.HOLLAND; B.Brown out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black
Yankees 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     1   2   0   3
 Black Yankees    1   4   1   3


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