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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 1  1 1  -   3  6  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 0  -   1  4  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Flash Miller ss                       3   0   1    1     0         0   0
Goose Curry cf                        3   1   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   2    1     0         0   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       1   1   0    0     1         0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ralph Burgin rf                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
George Scales 3b                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Clarke c                          2   1   2    1     0         0   0
Bill Holland p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               21   3   6    3     1   3    15   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Flash Miller, Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Clarke. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ameal Brooks. 
CS:  Johnny Washington. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Hoskins rf                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Roy Campanella c                      2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Jim West 1b                           2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Emery Adams p                         1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Biz Mackey ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               20   1   4    1     0   2    15   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wild Bill Wright, Roy Campanella. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       5       4   1    1   0   2   0  20
Totals                               5       4   1    1   0   2   0  20


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Emery Adams L                        5       6   3    3   1   3   0  22
Totals                               5       6   3    3   1   3   0  22



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 1:15   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/28/1939, game 2 -- New York Black Yankees at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. D.Campbell          2b        H.Kimbro            lf        
2. F.Miller            ss        F.Snow              3b        
3. G.Curry             cf        W.Wright            cf        
4. J.Washington        1b        B.Hoskins           rf        
5. A.Brooks            lf        S.Hughes            2b        
6. Z.Wright            rf        R.Campanella        c         
7. G.Scales            3b        J.West              1b        
8. B.Clarke            c         H.Walker            ss        
9. B.Holland           p         E.Adams             p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell out on unknown play; F.Miller out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; W.Wright reached on an error by F.Miller [W.Wright
to first]; W.Wright stole second; B.Hoskins out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Washington out on unknown play; A.Brooks
walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: S.Hughes out on unknown play; R.Campanella
singled; R.Campanella stole second [R.Campanella to third (error
by B.Clarke)]; J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker singled to
center field [R.Campanella scored]; E.Adams singled [H.Walker to
second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Clarke singled; B.Holland out on unknown
play; D.Campbell singled [B.Clarke to third]; F.Miller out on
unknown play [B.Clarke scored]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 1.

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

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Washington singled; A.Brooks forced
J.Washington (unknown fielder) [A.Brooks to first]; A.Brooks
stole second; Z.Wright reached on an error by F.Snow [A.Brooks
to third, Z.Wright to first]; G.Scales out on unknown play;
B.Clarke doubled [A.Brooks scored, Z.Wright to third]; B.Holland
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,
Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.BURGIN REPLACED Z.WRIGHT (PLAYING RF);
S.Hughes out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
2, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; F.Miller
singled; G.Curry forced F.Miller (unknown fielder) [G.Curry to
first]; J.Washington singled [G.Curry scored]; J.Washington was
caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.BYRD BATTED FOR H.WALKER; B.Byrd singled;
B.MACKEY BATTED FOR E.ADAMS; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    3   6   2   4
 Elite Giants     1   4   1   4


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