Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 - 7 13 1 New York Cubans 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro lf 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 1 2 0 1 2 0 Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Bill Hoskins rf 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 5 0 2 2 0 13 0 Felton Snow ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Charlie Rivera 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 1 0 7 0 Bill Byrd p 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 13 7 2 6 27 1 FIELDING - E: 1. Bill Byrd. BATTING - 2B: Sammy Hughes, Bill Hoskins 3, Felton Snow. 3B: Bill Hoskins. HR: Henry Kimbro, Bill Byrd. HBP: Wild Bill Wright. GDP: Sammy Hughes, Charlie Rivera. Team LOB: 7 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cando Lopez cf 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 Jose Vargas lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Pedro Pages 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 0 Esterio Caraballo rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Mickey Casey c 4 1 3 1 0 7 0 Antonio Rodriguez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Pedro Arango ss 3 0 2 1 1 2 0 Fermin Valdes 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 Luis Tiant p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rodolfo Fernandez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 9 3 2 4 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 3. Cando Lopez, Pedro Pages 3, Antonio Rodriguez, Fermin Valdes. E: 1. Antonio Rodriguez. BATTING - 2B: Mickey Casey, Fermin Valdes. SH: Antonio Rodriguez. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Cando Lopez, Mickey Casey. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 9 3 1 2 4 0 37 Totals 9 9 3 1 2 4 0 37 New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Tiant L 7 9 5 5 2 6 0 31 Rodolfo Fernandez 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 10 Totals 9 13 7 7 2 6 2 41 Luis Tiant pitched to 3 batters in the 8th inning HBP: Rodolfo Fernandez. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Josh Devoe, 2B - , 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/4/1939, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore New York 1. H.Kimbro lf C.Lopez cf 2. S.Hughes 2b J.Vargas lf 3. W.Wright cf P.Pages 1b 4. B.Hoskins rf E.Caraballo rf 5. J.West 1b M.Casey c 6. F.Snow ss A.Rodriguez 2b 7. C.Rivera 3b P.Arango ss 8. B.Mackey c F.Valdes 3b 9. B.Byrd p L.Tiant p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro struck out; S.Hughes singled; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: C.Lopez out on unknown play; J.Vargas walked; P.Pages out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 2ND: M.Casey singled; A.Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Casey to second]; P.Arango walked; F.Valdes doubled [M.Casey scored, P.Arango to third]; L.Tiant grounded out (F.Snow to J.West); C.Lopez grounded out (B.Mackey unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Mackey singled; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro walked [B.Mackey to second]; S.Hughes grounded into a double play (F.Valdes to P.Pages) [B.Mackey out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: J.Vargas reached on an error by B.Byrd [J.Vargas to first]; P.Pages lined to S.Hughes; E.Caraballo singled to right field [J.Vargas to second]; M.Casey doubled [J.Vargas scored (unearned), E.Caraballo to third]; A.Rodriguez flied to W.Wright; P.Arango singled [E.Caraballo scored (unearned), M.Casey to third]; F.Valdes lined to W.Wright; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins tripled; J.West singled [B.Hoskins scored]; F.Snow out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. CUBANS 4TH: L.Tiant out on unknown play; C.Lopez singled; C.Lopez was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. CUBANS 5TH: P.Pages out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on unknown play; M.Casey singled; M.Casey was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: S.Hughes walked; W.Wright hit into a double play (C.Lopez to P.Pages) [S.Hughes out at first]; B.Hoskins doubled; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. CUBANS 6TH: A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; P.Arango singled; F.Valdes out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 1, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow doubled; C.Rivera reached on an error by A.Rodriguez [F.Snow to third, C.Rivera to first]; B.Mackey out on unknown play [F.Snow scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 3. CUBANS 7TH: C.Lopez out on unknown play; J.Vargas singled; P.Pages out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Hughes doubled to center field; W.Wright singled [S.Hughes to third]; B.Hoskins doubled to center field [S.Hughes scored, W.Wright scored]; R.FERNANDEZ REPLACED L.TIANT (PITCHING); J.West singled to center field [B.Hoskins scored]; F.Snow flied to E.Caraballo; C.Rivera grounded into a double play (A.Rodriguez to P.Pages) [J.West out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Cubans 3. CUBANS 8TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; P.Arango out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Cubans 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; B.Byrd homered to rightfield; H.Kimbro homered to rightfield; S.Hughes grounded out (F.Valdes to P.Pages); W.Wright was hit by a pitch; B.Hoskins doubled [W.Wright to third]; J.West flied to C.Lopez; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Cubans 3. CUBANS 9TH: F.Valdes out on unknown play; R.Fernandez out on unknown play; C.Lopez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Cubans 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 7 13 1 7 Cubans 3 9 1 7
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