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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 8 New York Cubans (NY6) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 16, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 2 0  0 0 0  1  -   3 10  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 2 0  2 0 4  x  -   8 11  0

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fermin Valdes ss                      4   0   3    0     0         1   0
Antonio Rodriguez 2b                  2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Pedro Arango 1b                     2   0   0    1     0         2   0
Jose Vargas lf                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Antonio Mirabal 1b, 2b                3   1   1    0     0         5   0
Ramon Heredia 3b                      3   1   2    0     0         2   0
Cando Lopez cf                        3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Esterio Caraballo rf                  3   0   1    1     0         1   0
Mickey Casey c                        3   0   2    1     0         4   0
Luis Tiant p                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rodolfo Fernandez ph                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Connie Rector p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Armando Torres p                    0   1   0    0     1         1   0
Totals                               28   3  10    3     1   2    18   1

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jose Vargas. 

BATTING -
2B:  Mickey Casey. 
GDP:  Cando Lopez. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Fermin Valdes. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   1   3    2     0         1   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   1   0   0    0     1         1   0
  Emery Adams ph, rf                  0   0   0    1     0         1   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   1   1    0     0        11   0
Felton Snow ss                        3   1   1    0     0         3   1
Charlie Rivera 3b                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Roy Campanella c                      3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   2   3    5     0         0   0
Totals                               27   8  11    8     1   3    21   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Red Moore, Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sammy Hughes, Bill Byrd. 
3B:  Sammy Hughes. 
HR:  Bill Byrd. 
SH:  Henry Kimbro, Emery Adams. 
HBP:  Wild Bill Wright. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sammy Hughes. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant L                         4       7   4    4   0   3   0  20
Connie Rector                        1.1     4   4    4   1   0   1  9
Armando Torres                       0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               6      11   8    8   1   3   1  31

HBP:  Luis Tiant. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          7      10   3    3   1   2   0  29
Totals                               7      10   3    3   1   2   0  29



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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/16/1939, game 2 -- New York Cubans at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. F.Valdes            ss        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. A.Rodriguez         2b        S.Hughes            2b        
3. J.Vargas            lf        W.Wright            rf        
4. A.Mirabal           1b        B.Hoskins           lf        
5. R.Heredia           3b        R.Moore             1b        
6. C.Lopez             cf        F.Snow              ss        
7. E.Caraballo         rf        C.Rivera            3b        
8. M.Casey             c         R.Campanella        c         
9. L.Tiant             p         B.Byrd              p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; F.Valdes out on unknown play; A.Rodriguez out on unknown
play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes
singled; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 2ND: A.Mirabal singled; R.Heredia singled [A.Mirabal to
second]; C.Lopez out on unknown play; E.Caraballo singled
[A.Mirabal scored, R.Heredia to second]; M.Casey doubled
(unknown fielder) [R.Heredia scored, E.Caraballo out at home];
L.Tiant out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Moore singled; F.Snow singled [R.Moore to
second]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on
unknown play; B.Byrd doubled to center field [R.Moore scored,
F.Snow scored]; H.Kimbro reached on a fielder's choice [B.Byrd
to third]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Elite Giants 2.

CUBANS 3RD: F.Valdes singled; A.Rodriguez out on unknown play;
J.Vargas out on unknown play; A.Mirabal out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.Wright was hit by a pitch; B.Hoskins popped
to M.Casey; R.Moore grounded out (A.Rodriguez to A.Mirabal)
[W.Wright to second]; Rodriguez argued that he tagged Wright;
P.ARANGO REPLACED A.RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 1B); A.MIRABAL CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 2.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Heredia singled; C.Lopez grounded into a double
play (F.Snow to R.Moore) [R.Heredia out at second]; E.Caraballo
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite
Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; R.Campanella
singled to left field [R.Campanella to second (error by
J.Vargas)]; B.Byrd singled to left field [R.Campanella scored];
H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to
second]; S.Hughes doubled [B.Byrd scored]; S.Hughes was caught
stealing third (unknown fielder); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
2, Elite Giants 4.

CUBANS 5TH: M.Casey singled; R.FERNANDEZ BATTED FOR L.TIANT;
R.Fernandez out on unknown play; F.Valdes singled [M.Casey to
second]; P.Arango out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: C.RECTOR REPLACED R.FERNANDEZ (PITCHING);
W.Wright walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Moore out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Elite Giants 4.

CUBANS 6TH: A.Mirabal out on unknown play; R.Heredia out on
unknown play; C.Lopez singled; E.Caraballo out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 4.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: C.Rivera singled; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; B.Byrd homered to rightfield [C.Rivera scored]; H.Kimbro
singled; S.Hughes tripled to left field [H.Kimbro scored];
A.TORRES REPLACED C.RECTOR (PITCHING); E.ADAMS BATTED FOR
W.WRIGHT; E.Adams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Hughes scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 8.

CUBANS 7TH: E.ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); M.Casey out on
unknown play; A.Torres walked; F.Valdes singled [A.Torres to
third]; P.Arango out on unknown play [A.Torres scored, F.Valdes
to second]; F.Valdes was caught stealing third (unknown
fielder); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 3, Elite Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           3  10   1   5
 Elite Giants     8  11   0   5


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