New York Cubans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 11 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fermin Valdes 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 Antonio Rodriguez ss 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jose Vargas cf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Ramon Heredia 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Pedro Arango 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Esterio Caraballo rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 Pedro Pages lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mickey Casey c 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 Silvino Ruiz p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 11 5 3 3 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fermin Valdes, Antonio Rodriguez, Pedro Arango. E: 1. Pedro Arango. BATTING - 2B: Fermin Valdes, Jose Vargas, Esterio Caraballo 2, Mickey Casey. SH: Pedro Pages. GDP: Silvino Ruiz. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Jose Vargas. CS: Ramon Heredia. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Red Moore 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 Emery Adams rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Crush Holloway ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines ph, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willie Hubert p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 5 1 2 5 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Felton Snow, Red Moore, Tommy Butts. E: 3. Tommy Butts, Roy Campanella 2. BATTING - 2B: Hoss Walker. 3B: Felton Snow. HBP: Red Moore. GDP: Emery Adams. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Silvino Ruiz W 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 35 Totals 9 5 1 1 2 5 0 35 HBP: Silvino Ruiz. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Hubert L 9 11 5 3 3 3 0 39 Totals 9 11 5 3 3 3 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Johnson, 1B - Glovewell Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/27/1939, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. F.Valdes 2b H.Kimbro cf 2. A.Rodriguez ss F.Snow 2b 3. J.Vargas cf R.Moore 1b 4. R.Heredia 3b B.Hoskins lf 5. P.Arango 1b T.Butts ss 6. E.Caraballo rf E.Adams rf 7. P.Pages lf H.Walker 3b 8. M.Casey c R.Campanella c 9. S.Ruiz p W.Hubert 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 singled; J.Vargas stole second [J.Vargas to third (error by R.Campanella)]; R.Heredia singled [J.Vargas scored (unearned)]; P.Arango out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0. CUBANS 2ND: E.Caraballo doubled; P.Pages out on unknown play; M.Casey walked; S.Ruiz out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: T.Butts singled; E.Adams out on unknown play; H.Walker doubled [T.Butts scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; W.Hubert out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 3RD: A.Rodriguez singled to shortstop [A.Rodriguez to second (error by T.Butts)]; J.Vargas out on unknown play; R.Heredia singled [A.Rodriguez scored (unearned)]; R.Heredia was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); P.Arango out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Moore was hit by a pitch; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 4TH: E.Caraballo doubled; P.Pages out on unknown play; M.Casey walked; S.Ruiz grounded into a double play (T.Butts to F.Snow to R.Moore) [M.Casey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts walked; E.Adams grounded into a double play (F.Valdes to A.Rodriguez to P.Arango) [T.Butts out at second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 5TH: R.Campanella dropped a foul fly hit by F.Valdes; F.Valdes doubled; A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on unknown play; R.Heredia out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: R.Campanella singled; W.Hubert out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 6TH: P.Arango out on unknown play; E.Caraballo out on unknown play; P.Pages singled; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 7TH: S.Ruiz out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; A.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: C.HOLLOWAY BATTED FOR E.ADAMS; J.GAINES BATTED FOR C.HOLLOWAY; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 8TH: J.GAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.Vargas doubled to left field; R.Heredia out on unknown play; P.Arango singled [J.Vargas scored]; E.Caraballo walked [P.Arango to second]; P.Pages out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Arango to third, E.Caraballo to second]; M.Casey doubled to right field [P.Arango scored, E.Caraballo scored]; S.Ruiz out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.Hubert out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow tripled; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 9TH: 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 5, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Hoskins walked; T.Butts reached on an error by P.Arango [B.Hoskins to second, T.Butts to first]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 5 11 1 7 Elite Giants 1 5 3 7
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