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New York Cubans (NY6) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1939 (D) at Terrapin Park, Baltimore MD
Exhibition game

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



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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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