New York Cubans 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 x - 6 11 2 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rabbit Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 1 0 1 9 0 Heberto Blanco 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 Jim Williams rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tetelo Vargas lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Norton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln Williams cf 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 Ameal Brooks c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Barney Morris p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Thomas Saxon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 1 4 1 2 4 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Rabbit Martinez, Heberto Blanco. E: 3. Lincoln Williams, Roosevelt Cox, Thomas Saxon. BATTING - HBP: Jim Williams. GDP: Jim Williams. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 George Scales 1b 4 0 3 3 0 9 1 Roy Campanella rf 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 Wild Bill Wright lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 2 0 0 5 3 Bob Clarke c 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Bill Byrd p 3 2 2 1 1 0 2 Totals 34 6 11 6 3 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Sammy Hughes, George Scales, Tommy Butts 2. E: 2. Sammy Hughes, Tommy Butts. BATTING - 2B: Sammy Hughes, George Scales 2. 3B: Roy Campanella, Bill Byrd. SH: Henry Kimbro. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Felton Snow, Tommy Butts. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Morris L 4 8 5 5 2 0 0 22 Thomas Saxon 4 3 1 1 1 2 0 16 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 2 0 38 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 34 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 4 0 34 HBP: Bill Byrd. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 2800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/12/1942, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. R.Martinez ss H.Kimbro cf 2. D.Thomas 1b S.Hughes 2b 3. H.Blanco 2b G.Scales 1b 4. J.Williams rf R.Campanella rf 5. T.Vargas lf W.Wright lf 6. L.Williams cf F.Snow 3b 7. R.Cox 3b T.Butts ss 8. A.Brooks c B.Clarke c 9. B.Morris p B.Byrd p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Thomas walked; H.Blanco out on unknown play; J.Williams was hit by a pitch [D.Thomas to second]; T.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; S.Hughes out on unknown play; G.Scales singled [H.Kimbro to second]; R.Campanella singled [H.Kimbro scored, G.Scales to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 2ND: L.Williams out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled to center field [B.Byrd to second (error by L.Williams)]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. CUBANS 3RD: B.Morris walked; R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled [B.Morris to second]; H.Blanco out on unknown play; J.Williams flied to R.Campanella; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: S.Hughes doubled; G.Scales out on unknown play; R.Campanella tripled [S.Hughes scored]; W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 4TH: T.Vargas out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts singled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd tripled [T.Butts scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; G.Scales doubled [B.Byrd scored, S.Hughes scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 5TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.SAXON REPLACED B.MORRIS (PITCHING); W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; T.Butts singled [F.Snow to second]; F.Snow stole third and T.Butts stole second; B.Clarke lined into a double play (H.Blanco to R.Martinez) [T.Butts out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 6TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Blanco singled; J.Williams grounded into a double play (G.Scales to T.Butts) [H.Blanco out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to second]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; G.Scales doubled [B.Byrd scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 6. CUBANS 7TH: T.Vargas singled; L.Williams reached on an error by S.Hughes [T.Vargas to second, L.Williams to first]; R.Cox singled [T.Vargas scored, L.Williams to second]; A.Brooks lined into a double play (S.Hughes to T.Butts) [L.Williams out at second]; T.Saxon out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wright reached on an error by R.Cox [W.Wright to first]; W.Wright was picked off first, but was safe on an error by T.Saxon [W.Wright to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 6. CUBANS 8TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Blanco out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 6. CUBANS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Vargas reached on an error by T.Butts [T.Vargas to first]; RAN FOR T.VARGAS; L.Williams out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 1 4 3 6 Elite Giants 6 11 2 8
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