New York Cubans 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 4 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 8 13 5 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rabbit Martinez ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln Williams lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Tetelo Vargas cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 Jim Williams rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ameal Brooks 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Heberto Blanco 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Javier Perez 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buster Haywood c 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bill Anderson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Cox ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 3 4 3 3 0 24 1 BATTING - HBP: Lincoln Williams. GDP: Heberto Blanco. Team LOB: 9 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Wild Bill Wright rf 4 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Scales 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 Jonas Gaines p 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 8 13 8 2 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sammy Hughes, George Scales, Felton Snow. E: 5. Sammy Hughes, George Scales, Tommy Butts, Felton Snow, Jonas Gaines. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, George Scales. 3B: Felton Snow. HBP: Roy Campanella. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Roy Campanella. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Anderson L 8 13 8 8 2 0 0 38 Totals 8 13 8 8 2 0 0 38 HBP: Bill Anderson. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines W 9 4 3 2 3 0 0 39 Totals 9 4 3 2 3 0 0 39 HBP: Jonas Gaines. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Crush Holloway, 1B - Pop Turner Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/23/1942, game 1 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. R.Martinez ss H.Kimbro cf 2. L.Williams lf S.Hughes 2b 3. T.Vargas cf W.Wright rf 4. J.Williams rf B.Hoskins lf 5. A.Brooks 1b R.Campanella c 6. H.Blanco 2b G.Scales 1b 7. J.Perez 3b T.Butts ss 8. B.Haywood c F.Snow 3b 9. B.Anderson p J.Gaines p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; T.Vargas walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro doubled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 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.Brooks reached on an error by G.Scales [A.Brooks to first]; H.Blanco grounded into a double play (F.Snow to S.Hughes to G.Scales) [A.Brooks out at second]; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; F.Snow tripled to center field [T.Butts scored]; J.Gaines singled to center field [F.Snow scored]; H.Kimbro walked [J.Gaines to second]; S.Hughes walked [J.Gaines to third, H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright singled to right field (J.Williams to B.Haywood) [J.Gaines scored, H.Kimbro scored, S.Hughes out at home]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 4. CUBANS 3RD: B.Haywood reached on an error by F.Snow [B.Haywood to first]; B.Anderson reached on an error by J.Gaines [B.Haywood to second, B.Anderson to first]; R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Williams was hit by a pitch [B.Haywood to third, B.Anderson to second]; T.Vargas flied to unknown fielder [B.Haywood scored (unearned)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Hoskins singled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; G.Scales doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow singled [G.Scales to third]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 4TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; H.Blanco out on unknown play; J.Perez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; B.Anderson out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella was hit by a pitch; R.Campanella was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 6TH: L.Williams walked; T.Vargas singled [L.Williams to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; A.Brooks flied to unknown fielder [L.Williams to third]; H.Blanco singled [L.Williams scored, T.Vargas to second]; J.Perez out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts singled; F.Snow singled [T.Butts to second]; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts scored, F.Snow to second]; S.Hughes out on unknown play [F.Snow to third, H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright singled [F.Snow scored, H.Kimbro scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 8. CUBANS 7TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; B.Anderson out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 8. CUBANS 8TH: L.Williams out on unknown play; T.Vargas singled; J.Williams reached on an error by S.Hughes [T.Vargas to second, J.Williams to first]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; H.Blanco out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 2, Elite Giants 8. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Gaines 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 2, Elite Giants 8. CUBANS 9TH: J.Perez reached on an error by T.Butts [J.Perez to first]; B.Haywood walked [J.Perez to second]; R.COX BATTED FOR B.ANDERSON; R.Cox out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Williams singled [J.Perez scored, B.Haywood to second]; T.Vargas out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 3, Elite Giants 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 3 4 0 9 Elite Giants 8 13 5 6
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