Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 3 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Doby 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 Johnny Davis cf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 10 5 James Brown rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 Leon Day p 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 Austin Davis ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 5 2 1 6 27 11 BATTING - Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Leon Ruffin. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 0 0 1 4 1 Felton Snow 2b 4 1 2 0 0 3 4 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 George Scales 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Bill Harvey rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bill Byrd p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Harvey Young ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 Bob Clarke c 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 2 11 27 14 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Kimbro, George Scales, Frank Russell. BATTING - 3B: Felton Snow. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Bill Byrd. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leon Day W 9 4 1 1 2 11 0 32 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 11 0 32 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd L 9 5 3 1 1 6 0 34 Totals 9 5 3 1 1 6 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 6/11/1943 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. M.Watkins 3b H.Kimbro cf 2. L.Doby 2b F.Snow 2b 3. J.Davis cf B.Hoskins lf 4. B.Harvey lf G.Scales 1b 5. L.Pearson 1b B.Harvey rf 6. J.Brown rf F.Russell 3b 7. L.Ruffin c B.Byrd p 8. L.Day p H.Young ss 9. A.Davis ss B.Clarke c EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; L.Doby singled; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey reached on an error by H.Kimbro (H.Kimbro to F.Russell) [L.Doby scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Harvey out at third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow tripled; B.Hoskins singled [F.Snow scored]; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Young walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 3RD: L.Day out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis singled to left field (B.Hoskins to F.Snow) [J.Davis out at second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Harvey singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; B.Byrd forced B.Harvey (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd to first]; B.Byrd stole second; H.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson singled; J.Brown singled [L.Pearson to second]; L.Ruffin forced J.Brown (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to third, L.Ruffin to first]; L.Ruffin stole second; L.Day out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored]; A.Davis reached on an error by G.Scales [L.Ruffin to third, A.Davis to first]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; F.Snow was picked off first (L.Day to L.Pearson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 6TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; B.Harvey reached on an error by F.Russell [J.Davis to second, B.Harvey to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown singled [J.Davis scored (unearned), B.Harvey to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.Day out on unknown play; A.Davis out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 8TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 3 5 0 4 Elite Giants 1 4 3 4
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