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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Friday, June 11, 1943 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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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