Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Willie Wynn c 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Lennie Pearson 1b, cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Vic Barnett rf 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles ph, 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Sy Morton ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 Terris McDuffie p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 1 5 1 1 6 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles, Sy Morton. E: 3. Lennie Pearson, Archie Brathwaite, Sy Morton. BATTING - 2B: Willie Wynn. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 George Scales rf 4 0 0 1 0 4 0 Norman Robinson pr, rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 2 2 0 13 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 Bob Clarke c 4 0 2 0 0 7 0 Bill Byrd p 3 0 0 0 1 0 8 Totals 34 4 9 4 2 1 27 19 BATTING - 2B: Bob Clarke. 3B: Bill Hoskins. HR: Henry Kimbro, Doc Dennis. GDP: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie L 8 9 4 4 2 1 2 36 Totals 8 9 4 4 2 1 2 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 5 1 1 1 6 0 34 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 6 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Holloway Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/9/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. M.Watkins 3b H.Kimbro cf 2. W.Wynn c F.Snow 3b 3. R.Dandridge 2b F.Russell 2b 4. B.Harvey lf G.Scales rf 5. L.Pearson 1b B.Hoskins lf 6. V.Barnett rf D.Dennis 1b 7. A.Brathwaite cf T.Butts ss 8. S.Morton ss B.Clarke c 9. T.McDuffie p B.Byrd p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; M.Watkins walked; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; F.Snow singled to center field [H.Kimbro to third (error by A.Brathwaite)]; F.Russell out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play [H.Kimbro scored]; B.Hoskins walked [F.Snow to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR A.BRATHWAITE; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); T.Butts singled; B.Clarke singled [T.Butts to second]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 3RD: S.Morton out on unknown play; T.McDuffie singled; M.Watkins reached on a fielder's choice [T.McDuffie to second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Russell out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Hoskins tripled; D.Dennis homered to leftfield [B.Hoskins scored]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 3. EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro homered to centerfield; F.Snow out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 5TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell reached on an error by L.Pearson [F.Russell to first]; G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 6TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn doubled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [W.Wynn scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke doubled; B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 7TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; G.Scales reached on an error by S.Morton [G.Scales to first]; N.ROBINSON RAN FOR G.SCALES; B.Hoskins grounded into a double play (S.Morton to R.Dandridge to M.Suttles) [N.Robinson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 8TH: N.ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); T.McDuffie out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn singled; R.Dandridge singled [W.Wynn to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: D.Dennis singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Elite Giants 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 1 5 3 6 Elite Giants 4 9 0 8
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