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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 2

Game played on Monday, July 10, 1944 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 1 0   -   2  6  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  1 3 x   -   4  7  2

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   0   0    0     2         0   7
Vic Barnett rf                        4   0   0    0     1         0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      5   1   1    0     0         5   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   0   1    0     1        15   1
Willie Wynn c                         3   0   1    1     0         3   3
Archie Brathwaite cf                  3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Davis ph, cf                 0   0   0    1     1         0   0
Sy Morton ss                          4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Don Newcombe p                        4   0   2    0     0         0   3
Totals                               35   2   6    2     5   7    24  18

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Murray Watkins, Lennie Pearson, Willie Wynn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Harvey. 
SH:  Willie Wynn. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Harvey, Willie Wynn. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Norman Robinson rf                    4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Frank Russell 2b                      3   0   1    1     0         5   3
Roy Campanella c                      4   0   0    0     0         7   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   2    1     0         0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   0    0     0         8   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Felton Snow 3b                        2   1   1    0     1         1   3
Donald Troy p                         1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Tony Walker pr                      0   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Andy Porter p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               28   4   7    4     1   3    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Frank Russell, Doc Dennis. 
PB: 2.  Roy Campanella 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Russell, Bill Harvey. 
HR:  Bill Hoskins. 
SH:  Frank Russell, Donald Troy. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Norman Robinson. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Don Newcombe L                       8       7   4    4   1   3   1  31
Totals                               8       7   4    4   1   3   1  31

WP:  Don Newcombe. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy W                        8       6   2    2   4   6   0  36
Andy Porter SV                       1       0   0    0   1   1   0  5
Totals                               9       6   2    2   5   7   0  41

WP:  Donald Troy. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Art Fields, 2B -  , 3B -  Arp

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 1600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/10/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Baltimore                     
1. M.Watkins           3b        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. V.Barnett           rf        N.Robinson          rf        
3. B.Harvey            lf        F.Russell           2b        
4. R.Dandridge         2b        R.Campanella        c         
5. L.Pearson           1b        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. W.Wynn              c         D.Dennis            1b        
7. A.Brathwaite        cf        T.Butts             ss        
8. S.Morton            ss        F.Snow              3b        
9. D.Newcombe          p         D.Troy              p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett walked;
B.Harvey forced V.Barnett (unknown fielder) [B.Harvey to first];
B.Harvey stole second; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; W.Wynn reached on an
error by F.Russell [W.Wynn to first]; W.Wynn stole second;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
singled; D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: D.Newcombe singled; D.Troy threw a wild pitch
[D.Newcombe to second]; M.Watkins walked; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Snow walked; D.Troy out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [F.Snow to second]; H.Kimbro hit into a double
play (M.Watkins to L.Pearson to W.Wynn) [F.Snow out at home]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson reached on an error by D.Dennis
[L.Pearson to first]; R.Campanella allowed a passed ball
[L.Pearson to second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite
out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: N.Robinson singled; F.Russell out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to second];
R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Newcombe singled; R.Campanella allowed a passed
ball [D.Newcombe to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
V.Barnett out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge
to third]; W.Wynn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Dandridge scored, L.Pearson to second]; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Troy out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 7TH: D.Newcombe out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella
out on unknown play; B.Hoskins homered to centerfield; D.Dennis
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite
Giants 1.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey doubled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
L.Pearson walked; W.Wynn singled [B.Harvey to third, L.Pearson
to second]; J.DAVIS BATTED FOR A.BRATHWAITE; J.Davis walked
[B.Harvey scored, L.Pearson to third, W.Wynn to second];
S.Morton out on unknown play; D.Newcombe out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.DAVIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); T.Butts
out on unknown play; F.Snow singled to right field; B.HARVEY
BATTED FOR D.TROY; B.Harvey doubled to left field [F.Snow
scored]; T.WALKER RAN FOR B.HARVEY; H.Kimbro grounded out
(S.Morton to L.Pearson); N.Robinson singled [T.Walker scored];
N.Robinson stole second; F.Russell doubled [N.Robinson scored];
D.Newcombe threw a wild pitch [F.Russell to third]; R.Campanella
popped to S.Morton; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite
Giants 4.

EAGLES 9TH: A.PORTER REPLACED T.WALKER (PITCHING); M.Watkins
walked; V.Barnett reached on a fielder's choice [M.Watkins to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 2, Elite Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           2   6   0  12
 Elite Giants     4   7   2   3


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