Philadelphia Stars 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 - 7 16 0 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 0 BATTING Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 4 0 2 1 1 3 5 Gene Benson cf 5 3 3 0 0 1 0 Ed Stone rf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 Jim West 1b 4 1 2 2 1 11 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 2 2 1 2 0 Goose Curry lf 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 Henry Spearman 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Barney Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahlon Duckett 3b 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 Bill Cash c 5 1 3 0 0 4 4 Bill Ricks p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Miller p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 39 7 16 7 6 6 27 9 BATTING - 2B: Frank Austin, Gene Benson, Goose Curry, Bill Cash. 3B: Gene Benson, Jim West, Goose Curry. GDP: Marvin Williams, Goose Curry. Team LOB: 11 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 Frank Russell 2b 4 1 1 0 0 6 4 Roy Campanella rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Doc Dennis 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 George Scales 1b 2 1 1 0 2 9 0 Bob Clarke c 2 0 0 0 1 6 0 Norman Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bill Harvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 2 7 2 6 9 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Butts, Frank Russell 2, Doc Dennis, George Scales 2. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Tommy Butts, Frank Russell, George Scales. 3B: Roy Campanella. SH: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Henry Kimbro 2, Doc Dennis. PITCHING Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Ricks W 6.1 7 2 2 5 4 0 28 Henry Miller SV 2.2 0 0 0 1 5 0 9 Totals 9 7 2 2 6 9 0 37 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines L 6.2 11 4 4 5 6 0 33 Joe Black 2.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 12 Totals 9 16 7 7 6 6 0 45 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: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/16/1944, game 1 -- Philadelphia Stars at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Philadelphia Baltimore 1. F.Austin ss H.Kimbro cf 2. G.Benson cf T.Butts ss 3. E.Stone rf F.Russell 2b 4. J.West 1b R.Campanella rf 5. M.Williams 2b B.Hoskins lf 6. G.Curry lf D.Dennis 3b 7. H.Spearman 3b G.Scales 1b 8. B.Cash c B.Clarke c 9. B.Ricks p J.Gaines p STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (B.Cash to F.Austin); T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell doubled; R.Campanella tripled [F.Russell scored]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. STARS 2ND: J.West walked; M.Williams grounded into a double play (F.Russell to T.Butts to G.Scales) [J.West out at second]; G.Curry walked; H.Spearman walked [G.Curry to second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis singled; D.Dennis was caught stealing second (B.Cash to F.Austin); G.Scales walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, Elite Giants 1. STARS 3RD: B.Ricks out on unknown play; F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson singled; E.Stone singled [G.Benson to second]; J.West singled [G.Benson scored, E.Stone to second]; M.Williams singled [E.Stone scored, J.West to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. STARS 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash singled; B.Ricks out on unknown play; F.Austin singled to right field (R.Campanella to D.Dennis) [B.Cash out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 2, Elite Giants 1. STARS 5TH: G.Benson doubled; E.Stone walked; J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [G.Benson scored, E.Stone to second]; G.Curry grounded into a double play (D.Dennis to F.Russell to G.Scales) [M.Williams out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (B.Cash to M.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 3, Elite Giants 1. STARS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash doubled; B.Ricks out on unknown play; F.Austin doubled [B.Cash scored]; G.Benson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts doubled; F.Russell out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; B.BYRD BATTED FOR D.DENNIS; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 1. STARS 7TH: F.SNOW REPLACED B.BYRD (PLAYING 3B); E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; M.Williams walked; G.Curry doubled [M.Williams to third]; J.BLACK REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); B.BROWN BATTED FOR H.SPEARMAN; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: M.DUCKETT REPLACED B.BROWN (PLAYING 3B); G.Scales doubled; B.Clarke walked; J.Black out on unknown play; H.Kimbro doubled [G.Scales scored, B.Clarke to third]; H.MILLER REPLACED B.RICKS (PITCHING); T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 2. STARS 8TH: B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin walked; F.Austin was picked off first (J.Black to G.Scales); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 4, Elite Giants 2. STARS 9TH: G.Benson tripled; E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West tripled [G.Benson scored]; M.Williams out on unknown play; G.Curry tripled [J.West scored]; M.Duckett singled [G.Curry scored]; B.Cash singled [M.Duckett to second]; H.Miller out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Stars 7, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: G.Scales walked; N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR B.CLARKE; N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR J.BLACK; B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 7, Elite Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Stars 7 16 0 11 Elite Giants 2 7 0 8
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