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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 4 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 16, 1944 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Philadelphia Stars                  0 3 0  0 1 0  0  -   4  8  0
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 1 0  0 0 1  0  -   2  5  0

BATTING

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Gene Benson cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Williams 2b                    2   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Goose Curry lf                        2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Bill Cash c                           3   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Henry Miller p                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   4   8    4     1   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone, Jim West. 
SH:  Marvin Williams. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      2   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
George Scales 1b                      3   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Robinson rf                    3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 2b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Harvey ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   2   5    2     1   0    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Hoskins, George Scales. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Miller W                       7       5   2    2   1   0   0  26
Totals                               7       5   2    2   1   0   0  26


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          7       8   4    4   1   0   0  30
Totals                               7       8   4    4   1   0   0  30



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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 2 -- 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        B.Hoskins           lf        
4. J.West              1b        R.Campanella        c         
5. M.Williams          2b        G.Scales            1b        
6. G.Curry             lf        D.Dennis            3b        
7. H.Spearman          3b        N.Robinson          rf        
8. B.Cash              c         F.Russell           2b        
9. H.Miller            p         B.Byrd              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 out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 0, Elite Giants 0.

STARS 2ND: J.West doubled; M.Williams singled [J.West to
third]; G.Curry walked [M.Williams to second]; H.Spearman out on
unknown play [J.West scored, M.Williams to third]; B.Cash out on
unknown play [M.Williams scored]; H.Miller singled [G.Curry to
second]; F.Austin singled [G.Curry scored, H.Miller to second];
G.Benson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Stars 3,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella singled; G.Scales doubled
[R.Campanella scored]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; J.West singled;
M.Williams singled [J.West to second]; G.Curry out on unknown
play; H.Spearman singled [J.West to third, M.Williams to
second]; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Stars 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 4TH: H.Miller out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Campanella walked; G.Scales out on unknown
play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Stars 3, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 5TH: E.Stone doubled; J.West out on unknown play [E.Stone
to third]; M.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[E.Stone scored]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 1.

STARS 6TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on
unknown play; H.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
doubled; R.Campanella out on unknown play; G.Scales singled
(unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins scored, G.Scales out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 2.

STARS 7TH: 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 4, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR F.RUSSELL; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Stars 4, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Stars            4   8   0   5
 Elite Giants     2   5   0   3


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