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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 12 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Friday, July 21, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  4  3
Baltimore Elite Giants              6 0 0  1 3 2  0 0 x   -  12 16  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley cf                      3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Dan Wilson lf                         2   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Walter Hardy ss                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Charlie Rivera ss, 3b                 4   0   1    0     0   1     1   2
Zack Clayton 1b                       3   1   1    1     1   1     2   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
William Kelly c                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Harry Williams ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
John McFarland p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Percy Forrest p                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   2   4    1     6   2    24   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Charlie Rivera 2, Zack Clayton 2, Joe Spencer 2. 
E: 3.  Charlie Rivera, Joe Spencer, John McFarland. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Marvin Barker. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Zack Clayton. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       3   2   2    3     2   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   2   2    2     1   0     0   0
Roy Campanella rf                     2   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
  Norman Robinson rf                  2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         5   1   2    1     0   0     1   0
Frank Russell 2b                      4   2   2    0     1   0     1   1
Felton Snow 3b                        5   0   2    0     0   0     0   1
Bob Clarke c                          5   2   2    3     0   0     2   0
Donald Troy p                         4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38  12  16   11     6   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Doc Dennis, Frank Russell, Felton Snow. 
E: 1.  Doc Dennis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bob Clarke. 
3B:  Bill Hoskins, Norman Robinson, Donald Troy. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro, Bill Hoskins. 
GDP:  Roy Campanella, Bob Clarke. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John McFarland L                     0.1     3   4    4   1   0   0  5
Percy Forrest                        7.2    13   8    5   5   0   2  39
Totals                               8      16  12    9   6   0   2  44


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy W                        9       4   2    1   6   2   0  36
Totals                               9       4   2    1   6   2   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Holloway

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/21/1944 -- New York Black Yankees at Baltimore
Elite Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. D.Whatley           cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. D.Wilson            lf        T.Butts             ss        
3. M.Barker            3b        B.Hoskins           lf        
4. J.Williams          rf        R.Campanella        rf        
5. C.Rivera            ss        D.Dennis            1b        
6. Z.Clayton           1b        F.Russell           2b        
7. J.Spencer           2b        F.Snow              3b        
8. W.Kelly             c         B.Clarke            c         
9. J.McFarland         p         D.Troy              p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley walked; D.Wilson walked [D.Whatley
to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams singled
[D.Whatley to third, D.Wilson to second]; C.Rivera struck out;
Z.Clayton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to
third]; T.Butts was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by J.McFarland [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts to second]; B.Hoskins
tripled [T.Butts scored]; R.Campanella out on unknown play
[B.Hoskins scored]; D.Dennis singled; P.FORREST REPLACED
J.MCFARLAND (PITCHING); F.Russell walked [D.Dennis to second];
F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke doubled [D.Dennis scored,
F.Russell scored]; D.Troy tripled [B.Clarke scored]; H.Kimbro
walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 6.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Kelly out
on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins walked; R.Campanella grounded into
a double play (J.Spencer to C.Rivera to Z.Clayton) [B.Hoskins
out at second]; D.Dennis singled; F.Russell out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 6.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Whatley out on unknown play; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Snow singled; B.Clarke grounded into a
double play (C.Rivera to J.Spencer to Z.Clayton) [F.Snow out at
second]; D.Troy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 6.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Williams walked; C.Rivera singled
[J.Williams to third]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play [J.Williams
scored]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Kelly out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 6.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins homered; R.Campanella walked; D.Dennis
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Elite Giants 7.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: N.ROBINSON REPLACED R.CAMPANELLA (PLAYING
RF); P.Forrest out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; D.Wilson
walked [D.Whatley to second]; M.Barker grounded into a double
play (F.Snow to F.Russell to D.Dennis) [D.Wilson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; B.Clarke singled; D.Troy reached on an error by
J.Spencer [B.Clarke to second, D.Troy to first]; H.Kimbro
homered (unearned) [B.Clarke scored (unearned), D.Troy scored
(unearned)]; T.Butts walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 3 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 10.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Rivera out
on unknown play; Z.Clayton singled; J.Spencer walked [Z.Clayton
to second]; W.Kelly reached on an error by D.Dennis [Z.Clayton
scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Spencer to second, W.Kelly to
first]; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 10.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson tripled; D.Dennis out on unknown
play [N.Robinson scored]; F.Russell singled; F.Snow singled
[F.Russell to third]; B.Clarke out on unknown play [F.Russell
scored]; D.Troy out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 12.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 12.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.HARDY REPLACED M.BARKER (PLAYING SS);
C.RIVERA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); H.Kimbro singled;
H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); T.Butts
singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Elite
Giants 12.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Rivera out
on unknown play; Z.Clayton walked; Z.Clayton was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
2, Elite Giants 12.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; F.Russell
singled to third base [F.Russell to second (error by C.Rivera)];
F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 12.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; H.WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR W.KELLY; H.Williams out on unknown play; P.Forrest
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,
Elite Giants 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    2   4   3   7
 Elite Giants    12  16   1   8


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