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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 23, 1944 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  6  2
Baltimore Elite Giants              1 0 2  4 0 1  0 0 x   -   8 10  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson cf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
David Whatley lf                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Wilbert King ph, lf                 3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Rivera ss                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
William Kelly c                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Neck Stanley p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   0   6    0     1   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Wilbert King, William Kelly. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Williams. 
Team LOB:  7


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
George Scales rf                      4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Frank Russell 2b                      4   2   1    0     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   8  10    7     1   0    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Hoskins, George Scales, Felton Snow. 
3B:  Felton Snow. 
HR:  Doc Dennis. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       8      10   8    8   1   0   1  34
Totals                               8      10   8    8   1   0   1  34


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          9       6   0    0   1   0   0  34
Totals                               9       6   0    0   1   0   0  34



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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, 7/23/1944, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at
Baltimore Elite Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts
singled; B.Hoskins singled [T.Butts to third]; R.Campanella out
on unknown play [T.Butts scored]; G.Scales out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Williams singled; C.Rivera out on unknown
play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis out on unknown play; F.Russell out
on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Kelly singled; N.Stanley out on unknown
play; D.Wilson singled [W.Kelly to second]; W.KING BATTED FOR
D.WHATLEY; W.King out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: W.KING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.Byrd
singled; H.Kimbro forced B.Byrd (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to
first]; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins doubled
(unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts scored, B.Hoskins
out at third]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Rivera
singled; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: G.Scales doubled to left field [G.Scales
scored (error by W.King)]; D.Dennis homered; F.Russell singled;
F.Snow tripled [F.Russell scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play
[F.Snow scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite
Giants 7.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Kelly out on unknown play; N.Stanley out
on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Kelly dropped a foul fly hit by B.Hoskins;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Elite Giants 7.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.King out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; J.Williams doubled; C.Rivera out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 7.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Dennis walked; F.Russell forced D.Dennis
(unknown fielder) [F.Russell to first]; F.Snow doubled
[F.Russell scored]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite
Giants 8.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; W.Kelly out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 8.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Wilson out
on unknown play; W.King singled; M.Barker walked [W.King to
second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 8.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on
unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 8.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.Rivera out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out
on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Elite Giants 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    0   6   2   7
 Elite Giants     8  10   0   2


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