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 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, 7/23/1944, 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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