New York Black Yankees 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 - 3 7 1 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Dan Wilson cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Wilbert King lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marvin Barker 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Williams rf 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Charlie Rivera 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Zack Clayton 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Baker c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Walter Hardy ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Connie Rector p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 2 5 2 3 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Rufus Baker. BATTING - 2B: Dan Wilson, Charlie Rivera. 3B: Charlie Rivera. SH: Connie Rector. Team LOB: 6 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Scales ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Clarke c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 25 3 7 2 1 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Jonas Gaines. BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins. SH: Roy Campanella, Bob Clarke. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Norman Robinson. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Connie Rector L 6 7 3 3 1 0 0 28 Totals 6 7 3 3 1 0 0 28 Connie Rector pitched to 5 batters in the 7th inning Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines W 7 5 2 2 3 0 0 29 Totals 7 5 2 2 3 0 0 29 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 2 -- New York Black Yankees at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. D.Wilson cf H.Kimbro cf 2. W.King lf T.Butts ss 3. M.Barker 2b B.Hoskins lf 4. J.Williams rf R.Campanella rf 5. C.Rivera 3b D.Dennis 1b 6. Z.Clayton 1b F.Russell 2b 7. R.Baker c F.Snow 3b 8. W.Hardy ss B.Clarke c 9. C.Rector p J.Gaines p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Wilson doubled; W.King out on unknown play; M.Barker singled [D.Wilson to third]; J.Williams out on unknown play [D.Wilson scored]; C.Rivera out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, 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. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker walked; R.Baker was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Gaines [R.Baker to second]; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Rector out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Williams walked; C.Rivera doubled [J.Williams to third]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts singled; B.Hoskins doubled [T.Butts scored]; R.Campanella out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins to third]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Rector out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 1, Elite Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Williams walked; C.Rivera tripled [J.Williams scored]; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts reached on a fielder's choice [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Hardy singled; C.Rector out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Hardy to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; W.King out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: G.SCALES BATTED FOR F.RUSSELL; G.Scales singled; N.ROBINSON RAN FOR G.SCALES; F.Snow singled [N.Robinson to third]; N.Robinson stole home; B.Clarke reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by R.Baker [F.Snow to second, B.Clarke to first]; B.BYRD BATTED FOR J.GAINES; B.Byrd singled [F.Snow to third, B.Clarke to second]; H.Kimbro singled to right field [F.Snow scored, B.Clarke to third, B.Byrd to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Elite Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 2 5 1 6 Elite Giants 3 7 1 7
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