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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

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

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



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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 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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