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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2

Game played on Friday, July 28, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  2 0 0  0 0 2   -   5 10  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  5  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Barnett rf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   3    2     0   0     0   0
Willie Wynn c                         3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Davis p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  3   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Sy Morton ss                          4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   5  10    3     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sy Morton. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson. 
HR:  Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Johnny Davis. 
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lennie Pearson. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella rf                     3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Frank Russell 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Donald Troy p                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   2   5    2     2   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Doc Dennis, Frank Russell. 
E: 1.  Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts, Donald Troy. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Felton Snow. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Davis W                       9       5   2    2   2   0   0  36
Totals                               9       5   2    2   2   0   0  36


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Donald Troy L                        9      10   5    5   2   0   1  37
Totals                               9      10   5    5   2   0   1  37

WP:  Donald Troy. 


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Umpires: HP -  Evans, 1B -  Holloway, 2B -  , 3B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/28/1944 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Baltimore                     
1. M.Watkins           3b        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. V.Barnett           rf        T.Butts             ss        
3. R.Dandridge         2b        B.Hoskins           lf        
4. B.Harvey            lf        R.Campanella        rf        
5. L.Pearson           1b        F.Snow              3b        
6. W.Wynn              c         D.Dennis            1b        
7. J.Davis             p         F.Russell           2b        
8. A.Brathwaite        cf        B.Clarke            c         
9. S.Morton            ss        D.Troy              p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by S.Morton
[H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey singled; L.Pearson grounded into a double
play (F.Russell to T.Butts to D.Dennis) [B.Harvey out at
second]; W.Wynn walked; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

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

EAGLES 3RD: A.Brathwaite singled; S.Morton out on unknown play;
M.Watkins singled [A.Brathwaite to third]; D.Troy threw a wild
pitch [A.Brathwaite scored]; V.Barnett out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Troy out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey singled; L.Pearson homered to leftfield
[B.Harvey scored]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite walked; S.Morton out on unknown play;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts singled; B.Hoskins singled [T.Butts
to second]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; F.Snow singled
[T.Butts scored, B.Hoskins to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke walked; D.Troy out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Clarke to second]; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Eagles 3, Elite Giants 1.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson singled; L.Pearson was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); W.Wynn out on unknown play; J.Davis
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite
Giants 1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Campanella
walked; F.Snow singled [R.Campanella scored]; F.Snow stole
second; D.Dennis out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Clarke singled; D.Troy reached on a
fielder's choice [B.Clarke to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 8TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; F.Snow out
on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Elite Giants 2.

EAGLES 9TH: L.Pearson doubled; W.Wynn singled [L.Pearson scored
(no RBI) (error by B.Clarke)]; J.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Wynn to second]; A.Brathwaite singled
[W.Wynn to third]; S.Morton out on unknown play [W.Wynn scored];
M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5,
Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; D.Troy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Elite Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5  10   1   5
 Elite Giants     2   5   1   7


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