Newark Eagles 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 5 9 3 Baltimore Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 5 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Sy Morton ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Terris McDuffie p 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 5 9 4 0 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson, Sy Morton. E: 3. Murray Watkins, Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson. BATTING - Team LOB: 7 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 George Scales rf, 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson ph, rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b, 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 7 2 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 5. Henry Kimbro, Frank Russell 2, Doc Dennis 2. BATTING - 3B: Henry Kimbro. GDP: Roy Campanella. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie W 9 7 2 1 1 0 0 36 Totals 9 7 2 1 1 0 0 36 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd L 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 39 Totals 9 9 5 1 0 0 0 39 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, 8/6/1944, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Baltimore 1. M.Watkins 3b H.Kimbro cf 2. W.Wynn c T.Butts ss 3. R.Dandridge 2b F.Snow 3b 4. L.Pearson 1b R.Campanella c 5. B.Harvey lf B.Hoskins lf 6. J.Davis rf G.Scales rf 7. A.Brathwaite cf F.Russell 2b 8. S.Morton ss D.Dennis 1b 9. T.McDuffie p B.Byrd p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Dennis dropped a foul fly hit by M.Watkins; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro tripled; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow singled [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella grounded into a double play (S.Morton to R.Dandridge to L.Pearson) [F.Snow out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey reached on an error by F.Russell [L.Pearson to second, B.Harvey to first]; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey to second]; A.Brathwaite singled [B.Harvey scored (unearned), J.Davis to second]; S.Morton out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales singled; G.Scales was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Pearson [G.Scales to second]; F.Russell out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 3RD: W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; G.Scales out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 2, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 5TH: T.McDuffie reached on an error by F.Russell [T.McDuffie to first]; M.Watkins singled [T.McDuffie to third]; W.Wynn out on unknown play [T.McDuffie scored (unearned)]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play [M.Watkins to second]; L.Pearson singled [M.Watkins scored (unearned)]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 6TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Morton singled; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella singled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. EAGLES 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 1. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR F.RUSSELL; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis reached on an error by R.Dandridge [D.Dennis to first]; B.Byrd singled [D.Dennis to second]; H.Kimbro singled [D.Dennis scored (unearned), B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 4, Elite Giants 2. EAGLES 8TH: N.ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); D.DENNIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); G.SCALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L.Pearson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Davis reached on an error by D.Dennis [J.Davis to first]; A.Brathwaite singled [J.Davis to second]; S.Morton singled to center field [J.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Kimbro), A.Brathwaite to third, S.Morton to second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: F.Snow reached on an error by M.Watkins [F.Snow to first]; R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Elite Giants 2. EAGLES 9TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd 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 9 3 7 Elite Giants 2 7 5 7
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