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

Game played on Sunday, August 6, 1944 (D) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

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



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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, 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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