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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 2 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

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

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  4  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 2  x  -   2  8  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wynn c                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis rf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sy Morton ss                          2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leniel Hooker p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               25   0   4    0     1   0    18   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Johnny Davis. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Willie Wynn. 
Team LOB:  5


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       1   0   1    0     2   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   0   2    0     0   0     1   1
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella rf                     3   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
George Scales 1b                      2   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Doc Dennis 2b                         3   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               23   2   8    2     2   0    21   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, George Scales, Jonas Gaines. 
E: 1.  Bill Hoskins. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts, George Scales. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Roy Campanella. 
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      6       8   2    2   2   0   0  27
Totals                               6       8   2    2   2   0   0  27


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       7       4   0    0   1   0   0  26
Totals                               7       4   0    0   1   0   0  26



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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 2 -- 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        rf        
5. J.Davis             rf        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. A.Brathwaite        cf        G.Scales            1b        
7. B.Harvey            lf        D.Dennis            2b        
8. S.Morton            ss        B.Clarke            c         
9. L.Hooker            p         J.Gaines            p         

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

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Kimbro to second]; F.Snow out on
unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; S.Morton walked [A.Brathwaite to
second]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales
singled to right field [G.Scales to second (error by J.Davis)];
D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Watkins reached on an error by B.Hoskins
[M.Watkins to first]; W.Wynn grounded into a double play
(J.Gaines to T.Butts to G.Scales) [M.Watkins out at second];
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
T.Butts singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Campanella singled; R.Campanella stole
second; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown
play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 5TH: S.Morton out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro to
second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

EAGLES 6TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: R.Campanella singled; B.Hoskins singled
[R.Campanella to second]; G.Scales out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [R.Campanella to third, B.Hoskins to second];
D.Dennis singled [R.Campanella scored, B.Hoskins scored];
B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Elite Giants 2.

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

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           0   4   1   5
 Elite Giants     2   8   1   7


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