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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 5 New York Cubans (NY6) 4

Game played on Friday, August 18, 1944 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 2 2  0 0 0   -   4  8  6
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 2  0 1 0  0 2 x   -   5  5  2

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Vargas cf                        5   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Hector Rodriguez 3b                   2   0   1    2     2   0     0   0
Rogelio Linares 1b                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Dave Barnhill 1b                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Pancho Coimbre lf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Claro Duany rf                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Rabbit Martinez ss                    4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Gil Garrido 2b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lou Louden c                          4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Barney Morris p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Javier Perez ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   4   8    3     2   0    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 6.  Jose Vargas, Hector Rodriguez 2, Rogelio Linares, Rabbit Martinez, Barney Morris. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gil Garrido, Lou Louden. 
3B:  Hector Rodriguez. 
GDP:  Pancho Coimbre. 
Team LOB:  6


Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   2   1    0     1   0     0   1
Felton Snow 2b                        3   0   1    1     0   0     1   1
Roy Campanella rf                     4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         1   0   0    0     2   0     1   0
  George Scales ph                    1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Norman Robinson pr, 1b              0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Frank Russell 3b                      2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tom Glover p                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Harvey ph, p                   1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   5   5    4     6   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Butts, Felton Snow, Doc Dennis. 
E: 2.  Doc Dennis, Tom Glover. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Scales. 
SH:  Felton Snow, Frank Russell. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Kimbro. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      8       5   5    2   6   0   0  37
Totals                               8       5   5    2   6   0   0  37


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Glover W                         8       8   4    2   2   0   0  34
Bill Harvey SV                       1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       8   4    2   2   0   0  37



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Umpires: HP -  Price, 1B -  Holloway

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/18/1944 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. J.Vargas            cf        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. H.Rodriguez         3b        T.Butts             ss        
3. R.Linares           1b        F.Snow              2b        
4. P.Coimbre           lf        R.Campanella        rf        
5. C.Duany             rf        B.Hoskins           lf        
6. R.Martinez          ss        D.Dennis            1b        
7. G.Garrido           2b        F.Russell           3b        
8. L.Louden            c         B.Clarke            c         
9. B.Morris            p         T.Glover            p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez walked;
R.Linares singled [H.Rodriguez to second]; P.Coimbre grounded
into a double play (T.Butts to F.Snow to D.Dennis) [R.Linares
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by B.Morris [H.Kimbro to
second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown
play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; G.Garrido doubled; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; D.Dennis
walked; D.Dennis was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by R.Linares [D.Dennis to second]; F.Russell walked; B.Clarke
out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; J.Vargas out on
unknown play; H.Rodriguez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro singled; T.Butts reached on an error
by H.Rodriguez [H.Kimbro to third (error by H.Rodriguez),
T.Butts to second]; H.Kimbro stole home; F.Snow out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Butts to third];
R.Campanella out on unknown play [T.Butts scored (unearned)];
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2.

CUBANS 4TH: R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on
unknown play; C.Duany singled; R.Martinez singled [C.Duany to
second]; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: D.Dennis walked; F.Russell out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; T.Glover out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2.

CUBANS 5TH: L.Louden doubled; B.Morris out on unknown play;
J.Vargas reached on an error by T.Glover [L.Louden to third,
J.Vargas to first]; H.Rodriguez tripled [L.Louden scored,
J.Vargas scored (unearned)]; R.Linares out on unknown play;
P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Cubans 2, Elite Giants 2.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts singled
to center field [T.Butts to second (error by J.Vargas)]; F.Snow
singled [T.Butts scored (unearned)]; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Cubans 2, Elite Giants 3.

CUBANS 6TH: C.Duany singled; R.Martinez singled to first base
[C.Duany scored (no RBI) (error by D.Dennis), R.Martinez to
second]; G.Garrido out on unknown play [R.Martinez to third];
L.Louden out on unknown play [R.Martinez scored (unearned)];
B.Morris out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 4, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; F.Russell out
on unknown play; B.Clarke reached on an error by R.Martinez
[B.Clarke to first]; T.Glover out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 3.

CUBANS 7TH: J.Vargas out on unknown play; H.Rodriguez walked;
R.Linares out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts walked;
F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 3.

CUBANS 8TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on
unknown play; G.Garrido out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Hoskins walked; G.SCALES BATTED FOR
D.DENNIS; G.Scales doubled [B.Hoskins scored]; N.ROBINSON RAN
FOR G.SCALES; F.Russell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [N.Robinson to third]; B.Clarke out on unknown play;
B.HARVEY BATTED FOR T.GLOVER; B.Harvey singled [N.Robinson
scored]; Linares was ejected by Umpire Holloway for cursing and
kicking; Linares was fined $25 for the incident; D.BARNHILL
REPLACED R.LINARES (PLAYING 1B); H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 5.

CUBANS 9TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); N.ROBINSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.Louden out on unknown play;
J.PEREZ BATTED FOR B.MORRIS; J.Perez out on unknown play;
J.Vargas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 4,
Elite Giants 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           4   8   6   6
 Elite Giants     5   5   2   8


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