Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 4 Newark Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 x - 3 6 0 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Russell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felton Snow 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Scales 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 0 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 4. Felton Snow 3, Doc Dennis. BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 4 Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Murray Watkins 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Wynn c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ray Dandridge 2b, ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Lennie Pearson 1b, 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Archie Brathwaite cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Barnett rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leaman Johnson ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Mule Suttles ph, 1b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 6 3 0 0 27 0 BATTING - HR: Mule Suttles. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd L 8 6 3 3 0 0 1 34 Totals 8 6 3 3 0 0 1 34 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Davis W 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 Totals 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/4/1944, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore Newark 1. H.Kimbro cf M.Watkins 3b 2. F.Russell 3b W.Wynn c 3. F.Snow 2b R.Dandridge 2b 4. R.Campanella c L.Pearson 1b 5. B.Hoskins lf J.Davis p 6. G.Scales 1b B.Harvey lf 7. D.Dennis ss A.Brathwaite cf 8. N.Robinson rf V.Barnett rf 9. B.Byrd p L.Johnson ss ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins reached on an error by F.Snow [M.Watkins to first]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins doubled; G.Scales out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis reached on an error by D.Dennis [J.Davis to first]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 3RD: L.Johnson singled; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Russell 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. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson reached on an error by F.Snow [L.Pearson to first]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; D.Dennis singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 5TH: V.Barnett out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 6TH: W.Wynn out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson reached on an error by F.Snow [R.Dandridge to second, L.Pearson to first]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Scales singled; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; V.Barnett singled; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR L.JOHNSON; M.Suttles homered [V.Barnett scored]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); R.DANDRIDGE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); N.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play [R.Dandridge to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [R.Dandridge scored]; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 0 4 4 4 Eagles 3 6 0 7
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