Baltimore Elite Giants 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 8 13 1 New York Black Yankees 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 1 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 3 2 1 1 2 0 Norman Robinson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 Harry Williams 2b 5 1 3 3 0 2 3 Roy Campanella c 3 1 0 0 2 6 2 Wild Bill Wright rf 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 Felton Snow ss 4 0 2 1 1 6 3 Doc Dennis 1b 4 1 1 0 1 9 2 Bill Byrd p 4 0 0 1 1 1 3 Totals 38 8 13 7 8 1 27 17 FIELDING - E: 1. Henry Kimbro. BATTING - 2B: Henry Kimbro, Wild Bill Wright, Doc Dennis. 3B: Harry Williams. GDP: Roy Campanella, Felton Snow. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Kimbro, Wild Bill Wright, Bill Hoskins. New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 Marvin Barker 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 Philly Holmes 2b 4 0 1 1 0 3 5 Thad Christopher c 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 William Kelly c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alphonso Gerard lf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Emery Adams rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Jim Starks 1b 4 0 1 0 0 8 1 Walter Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 George Mack p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Johnson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Claude Poole ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 11 2 1 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Marvin Barker, Philly Holmes, Jim Starks 2, Walter Hardy. E: 1. Philly Holmes. PB: 1. Thad Christopher. BATTING - Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Felix McLaurin. PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 11 2 2 1 6 0 37 Totals 9 11 2 2 1 6 0 37 New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP George Mack L 2 5 5 5 3 0 0 14 Johnny Johnson 7 8 3 3 5 1 0 32 Totals 9 13 8 8 8 1 0 46 BK: George Mack. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Jim Drumgoole, 2B - , 3B - Fuller Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 8700 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/20/1945, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York Black Yankees (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore New York 1. H.Kimbro cf F.McLaurin cf 2. N.Robinson 3b M.Barker 3b 3. H.Williams 2b P.Holmes 2b 4. R.Campanella c T.Christopher c 5. W.Wright rf A.Gerard lf 6. B.Hoskins lf E.Adams rf 7. F.Snow ss J.Starks 1b 8. D.Dennis 1b W.Hardy ss 9. B.Byrd p G.Mack p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; H.Kimbro stole second; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Williams singled [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella walked [H.Williams to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled [H.Williams scored, R.Campanella to third]; G.Mack balked [R.Campanella scored, B.Hoskins to second]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; M.Barker singled to left field [F.McLaurin to third]; P.Holmes flied to H.Kimbro [F.McLaurin scored, M.Barker to second (error by H.Kimbro)]; T.Christopher singled [M.Barker scored]; A.Gerard singled [T.Christopher to second]; E.Adams out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: D.Dennis doubled; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [D.Dennis scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Williams tripled [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella walked; W.Wright out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.Hardy out on unknown play; G.Mack out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught stealing second (R.Campanella to F.Snow); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.JOHNSON REPLACED G.MACK (PITCHING); B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow singled to second base [F.Snow to second (error by P.Holmes)]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: M.Barker out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: H.Kimbro doubled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Williams singled [H.Kimbro scored]; R.Campanella grounded into a double play (W.Hardy to P.Holmes to J.Starks) [H.Williams out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: E.Adams out on unknown play; J.Starks singled; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 6, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Wright walked; B.Hoskins singled [W.Wright to second]; W.Wright stole third and B.Hoskins stole second; F.Snow walked; D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play [W.Wright scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: T.Christopher walked; A.Gerard out on unknown play; E.Adams singled to left field (B.Hoskins to N.Robinson) [T.Christopher out at third]; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: W.Wright singled; T.Christopher allowed a passed ball [W.Wright to second]; B.Hoskins walked; F.Snow grounded into a double play (M.Barker to J.Starks) [W.Wright out at third, B.Hoskins to second]; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: W.KELLY REPLACED T.CHRISTOPHER (PLAYING C); B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [B.Byrd to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; P.Holmes singled; W.Kelly out on unknown play; A.Gerard singled [P.Holmes to second]; E.Adams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: W.Wright doubled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; F.Snow singled [W.Wright scored]; D.Dennis walked [F.Snow to second]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 8, Black Yankees 2. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.POOLE BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; C.Poole singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 8, Black Yankees 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 8 13 1 11 Black Yankees 2 11 1 8
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