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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 20, 1945 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 1  2 0 1  0 0 0   -   4 11  0
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  7  0

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Robinson 3b                    5   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Felton Snow ss                        4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Tom Glover p                          4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   4  11    4     0   0    27   0


BATTING -
3B:  Bill Hoskins. 
Team LOB:  7


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Rufus Baker 3b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Philly Holmes 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Alphonso Gerard rf                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Starks 1b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
William Kelly c                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Walter Hardy ss                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Claude Poole p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   0   7    0     0   0    27   0


BATTING -
SH:  Rufus Baker. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tom Glover W                         9       7   0    0   0   0   0  34
Totals                               9       7   0    0   0   0   0  34


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Claude Poole L                       9      11   4    4   0   0   0  38
Totals                               9      11   4    4   0   0   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8700

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/20/1945, game 2 -- 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        R.Baker             3b        
3. H.Williams          2b        P.Holmes            2b        
4. R.Campanella        c         T.Christopher       lf        
5. W.Wright            rf        A.Gerard            rf        
6. B.Hoskins           lf        J.Starks            1b        
7. F.Snow              ss        W.Kelly             c         
8. D.Dennis            1b        W.Hardy             ss        
9. T.Glover            p         C.Poole             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; R.Baker out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to second];
P.Holmes out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out
on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Gerard singled; J.Starks out on unknown
play; W.Kelly out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: D.Dennis singled; T.Glover out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [D.Dennis to second];
N.Robinson singled [D.Dennis scored]; H.Williams out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: C.Poole out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; R.Baker singled; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 1, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; W.Wright
singled to left field; B.Hoskins tripled [W.Wright scored];
F.Snow flied to F.McLaurin [B.Hoskins scored]; D.Dennis out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher singled; A.Gerard out on
unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; W.Kelly out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Black
Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Poole out on
unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Williams singled; R.Campanella out on
unknown play; W.Wright singled [H.Williams to third]; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play [H.Williams scored]; F.Snow out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; P.Holmes
singled; T.Christopher out on unknown play; A.Gerard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black
Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Glover out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.Starks singled; W.Kelly out on unknown
play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Poole out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: H.Williams singled; R.Campanella out on
unknown play; W.Wright singled [H.Williams to second]; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; R.Baker out
on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; T.Glover
singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: T.Christopher singled; A.Gerard out on
unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; W.Kelly out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black
Yankees 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4  11   0   7
 Black Yankees    0   7   0   7


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