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Newark Eagles (NW2) 10 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 3

Game played on Sunday, September 9, 1945 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3   -   3  2  0
Newark Eagles                       7 1 0  0 2 0  0 0 x   -  10 15  3

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Campanella c                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Felton Snow 2b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Norman Robinson 3b                    3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Doc Dennis 1b                         2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd ph                        0   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Andy Porter p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Harvey p                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               30   3   2    0     7   0    24   0


BATTING -
SH:  Tommy Butts. 
Team LOB:  8


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fran Matthews 1b                      4   2   2    0     1   0     0   0
Murray Watkins ss                     4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         5   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnny Davis cf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        5   1   3    2     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Wilkes lf                       4   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          1   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
  Willie Wynn c                       4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Humber 2b                     4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Don Newcombe p                        3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Totals                               39  10  15   10     4   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Biz Mackey, Willie Wynn, Charlie Humber. 

BATTING -
2B:  Charlie Humber. 
3B:  Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter L                        0.1     3   5    5   2   0   0  6
Bill Harvey                          7.2    12   5    5   2   0   0  37
Totals                               8      15  10   10   4   0   0  43


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Don Newcombe W                       9       2   3    0   7   0   0  38
Totals                               9       2   3    0   7   0   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Pete Strauch, 2B -  , 3B -  Sorber

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/9/1945, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     Newark                        
1. H.Kimbro            cf        F.Matthews          1b        
2. T.Butts             ss        M.Watkins           ss        
3. W.Wright            rf        B.Harvey            rf        
4. B.Hoskins           lf        J.Davis             cf        
5. R.Campanella        c         M.Irvin             3b        
6. H.Williams          2b        J.Wilkes            lf        
7. N.Robinson          3b        B.Mackey            c         
8. D.Dennis            1b        C.Humber            2b        
9. A.Porter            p         D.Newcombe          p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by B.Mackey [H.Kimbro to second, T.Butts to
first]; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; R.Campanella out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: F.Matthews singled; M.Watkins walked [F.Matthews to
second]; B.Harvey singled [F.Matthews scored, M.Watkins to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled [M.Watkins
scored, B.Harvey to second]; J.Wilkes walked [B.Harvey to third,
M.Irvin to second]; B.HARVEY REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING);
B.Mackey tripled [B.Harvey scored, M.Irvin scored, J.Wilkes
scored]; C.Humber doubled [B.Mackey scored]; D.Newcombe singled
[C.Humber scored]; F.Matthews out on unknown play; M.Watkins out
on unknown play; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 7.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.WYNN REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING C);
H.Williams out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
D.Dennis walked; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey singled; J.Davis out on unknown play;
M.Irvin singled [B.Harvey to second]; J.Wilkes singled [B.Harvey
scored, M.Irvin to second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; C.Humber
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,
Eagles 8.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; W.Wright walked; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 3RD: D.Newcombe out on unknown play; F.Matthews walked;
M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 8.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; H.Williams
out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; J.Wilkes singled; W.Wynn singled [J.Wilkes to second];
C.Humber out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Eagles 8.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 5TH: F.SNOW REPLACED H.WILLIAMS (PLAYING 2B); D.Newcombe
walked; F.Matthews singled [D.Newcombe to second]; M.Watkins
singled [D.Newcombe scored, F.Matthews to second]; B.Harvey out
on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled
[F.Matthews scored, M.Watkins to second]; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

EAGLES 6TH: W.Wynn singled; C.Humber out on unknown play;
D.Newcombe out on unknown play; F.Matthews out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: R.Campanella walked; F.Snow out on unknown
play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Harvey singled; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; T.Butts singled [B.Harvey to second]; W.Wright out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 0, Eagles 10.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.Campanella out on unknown play; F.Snow out
on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; B.BYRD BATTED FOR D.DENNIS;
B.Byrd walked [N.Robinson to second]; B.Harvey walked
[N.Robinson to third, B.Byrd to second]; H.Kimbro reached on an
error by C.Humber [N.Robinson scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Byrd
scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Harvey scored (unearned) (no RBI)
(error by W.Wynn), H.Kimbro to second]; T.Butts out on unknown
play; 3 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3, Eagles 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     3   2   0   8
 Eagles          10  15   3   9


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