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Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 11 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 23, 1946 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              4 0 0  1 0 0  2 1 3   -  11 13  1
New York Black Yankees              0 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  8  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   2   2    1     1         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   2   3    1     0         0   3
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   2   2    1     1         2   7
Willie Wells 3b                       4   1   1    3     1         3   3
Norman Robinson rf                    5   1   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   2    2     0        13   0
Felix Guilbe lf                       4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   1   1    0     0         7   0
Jonas Gaines p                        3   0   1    1     0         0   1
Totals                               37  11  13   10     3   2    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felix Guilbe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells. 
3B:  Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro. 
SH:  Jonas Gaines. 
GDP:  Felix Guilbe. 
Team LOB:  3


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     5   0   1    0     0         4   0
Carlos Ascanio 1b                     4   0   0    0     0        10   3
Walter Hardy ss                       4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Clyde Parris 2b                       4   1   3    1     0         3   4
Ameal Brooks rf                       2   1   1    0     2         0   0
Curtis Henderson lf                   1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Jake Tolbert lf                     2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Clarence Palm ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Rufus Baker c                         4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Cal Medley p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      3   0   0    0     0         1   3
  Bob Griffith p                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   3   8    2     2   5    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Carlos Ascanio, Walter Hardy, Clyde Parris 2. 
E: 1.  Ameal Brooks. 
PB: 1.  Rufus Baker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felix McLaurin. 
3B:  Clyde Parris. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ameal Brooks, Rufus Baker. 

PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jonas Gaines W                       9       8   3    3   2   5   0  37
Totals                               9       8   3    3   2   5   0  37


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cal Medley L                         0.1     3   4    3   2   0   0  6
Neck Stanley                         8.1    10   7    6   1   2   1  34
Bob Griffith                         0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9      13  11    9   3   2   1  41

WP:  Cal Medley. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Lionel Bourne, 2B -  , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 12000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/23/1946 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     New York                      
1. H.Kimbro            cf        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. T.Butts             ss        C.Ascanio           1b        
3. S.Hughes            2b        W.Hardy             ss        
4. W.Wells             3b        M.Barker            3b        
5. N.Robinson          rf        C.Parris            2b        
6. J.Washington        1b        A.Brooks            rf        
7. F.Guilbe            lf        C.Henderson         lf        
8. B.Clarke            c         R.Baker             c         
9. J.Gaines            p         C.Medley            p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts singled [H.Kimbro
to third]; C.Medley threw a wild pitch [H.Kimbro scored, T.Butts
to second]; S.Hughes singled [T.Butts scored]; W.Wells walked
[S.Hughes to second]; N.Robinson forced S.Hughes (unknown
fielder) [W.Wells to second, N.Robinson to first]; R.Baker
allowed a passed ball [W.Wells to third, N.Robinson to second];
J.Washington singled [W.Wells scored, N.Robinson scored
(unearned)]; N.STANLEY REPLACED C.MEDLEY (PITCHING); F.Guilbe
grounded into a double play (C.Parris to C.Ascanio)
[J.Washington out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; C.Ascanio
out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines
singled; H.Kimbro singled [J.Gaines to second]; T.Butts lined
into a double play (C.Parris to W.Hardy) [J.Gaines out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Parris
singled; A.Brooks walked [C.Parris to second]; C.Henderson
singled to left field [C.Parris scored, A.Brooks scored (no RBI)
(error by F.Guilbe)]; R.Baker forced C.Henderson (unknown
fielder) [R.Baker to first]; R.Baker stole second; N.Stanley out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black
Yankees 2.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: J.TOLBERT REPLACED C.HENDERSON (PLAYING LF);
S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play;
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 4, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; C.Ascanio
out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Black Yankees 2.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington tripled; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play [J.Washington scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play;
J.Gaines out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker singled; C.Parris tripled [M.Barker
scored]; A.Brooks walked; A.Brooks stole second; J.Tolbert out
on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Black
Yankees 3.

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

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.McLaurin doubled; C.Ascanio out on unknown
play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 3.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Parris out on unknown play; A.Brooks
singled; J.Tolbert out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5, Black Yankees 3.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Guilbe singled; B.Clarke singled [F.Guilbe
to third]; J.Gaines out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[F.Guilbe scored, B.Clarke to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; T.Butts singled [B.Clarke scored]; T.Butts was picked off
first (N.Stanley to C.Ascanio); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 7, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
out on unknown play; C.Ascanio out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 7, Black Yankees 3.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: S.Hughes singled to right field [S.Hughes to
third (error by A.Brooks)]; W.Wells reached on a fielder's
choice [S.Hughes scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; F.Guilbe out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Black
Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; C.Parris singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 8, Black Yankees 3.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on
unknown play; H.Kimbro homered; T.Butts tripled; S.Hughes
walked; W.Wells doubled to right field [T.Butts scored, S.Hughes
scored]; B.GRIFFITH REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING); N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 11,
Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: C.PALM BATTED FOR J.TOLBERT; C.Palm out on
unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; B.Griffith singled;
F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 11, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants    11  13   1   3
 Black Yankees    3   8   1   7


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