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New York Cubans (NY6) 5 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 1

Game played on Tuesday, August 27, 1946 (N) at Bugle Field, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Cubans                     0 0 0  0 0 1  2 1 1   -   5  7  1
Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  6  3

BATTING

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Minnie Minoso 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   1    1     0         7   0
Fernando Diaz rf                      3   1   1    0     1         4   0
Silvio Garcia ss                      4   0   1    0     0         2   4
Lou Louden c                          4   1   1    0     0         4   1
Cleveland Clark cf                    4   1   1    1     0         3   0
Rogelio Linares lf                    4   0   1    1     0         4   0
Rabbit Martinez 2b                    3   2   1    1     1         2   1
Luis Tiant p                          4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34   5   7    4     2   8    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Silvio Garcia. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Thomas, Fernando Diaz. 
3B:  Cleveland Clark. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Rogelio Linares. 

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       4   0   1    1     1         1   0
Jim Gilliam 2b                        5   0   2    0     0         1   3
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   0    0     0        11   0
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willie Wells 3b                       2   0   0    0     2         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   1    0     0         2   7
Jimmie Armstead rf                    2   1   2    0     2         1   0
Bob Clarke c                          2   0   0    0     0         7   1
  George Scales ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Rufus Hatten c                      1   0   0    0     0         2   1
Bill Byrd p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   4
  Sammy Hughes ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   1   6    1     5   4    27  16

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Kimbro 2, Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jimmie Armstead. 

PITCHING

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Luis Tiant W                         9       6   1    1   5   4   0  38
Totals                               9       6   1    1   5   4   0  38


Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd L                          9       7   5    4   2   8   0  36
Totals                               9       7   5    4   2   8   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Holloway

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/27/1946 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite
Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Baltimore                     
1. M.Minoso            3b        H.Kimbro            cf        
2. D.Thomas            1b        J.Gilliam           2b        
3. F.Diaz              rf        J.Washington        1b        
4. S.Garcia            ss        B.Hoskins           lf        
5. L.Louden            c         W.Wells             3b        
6. C.Clark             cf        T.Butts             ss        
7. R.Linares           lf        J.Armstead          rf        
8. R.Martinez          2b        B.Clarke            c         
9. L.Tiant             p         B.Byrd              p         

CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans
0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro walked; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 2ND: S.Garcia singled to center field [S.Garcia to
second (error by H.Kimbro)]; L.Louden out on unknown play;
C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: W.Wells out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; J.Armstead singled; J.Armstead stole second;
B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0,
Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on
unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam singled; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 4TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on unknown
play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Wells
walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Armstead walked [W.Wells
to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 5TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; C.Clark out on
unknown play; R.Linares out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam singled to shortstop [J.Gilliam to
second (error by S.Garcia)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 6TH: R.Martinez singled to center field [R.Martinez
scored (unearned) (error by H.Kimbro)]; L.Tiant out on unknown
play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; T.Butts singled; J.Armstead walked [T.Butts to
second]; G.SCALES BATTED FOR B.CLARKE; G.Scales out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubans 1, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 7TH: R.HATTEN REPLACED G.SCALES (PLAYING C); F.Diaz
doubled; S.Garcia out on unknown play; L.Louden singled [F.Diaz
to third]; C.Clark out on unknown play [F.Diaz scored, L.Louden
to second]; R.Linares singled [L.Louden scored]; R.Linares was
caught stealing second (R.Hatten to T.Butts); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 3, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on
unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubans 3, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 8TH: R.Martinez walked; L.Tiant out on unknown play;
M.Minoso out on unknown play; D.Thomas doubled [R.Martinez
scored]; F.Diaz walked; S.Garcia reached on an error by T.Butts
[D.Thomas to third, F.Diaz to second, S.Garcia to first];
L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Cubans 4,
Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Hoskins
out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; T.Butts out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 4, Elite Giants 0.

CUBANS 9TH: C.Clark tripled; R.Linares out on unknown play;
R.Martinez out on unknown play [C.Clark scored]; L.Tiant out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubans 5, Elite Giants 0.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Armstead singled; R.Hatten out on unknown
play; S.HUGHES BATTED FOR B.BYRD; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro doubled [J.Armstead scored]; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubans 5, Elite Giants 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubans           5   7   1   4
 Elite Giants     1   6   3  10


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