New York Cubans 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 5 13 1 Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 - 6 12 1 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Rabbit Martinez 2b 4 1 2 0 1 5 5 Pedro Pages cf 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 5 0 1 0 0 6 0 Claro Duany rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 Silvio Garcia ss 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 Lou Louden c 4 0 1 0 1 7 1 Cleveland Clark 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 Ray Noble lf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 Luis Tiant p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Minnie Minoso ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Lino Donoso pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Martin Crue p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Patricio Scantlebury ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 13 4 4 4 24 11 FIELDING - E: 1. Patricio Scantlebury. BATTING - 2B: Pedro Pages, Cleveland Clark, Ray Noble. SH: Pedro Pages. GDP: Cleveland Clark. Team LOB: 10 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 0 0 3 5 Joe Wiley rf 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 Henry Kimbro cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 Butch Davis lf 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 Lester Lockett 3b 3 0 2 3 2 1 2 Johnny Washington 1b 5 0 3 2 0 11 0 Jim Gilliam 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 Ziggy Marcell c 4 0 1 0 0 6 0 Jonas Gaines p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Frazier Robinson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Black p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 36 6 12 6 6 5 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Butts, Johnny Washington. E: 1. Henry Kimbro. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett, Johnny Washington. IW: Lester Lockett 2. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Joe Wiley. CS: Johnny Washington. PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Luis Tiant 5 8 4 4 3 4 0 25 Martin Crue 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 9 Patricio Scantlebury L 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 8 12 6 5 6 5 0 42 Patricio Scantlebury pitched to 4 batters in the 9th inning IW: Martin Crue, Patricio Scantlebury. Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines 6 11 4 3 3 3 0 31 Joe Black W 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 11 Totals 9 13 5 4 4 4 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eulogio Penalver, 1B - Drury Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 1900 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/27/1947 -- New York Cubans at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: New York Baltimore 1. R.Martinez 2b T.Butts ss 2. P.Pages cf J.Wiley rf 3. L.Cabrera 1b H.Kimbro cf 4. C.Duany rf B.Davis lf 5. S.Garcia ss L.Lockett 3b 6. L.Louden c J.Washington 1b 7. C.Clark 3b J.Gilliam 2b 8. R.Noble lf Z.Marcell c 9. L.Tiant p J.Gaines p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Martinez singled; P.Pages singled [R.Martinez to second]; L.Cabrera singled (unknown fielder) [R.Martinez out at home, P.Pages to second]; C.Duany struck out; S.Garcia grounded out (L.Lockett to J.Washington); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Wiley walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis walked [J.Wiley to second]; L.Lockett doubled [J.Wiley scored, B.Davis scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 2ND: L.Louden singled; C.Clark out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Gilliam walked; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; T.Butts singled [J.Gilliam to second]; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 0, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 3RD: R.Martinez singled; P.Pages out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Martinez to second]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; C.Duany walked; S.Garcia singled [R.Martinez scored, C.Duany to second]; L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 4TH: C.Clark doubled; R.Noble out on unknown play; L.Tiant out on unknown play; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Washington singled; J.Washington was caught stealing second (L.Louden to R.Martinez); J.Gilliam out on unknown play; Z.Marcell singled; J.Gaines out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. CUBANS 5TH: P.Pages walked; P.Pages was picked off first (J.Gaines to J.Washington); L.Cabrera out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: T.Butts singled; J.Wiley out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [T.Butts to second]; B.Davis singled [T.Butts scored, H.Kimbro to second]; L.Lockett singled [H.Kimbro scored, B.Davis to second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Elite Giants 4. CUBANS 6TH: S.Garcia singled; L.Louden out on unknown play [S.Garcia to second]; C.Clark singled [S.Garcia scored]; R.Noble singled [C.Clark to second]; M.MINOSO BATTED FOR L.TIANT; M.Minoso singled [C.Clark scored, R.Noble to second]; L.DONOSO RAN FOR M.MINOSO; R.Martinez walked [R.Noble to third, L.Donoso to second]; P.Pages reached on an error by H.Kimbro [R.Noble scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Donoso to third, R.Martinez to second, P.Pages to first]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; C.Duany out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubans 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: M.CRUE REPLACED L.DONOSO (PITCHING); Z.Marcell out on unknown play; F.ROBINSON BATTED FOR J.GAINES; F.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 4, Elite Giants 4. CUBANS 7TH: J.BLACK REPLACED F.ROBINSON (PITCHING); S.Garcia out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; C.Clark grounded into a double play (T.Butts to J.Washington) [L.Louden out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: J.Wiley walked; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Wiley stole second; L.Lockett was walked intentionally; J.Washington doubled [J.Wiley scored, L.Lockett to third]; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 4, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 8TH: R.Noble doubled; P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR M.CRUE; P.Scantlebury flied to unknown fielder; R.Martinez out on unknown play; P.Pages doubled [R.Noble scored]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: P.SCANTLEBURY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Z.Marcell out on unknown play; J.Black singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Wiley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 5. CUBANS 9TH: C.Duany out on unknown play; S.Garcia out on unknown play; L.Louden out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: On a bunt H.Kimbro singled; On a bunt B.Davis reached on an error by P.Scantlebury [H.Kimbro to third, B.Davis to second]; L.Lockett was walked intentionally; J.Washington singled [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), B.Davis to third, L.Lockett to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Cubans 5, Elite Giants 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 5 13 1 10 Elite Giants 6 12 1 12
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