Baltimore Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 6 1 New York Cubans 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 BATTING Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Tommy Butts ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 Jim Gilliam 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Frank Russell 1b 4 0 1 2 0 0 12 1 Ed Finney 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Bob Romby rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Frazier Robinson c 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 Jonas Gaines p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Joe Black p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 6 3 0 0 30 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Butts, Jim Gilliam, Frank Russell 2. E: 1. Tommy Butts. BATTING - 3B: Ed Finney. SH: Lester Lockett. GDP: Ed Finney. Team LOB: 4 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 Juan Leon rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Minnie Minoso 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lorenzo Cabrera 1b 3 0 1 2 1 0 13 0 Ray Noble c 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Cleveland Clark lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Pedro Ballester ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Pedro Miro 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 Patricio Scantlebury p 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 4 Totals 34 2 7 2 3 0 30 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lorenzo Cabrera, Pedro Ballester, Pedro Miro. E: 2. Minnie Minoso, Pedro Miro. BATTING - SH: Juan Leon. GDP: Juan Leon. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jonas Gaines 7 6 2 2 3 0 0 28 Joe Black W 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 10 7 2 2 3 0 0 38 Jonas Gaines pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Patricio Scantlebury L 10 6 3 3 0 0 0 37 Totals 10 6 3 3 0 0 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Jim Drumgoole, 1B - Fernandez Time of Game: 2:07 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/23/1948, game 1 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Baltimore New York 1. H.Kimbro cf J.Benjamin cf 2. T.Butts ss J.Leon rf 3. J.Gilliam 2b M.Minoso 3b 4. L.Lockett lf L.Cabrera 1b 5. F.Russell 1b R.Noble c 6. E.Finney 3b C.Clark lf 7. B.Romby rf P.Ballester ss 8. F.Robinson c P.Miro 2b 9. J.Gaines p P.Scantlebury p ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Kimbro reached on an error by P.Miro [H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: J.Benjamin singled; J.Leon out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera singled [J.Benjamin scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 2ND: C.Clark singled; P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 3RD: J.Benjamin walked; J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso singled [J.Benjamin to third]; L.Cabrera out on unknown play [J.Benjamin scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; E.Finney out on unknown play; B.Romby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 5TH: P.Scantlebury singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Leon grounded into a double play (J.Gilliam to T.Butts to F.Russell) [P.Scantlebury out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 6TH: M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera walked; R.Noble lined into a double play (F.Russell unassisted) [L.Cabrera out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 0, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Butts singled; J.Gilliam singled [T.Butts to second]; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Butts to third, J.Gilliam to second]; F.Russell singled [T.Butts scored, J.Gilliam scored]; E.Finney grounded into a double play (P.Ballester to P.Miro to L.Cabrera) [F.Russell out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 7TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; P.Miro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: B.Romby reached on an error by M.Minoso [B.Romby to first]; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled [B.Romby to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 8TH: P.Scantlebury singled to shortstop [P.Scantlebury to second (error by T.Butts)]; J.Benjamin walked; J.BLACK REPLACED J.GAINES (PITCHING); J.Leon out on unknown play; M.Minoso out on unknown play; L.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. CUBANS 9TH: R.Noble out on unknown play; C.Clark out on unknown play; P.Ballester out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Elite Giants 2, Cubans 2. ELITE GIANTS 10TH: E.Finney tripled; B.Romby out on unknown play; F.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Black singled to center field [E.Finney scored]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. CUBANS 10TH: P.Miro singled; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; J.Leon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Elite Giants 3, Cubans 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Elite Giants 3 6 1 4 Cubans 2 7 2 6
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