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New York Cubans (NY6) 7 Baltimore Elite Giants (BLG) 4

Game played on Monday, July 4, 1949 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Baltimore Elite Giants              0 0 0  2 0 2   -   4  8  2
New York Cubans                     0 1 2  1 3 x   -   7  9  1

BATTING

Baltimore Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro cf                       1   0   1    0     3         0   0
Ed Finney 3b                          4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Jim Gilliam ss                        3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Butch Davis lf                        3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Leon Day 2b                           3   2   2    0     0         0   0
Butch McCord rf                       3   0   2    2     0         0   0
Frazier Robinson c                    3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Alfred Wilmore p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         0   0   0    1     1         0   0
Totals                               24   4   8    4     5   2    15   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Butch Davis, Frazier Robinson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Butch McCord. 
3B:  Butch McCord. 
SH:  Bill Byrd. 
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Kimbro. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Armando Yvanes ss                     3   1   1    0     0         0   1
Howard Easterling 3b                  3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Fernando Diaz cf                      2   2   1    0     1         0   0
Lorenzo Cabrera 1b                    3   1   2    2     0         1   0
Guillermo Vargas lf                   3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Walter Hardy 2b                       3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Lou Louden c                          2   1   1    0     1         0   0
Mario Ariosa rf                       3   0   2    4     0         0   0
Alex Newkirk p                        3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Totals                               25   7   9    7     2   4    18   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Armando Yvanes, Lorenzo Cabrera, Walter Hardy. 
E: 1.  Lou Louden. 

BATTING -
2B:  Armando Yvanes, Mario Ariosa. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Baltimore Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Wilmore L                     3       5   3    3   1   0   0  15
Bill Byrd                            2       4   4    3   1   4   0  12
Totals                               5       9   7    6   2   4   0  27

WP:  Alfred Wilmore. 

New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alex Newkirk W                       6       8   4    2   5   2   0  30
Totals                               6       8   4    2   5   2   0  30



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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/4/1949, game 2 -- Baltimore Elite Giants at
New York Cubans (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Baltimore                     New York                      
1. H.Kimbro            cf        A.Yvanes            ss        
2. E.Finney            3b        H.Easterling        3b        
3. J.Gilliam           ss        F.Diaz              cf        
4. L.Pearson           1b        L.Cabrera           1b        
5. B.Davis             lf        G.Vargas            lf        
6. L.Day               2b        W.Hardy             2b        
7. B.McCord            rf        L.Louden            c         
8. F.Robinson          c         M.Ariosa            rf        
9. A.Wilmore           p         A.Newkirk           p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; H.Kimbro walked; E.Finney out on unknown
play; J.Gilliam walked [H.Kimbro to second]; L.Pearson grounded
into a double play (A.Yvanes to W.Hardy to L.Cabrera) [J.Gilliam
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: F.Robinson dropped a foul fly hit by A.Yvanes;
A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants
0, Cubans 0.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day out on
unknown play; B.McCord doubled; F.Robinson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 2ND: L.Cabrera out on unknown play; G.Vargas singled;
W.Hardy out on unknown play; L.Louden singled [G.Vargas to
second]; M.Ariosa singled [G.Vargas scored, L.Louden to second];
A.Newkirk out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Cubans 1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: A.Wilmore out on unknown play; H.Kimbro
walked; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
E.Finney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: A.Yvanes doubled; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
F.Diaz walked; A.Wilmore threw a wild pitch [A.Yvanes to third,
F.Diaz to second]; L.Cabrera singled [A.Yvanes scored, F.Diaz
scored]; G.Vargas out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0, Cubans 3.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: J.Gilliam out on unknown play; L.Pearson
singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; L.Day singled [L.Pearson
to second]; B.McCord tripled [L.Pearson scored, L.Day scored];
F.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 2, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 4TH: B.BYRD REPLACED A.WILMORE (PITCHING); L.Louden
walked; M.Ariosa reached on an error by B.Davis [L.Louden to
third, M.Ariosa to second]; A.Newkirk out on unknown play
[L.Louden scored (unearned)]; A.Yvanes out on unknown play;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Cubans 4.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: B.Byrd walked; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd to
second]; E.Finney out on unknown play; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Elite Giants 2, Cubans 4.

CUBANS 5TH: F.Diaz singled; L.Cabrera singled [F.Diaz to
second]; G.Vargas out on unknown play; W.Hardy singled [F.Diaz
to third, L.Cabrera to second]; L.Louden out on unknown play;
M.Ariosa doubled to right-center [F.Diaz scored, L.Cabrera
scored, W.Hardy scored]; A.Newkirk out on unknown play; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 2, Cubans 7.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: B.Davis singled; L.Day singled [B.Davis to
second]; B.McCord reached on an error by L.Louden [B.Davis to
third, L.Day to second, B.McCord to first]; F.Robinson out on
unknown play; B.Byrd out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[B.Davis scored (unearned), L.Day to third, B.McCord to second];
H.Kimbro walked; E.Finney singled [L.Day scored (unearned),
B.McCord to third, H.Kimbro to second]; J.Gilliam out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Elite Giants 4, Cubans 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     4   8   2   8
 Cubans           7   9   1   5


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