Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 10 1
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - 3 7 1
BATTING
Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Turkey Stearnes cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 0
Willie Wells ss 5 0 2 0 0 3 3
Steel Arm Davis lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Nat Rogers rf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0
Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Mule Suttles 1b 4 0 2 0 0 9 2
Jack Marshall 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1
Larry Brown c 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
Willie Foster p 4 0 2 0 0 1 3
Totals 38 2 10 2 0 8 26 11
FIELDING -
E: 1. Willie Wells.
BATTING -
2B: Willie Wells.
3B: Willie Wells, Steel Arm Davis.
HR: Turkey Stearnes.
Team LOB: 9
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
John Henry Russell 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 1 1 2 0 11 0
Josh Gibson c 4 0 2 0 0 8 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1
Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 5
Jimmie Crutchfield lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Bill Perkins ph, lf 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Anthony Cooper rf 4 0 1 1 0 3 0
Bert Hunter p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 33 3 7 3 2 2 27 9
FIELDING -
E: 1. Judy Johnson.
BATTING -
2B: John Henry Russell, Josh Gibson.
HR: Oscar Charleston.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
CS: Josh Gibson.
PITCHING
Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Foster L 8.2 7 3 2 2 2 1 35
Totals 8.2 7 3 2 2 2 1 35
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bert Hunter W 9 10 2 2 0 8 1 38
Totals 9 10 2 2 0 8 1 38
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/7/1933, game 1 -- Chicago American Giants at
(N)
Starting Lineups:
Chicago
1. T.Stearnes cf C.Papa Bell cf
2. W.Wells ss J.Henry Russell 2b
3. S.Davis lf O.Charleston 1b
4. N.Rogers rf J.Gibson c
5. A.Radcliff 3b J.Johnson 3b
6. M.Suttles 1b C.Williams ss
7. J.Marshall 2b J.Crutchfield lf
8. L.Brown c A.Cooper rf
9. W.Foster p B.Hunter p
AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Wells
tripled; S.Davis out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff singled; M.Suttles singled
[A.Radcliff to second]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Brown
out on unknown play; W.Foster singled [A.Radcliff to third,
M.Suttles to second]; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H,
0 E, 3 LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
2ND: J.Gibson singled; J.Gibson was caught stealing second
(L.Brown to J.Marshall); J.Johnson out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American
Giants 0, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Wells doubled; S.Davis out on unknown
play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
3RD: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: M.Suttles singled; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; W.Foster out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
4TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell out on
unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 0, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: T.Stearnes homered; W.Wells out on unknown
play; S.Davis tripled; N.Rogers singled [S.Davis scored];
A.Radcliff out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, 0.
5TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
American Giants 2, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; L.Brown
out on unknown play; W.Foster singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, 0.
6TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; A.Cooper out on
unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 2, 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; S.Davis out
on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 2, 0.
7TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell doubled;
O.Charleston homered [J.Henry Russell scored]; J.Gibson doubled;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; M.Suttles
out on unknown play; J.Marshall reached on an error by J.Johnson
[J.Marshall to first]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. American Giants 2, 2.
8TH: B.PERKINS BATTED FOR J.CRUTCHFIELD; B.Perkins walked;
A.Cooper out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown play;
C.Papa Bell singled [B.Perkins to second]; J.Henry Russell out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 2, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: B.PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
W.Foster out on unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play;
W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American
Giants 2, 2.
9TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Johnson reached on an error by W.Wells [J.Johnson to
first]; C.Williams singled [J.Johnson to second]; B.Perkins
walked [J.Johnson to third, C.Williams to second]; A.Cooper
singled to left-center [J.Johnson scored (unearned), C.Williams
to third, B.Perkins to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
American Giants 2, 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
American Giants 2 10 1 9
3 7 1 6
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