Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 3
Nashville Elite Giants 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 4 2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
John Henry Russell 2b 3 1 0 0 1 1 4
Oscar Charleston 1b, p 4 0 1 0 0 7 0
Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Judy Johnson 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bill Perkins rf 4 0 0 1 0 3 0
Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 4 3
Jimmie Crutchfield lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0
Satchel Paige p, 1b 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Leroy Matlock p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Anthony Cooper ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 3 1 4 4 24 8
FIELDING -
E: 3. Chester Williams, Leroy Matlock 2.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Cool Papa Bell 2.
Nashville Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Wild Bill Wright rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0
Felton Stratton ss 2 0 0 0 2 1 5
Sam Bankhead cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 0
Tommie Dukes c 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Felton Snow 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2
Jim West 1b 3 1 1 0 1 12 0
Goose Curry lf 3 1 0 0 0 2 0
Poindexter Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3
Percy Bailey p 3 0 1 1 0 0 2
Totals 30 3 4 2 4 3 27 12
FIELDING -
E: 2. Felton Stratton, Felton Snow.
BATTING -
HBP: Goose Curry.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Jim West.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Satchel Paige 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oscar Charleston 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 3
Leroy Matlock L 7 4 3 2 3 3 0 31
Totals 8 4 3 2 4 3 0 35
HBP: Leroy Matlock.
Nashville Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Percy Bailey W 9 3 1 1 4 4 0 36
Totals 9 3 1 1 4 4 0 36
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Pete Cleague, 2B - Montgomery, 3B - Moore
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1700
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/16/1933, game 1 -- at Nashville Elite Giants
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Nashville
1. C.Papa Bell cf W.Wright rf
2. J.Henry Russell 2b F.Stratton ss
3. O.Charleston 1b S.Bankhead cf
4. J.Gibson c T.Dukes c
5. J.Johnson 3b F.Snow 3b
6. B.Perkins rf J.West 1b
7. C.Williams ss G.Curry lf
8. J.Crutchfield lf P.Williams 2b
9. S.Paige p P.Bailey p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell singled; C.Papa Bell stole second; J.Henry
Russell out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown play;
J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite
Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 1ST: W.Wright out on unknown play; S.PAIGE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); O.CHARLESTON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PITCHING); Paige pulled a tendon on his left side; F.Stratton
walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 0.
2ND: J.Johnson out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 0.
ELITE GIANTS 2ND: L.MATLOCK REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING);
O.CHARLESTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); F.Snow out on
unknown play; J.West singled; J.West stole second; G.Curry was
hit by a pitch; P.Williams reached on a fielder's choice [J.West
to third, G.Curry to second]; P.Bailey reached on a fielder's
choice [J.West scored, G.Curry scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error
by C.Williams), P.Williams to third (error by L.Matlock),
P.Bailey to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Stratton
out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 0, Elite
Giants 2.
3RD: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on
unknown play; C.Papa Bell reached on an error by F.Stratton
[C.Papa Bell to first]; C.Papa Bell stole second; J.Henry
Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite
Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; F.Snow singled; J.West walked [F.Snow to
second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 2.
4TH: O.Charleston reached on an error by F.Snow [O.Charleston
to first]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 0, Elite Giants 2.
ELITE GIANTS 4TH: P.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bailey out
on unknown play; W.Wright walked; F.Stratton walked [W.Wright to
second]; S.Bankhead singled [W.Wright scored, F.Stratton to
second]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Elite Giants 3.
5TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; L.Matlock walked; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Elite Giants 3.
ELITE GIANTS 5TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Elite Giants 3.
6TH: J.Henry Russell walked; O.Charleston singled to right
field [J.Henry Russell to third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
J.Johnson walked [O.Charleston to second]; B.Perkins flied to
G.Curry [J.Henry Russell scored]; C.Williams out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
ELITE GIANTS 6TH: P.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bailey
singled to pitcher [P.Bailey to second (error by L.Matlock)];
W.Wright out on unknown play; F.Stratton out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
7TH: J.Crutchfield walked; L.Matlock out on unknown play;
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Henry Russell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
ELITE GIANTS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
8TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Elite Giants 3.
ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.West out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; P.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Elite Giants 3.
9TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; A.COOPER BATTED FOR
L.MATLOCK; A.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
1, Elite Giants 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 3 3 8
Elite Giants 3 4 2 8
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