Pittsburgh Crawfords 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 6 1
New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 4
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 2 1 0 0 3 0
John Henry Russell 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 1 0 1 1 10 0
Josh Gibson rf 4 1 2 3 0 1 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Ted Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bill Perkins c 4 1 1 0 0 11 0
Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2
Bert Hunter p 3 0 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 34 5 6 4 3 8 27 4
FIELDING -
E: 1. Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Ted Page, Bill Perkins, Chester Williams.
HR: Josh Gibson.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Cool Papa Bell 2.
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bill Yancey ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Clint Thomas cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Fats Jenkins lf 3 0 0 1 1 2 3
Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 1
John Beckwith 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1
Dave Thomas 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0
George Scales rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Ted Radcliffe c 4 1 1 0 0 9 0
Bill Holland p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Luther Farrell ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Roy K. Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 5 1 2 12 27 8
FIELDING -
E: 4. Dave Thomas, George Scales, Ted Radcliffe 2.
BATTING -
Team LOB: 7
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bert Hunter W 9 5 1 1 2 12 0 35
Totals 9 5 1 1 2 12 0 35
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Holland L 8 6 5 2 2 7 1 33
Roy K. Williams 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4
Totals 9 6 5 2 3 8 1 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John McBride, 1B - Ostroff
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/18/1933 -- at (N)
Starting Lineups:
1. C.Papa Bell cf B.Yancey ss
2. J.Henry Russell 2b C.Thomas cf
3. O.Charleston 1b F.Jenkins lf
4. J.Gibson rf W.Cannady 2b
5. J.Johnson 3b J.Beckwith 3b
6. T.Page lf D.Thomas 1b
7. B.Perkins c G.Scales rf
8. C.Williams ss T.Radcliffe c
9. B.Hunter p B.Holland p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell reached on an error by D.Thomas [C.Papa Bell to
first]; C.Papa Bell stole second [C.Papa Bell to third (error by
T.Radcliffe)]; J.Henry Russell struck out; O.Charleston walked;
J.Gibson homered to centerfield [C.Papa Bell scored (unearned),
O.Charleston scored]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; T.Page
doubled; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1
LOB. 3, 0.
1ST: B.Yancey out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
0.
2ND: C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
3, 0.
2ND: W.Cannady struck out; J.Beckwith struck out; D.Thomas
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 0.
3RD: J.Henry Russell out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; J.Gibson singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 0.
3RD: G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; B.Holland singled to third base; B.Yancey out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 0.
4TH: T.Page out on unknown play; B.Perkins doubled to right
field [B.Perkins scored (unearned) (error by G.Scales)];
C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Hunter out on unknown play; 0
R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 4, 0.
4TH: C.Thomas lined to O.Charleston; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; W.Cannady singled; J.Beckwith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, 0.
5TH: C.Papa Bell singled to center field; C.Papa Bell stole
second [C.Papa Bell to third (error by T.Radcliffe)]; J.Henry
Russell walked; O.Charleston flied to C.Thomas [C.Papa Bell
scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, 0.
5TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; G.Scales reached on an
error by C.Williams [G.Scales to first]; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 5, 0.
6TH: On a bunt T.Page grounded out (J.Beckwith to D.Thomas);
B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled; B.Hunter out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 0.
6TH: B.Yancey out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 0.
7TH: 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. 5, 0.
7TH: J.Beckwith struck out; D.Thomas struck out; G.Scales
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, 0.
8TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, 0.
8TH: T.Radcliffe singled to right field; L.FARRELL BATTED FOR
B.HOLLAND; L.Farrell singled to left field [T.Radcliffe to
second]; B.Yancey struck out; C.Thomas walked [T.Radcliffe to
third, L.Farrell to second]; F.Jenkins grounded out
(O.Charleston unassisted) [T.Radcliffe scored, L.Farrell to
third, C.Thomas to second]; W.Cannady grounded out (C.Williams
to O.Charleston); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, 1.
9TH: R.K. WILLIAMS REPLACED L.FARRELL (PITCHING); B.Perkins
out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Hunter
walked; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
5, 1.
9TH: J.Beckwith singled; D.Thomas flied to unknown fielder;
G.Scales flied to unknown fielder; T.Radcliffe flied to unknown
fielder; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
5 6 1 5
1 5 4 7
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