Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 5 8 1
Pittsburgh Crawfords 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 x - 10 12 3
BATTING
Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Turkey Stearnes cf 5 2 3 1 0 3 0
Willie Wells ss 4 0 0 1 0 2 3
Mule Suttles 1b 4 0 1 1 0 8 0
Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
John Hines c 4 0 0 0 0 6 1
Joe Lillard lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jack Marshall rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Melvin Powell ph, rf 2 1 2 1 0 0 0
Lloyd Scott 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 3
Willie Cornelius p 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dave Malarcher ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 8 4 0 10 24 12
FIELDING -
E: 1. Willie Wells.
PB: 1. John Hines.
BATTING -
2B: Turkey Stearnes.
3B: Melvin Powell.
HR: Turkey Stearnes.
HBP: Willie Cornelius.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Turkey Stearnes 2.
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 0
Ted Page lf 3 2 0 0 2 0 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 1 2 2 2 8 1
Josh Gibson c 3 2 1 0 2 10 0
Judy Johnson 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 1
Chester Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 3
Curtis Harris ph, 2b 1 1 1 2 1 3 2
Leroy Morney 2b, ss 5 1 3 3 0 0 2
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 5 0 1 1 0 2 0
Harry Kincannon p 5 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 10 12 9 8 5 27 9
FIELDING -
E: 3. Josh Gibson, Chester Williams, Jimmie Crutchfield.
BATTING -
2B: Oscar Charleston 2.
SH: Judy Johnson.
IW: Curtis Harris.
Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING -
SB: Ted Page, Josh Gibson.
PITCHING
Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Cornelius L 8 12 10 9 8 5 0 45
Totals 8 12 10 9 8 5 0 45
WP: Willie Cornelius.
IW: Willie Cornelius.
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Harry Kincannon W 9 8 5 3 0 10 1 37
Totals 9 8 5 3 0 10 1 37
WP: Harry Kincannon.
HBP: Harry Kincannon.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - King, 2B - , 3B - Weichert
Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 2000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 6/1/1934 -- Chicago American Giants at (N)
Starting Lineups:
Chicago
1. T.Stearnes cf C.Papa Bell cf
2. W.Wells ss T.Page lf
3. M.Suttles 1b O.Charleston 1b
4. A.Radcliff 3b J.Gibson c
5. J.Hines c J.Johnson 3b
6. J.Lillard lf C.Williams ss
7. J.Marshall rf L.Morney 2b
8. L.Scott 2b J.Crutchfield rf
9. W.Cornelius p H.Kincannon p
AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; T.Stearnes singled; T.Stearnes stole second;
W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled to short
centerfield [T.Stearnes scored]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
J.Hines out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American
Giants 1, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell singled; T.Page walked [C.Papa Bell to
second]; O.Charleston doubled to right-center [C.Papa Bell
scored, T.Page scored]; J.Gibson walked; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Lillard out on unknown play; J.Marshall
out on unknown play; L.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
2ND: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; H.Kincannon out on
unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius was hit by a pitch;
H.Kincannon threw a wild pitch [W.Cornelius to second];
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American
Giants 1, 2.
3RD: T.Page walked; W.Cornelius threw a wild pitch [T.Page to
second]; O.Charleston walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled to right field
[A.Radcliff to second (error by J.Crutchfield)]; J.Hines out on
unknown play; J.Lillard out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; H.Kincannon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. American Giants 1, 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: L.Scott out on unknown play; W.Cornelius
out on unknown play; T.Stearnes homered to centerfield; W.Wells
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 2,
2.
5TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page reached on an
error by W.Wells [T.Page to first]; T.Page stole second;
O.Charleston out on unknown play [T.Page to third]; J.Hines
allowed a passed ball [T.Page scored (unearned)]; J.Gibson
singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. American Giants 2, 3.
AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; J.Hines out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. American Giants 2, 3.
6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney singled;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; H.Kincannon singled [L.Morney
to second]; C.Papa Bell singled [L.Morney scored, H.Kincannon to
second]; T.Page out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
American Giants 2, 4.
AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Lillard reached on an error by
C.Williams [J.Lillard to first]; M.POWELL BATTED FOR J.MARSHALL;
M.Powell tripled [J.Lillard scored (unearned) (error by
J.Gibson), M.Powell scored (error by J.Gibson)]; L.Scott
singled; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; T.Stearnes doubled
[L.Scott to third]; W.Wells out on unknown play [L.Scott scored
(unearned)]; T.Stearnes stole third; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 5, 4.
7TH: M.POWELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); O.Charleston
doubled; J.Gibson walked; J.Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [O.Charleston to third, J.Gibson to second];
C.HARRIS BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS; C.Harris was walked
intentionally; L.Morney singled [O.Charleston scored, J.Gibson
scored, C.Harris to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
H.Kincannon out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American
Giants 5, 6.
AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: C.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
L.MORNEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Hines out on unknown play; J.Lillard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 5, 6.
8TH: C.Papa Bell singled; T.Page out on unknown play;
O.Charleston walked [C.Papa Bell to second]; J.Gibson forced
O.Charleston (unknown fielder) [C.Papa Bell to third, J.Gibson
to first]; J.Gibson stole second; J.Johnson walked; C.Harris
singled [C.Papa Bell scored, J.Gibson scored, J.Johnson to
second]; L.Morney singled [J.Johnson scored, C.Harris to
second]; J.Crutchfield singled [C.Harris scored, L.Morney to
second]; H.Kincannon out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
American Giants 5, 10.
AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: M.Powell singled; L.Scott out on unknown
play; D.MALARCHER BATTED FOR W.CORNELIUS; D.Malarcher out on
unknown play; T.Stearnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. American Giants 5, 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
American Giants 5 8 1 5
10 12 3 11
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