Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 2
Chicago American Giants 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 8 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 0 2 0 0 6 0
Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 0 1 6 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 2 0 0 2 1
Vic Harris lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
Chester Williams ss 2 0 0 0 2 2 3
Leroy Morney 2b 2 0 0 0 1 3 2
Curtis Harris ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
William Bell p 4 0 0 0 0 0 5
Totals 30 0 6 0 4 3 24 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Oscar Charleston, Chester Williams, William Bell.
E: 2. Judy Johnson, Leroy Morney.
BATTING -
2B: Judy Johnson 2.
SH: Vic Harris 2.
GDP: Oscar Charleston.
Team LOB: 9
Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Turkey Stearnes cf 4 1 2 1 0 3 0
Willie Wells ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 6
Mule Suttles 1b 4 0 1 0 0 17 0
Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1
John Hines rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Joe Lillard lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Larry Brown c 3 1 1 0 0 3 0
Jack Marshall 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 4
Willie Foster p 3 0 1 0 0 0 6
Totals 32 2 8 1 0 6 27 17
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Willie Wells, Mule Suttles, Jack Marshall.
E: 1. Willie Foster.
BATTING -
3B: Turkey Stearnes.
SH: Jack Marshall.
GDP: Jack Marshall.
Team LOB: 7
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
William Bell L 8 8 2 0 0 6 0 33
Totals 8 8 2 0 0 6 0 33
Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Foster W 9 6 0 0 4 3 0 36
Totals 9 6 0 0 4 3 0 36
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - King, 1B - Kreig
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/17/1934, game 1 -- at Chicago American
Giants (D)
Starting Lineups:
Chicago
1. C.Papa Bell cf T.Stearnes cf
2. J.Crutchfield rf W.Wells ss
3. O.Charleston 1b M.Suttles 1b
4. J.Gibson c A.Radcliff 3b
5. J.Johnson 3b J.Hines rf
6. V.Harris lf J.Lillard lf
7. C.Williams ss L.Brown c
8. L.Morney 2b J.Marshall 2b
9. W.Bell p W.Foster p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; O.Charleston singled; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 0.
AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: T.Stearnes singled; W.Wells out on unknown
play [T.Stearnes to second]; M.Suttles reached on an error by
J.Johnson [T.Stearnes scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Suttles to
first]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Hines out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 1.
2ND: J.Johnson doubled; V.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to third]; C.Williams out on
unknown play; L.Morney walked; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, American Giants 1.
AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.Lillard out on unknown play; L.Brown out
on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 0, American Giants 1.
3RD: C.Papa Bell singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
O.Charleston grounded into a double play (W.Wells to J.Marshall
to M.Suttles) [C.Papa Bell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, American Giants 1.
AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: 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. 0, American Giants 1.
4TH: J.Gibson singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play; V.Harris
out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 1.
AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; J.Hines singled; J.Lillard out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 1.
5TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown play;
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
American Giants 1.
AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: L.Brown reached on an error by L.Morney
[L.Brown to first]; J.Marshall out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [L.Brown to second]; W.Foster out on unknown play;
T.Stearnes tripled [L.Brown scored (unearned)]; W.Wells out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants
2.
6TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on
unknown play; J.Gibson walked; J.Gibson was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by W.Foster [J.Gibson to second];
J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0,
American Giants 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: M.Suttles singled; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; J.Hines out on unknown play; J.Lillard out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 2.
7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams walked; L.Morney
out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 0, American Giants 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: L.Brown singled; J.Marshall grounded into
a double play (W.Bell to C.Williams to O.Charleston) [L.Brown
out at second]; W.Foster singled; T.Stearnes out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 2.
8TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; O.Charleston singled; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, American Giants 2.
AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: W.Wells singled; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff singled [W.Wells to second]; J.Hines out on
unknown play; J.Lillard out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 0, American Giants 2.
9TH: J.Johnson doubled; V.Harris out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Johnson to third]; C.Williams walked;
C.HARRIS BATTED FOR L.MORNEY; C.Harris out on unknown play;
W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, American
Giants 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
0 6 2 9
American Giants 2 8 1 7
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