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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 8 Brooklyn Eagles (BRN) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 25, 1935 (D) at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn NY
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             3 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 4   -   8 13  0
Brooklyn Eagles                     0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  6  3

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jack Marshall 2b                      5   1   3    0     0   0     1   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      5   1   0    0     0   1     0   3
Willie Wells ss                       4   2   2    2     1   0     6   4
Turkey Stearnes cf                    5   2   2    1     0   0     3   0
Mule Suttles lf                       4   2   2    2     1   1     4   1
Steel Arm Davis 1b                    4   0   1    2     1   0    10   0
Wilson Redus rf                       3   0   3    1     2   0     2   0
Larry Brown c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Willie Foster p                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               37   8  13    8     6   2    27  11


BATTING -
2B:  Mule Suttles. 
HR:  Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. 
SH:  Larry Brown. 
GDP:  Larry Brown. 
Team LOB:  9


Brooklyn Eagles                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fats Jenkins lf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
George Giles 1b                       4   1   1    0     0   0     8   1
Harry Williams 3b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Rap Dixon cf                          3   1   1    0     1   0     5   2
Clarence Palm c                       3   0   0    0     1   0     6   0
Bill Yancey ss                        4   0   1    1     0   0     2   6
Clarence Griffin rf                   3   0   1    0     1   0     2   0
Dennis Gilchrist 2b                   2   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Ted Radcliffe p                       3   0   0    0     0   1     0   4
Totals                               29   2   6    2     4   1    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  George Giles, Bill Yancey. 
E: 3.  George Giles, Bill Yancey, Clarence Griffin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Rap Dixon. 
3B:  George Giles. 
SH:  Dennis Gilchrist. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Rap Dixon, Clarence Griffin. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Foster W                      9       6   2    2   4   1   0  34
Totals                               9       6   2    2   4   1   0  34


Brooklyn Eagles                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Radcliffe L                      9      13   8    8   6   2   2  44
Totals                               9      13   8    8   6   2   2  44

WP:  Ted Radcliffe. 


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Umpires: HP - Bert Gholston, 1B - James Crump

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/25/1935, game 1 -- Chicago American Giants
at Brooklyn Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Brooklyn                      
1. J.Marshall          2b        F.Jenkins           lf        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        G.Giles             1b        
3. W.Wells             ss        H.Williams          3b        
4. T.Stearnes          cf        R.Dixon             cf        
5. M.Suttles           lf        C.Palm              c         
6. S.Davis             1b        B.Yancey            ss        
7. W.Redus             rf        C.Griffin           rf        
8. L.Brown             c         D.Gilchrist         2b        
9. W.Foster            p         T.Radcliffe         p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Marshall singled; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play [J.Marshall to second]; W.Wells flied to F.Jenkins;
T.Stearnes singled [J.Marshall scored]; M.Suttles homered to
centerfield [T.Stearnes scored]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Giles out on
unknown play; H.Williams singled to left field (M.Suttles to
W.Wells) [H.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 3, Eagles 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus singled to right field [W.Redus to
second (error by C.Griffin)]; L.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Redus to third]; W.Foster walked;
J.Marshall out on unknown play; A.Radcliff struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: R.Dixon walked; R.Dixon was caught stealing second
(L.Brown to W.Wells); C.Palm out on unknown play; B.Yancey out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 3,
Eagles 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.Wells walked; W.Wells was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by G.Giles [W.Wells to second];
T.Stearnes out on unknown play; M.Suttles struck out; S.Davis
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 3,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Griffin walked; D.Gilchrist out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Griffin to second]; T.Radcliffe struck
out; F.Jenkins walked; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 3, Eagles 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus singled to center field (R.Dixon
to B.Yancey) [W.Redus out at second]; L.Brown out on unknown
play; W.Foster out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Dixon doubled to
center field; C.Palm out on unknown play; B.Yancey singled to
left field [R.Dixon scored]; C.Griffin out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 3, Eagles 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; W.Wells homered to leftfield; T.Stearnes
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 4,
Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Gilchrist out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 4, Eagles 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: M.Suttles doubled; S.Davis out on unknown
play; W.Redus walked; L.Brown grounded into a double play
(G.Giles to B.Yancey to G.Giles) [W.Redus out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: G.Giles tripled; H.Williams flied to T.Stearnes
[G.Giles scored]; R.Dixon out on unknown play; C.Palm walked;
B.Yancey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 4, Eagles 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: W.Foster reached on an error by B.Yancey
[W.Foster to first]; J.Marshall singled to center field (R.Dixon
to H.Williams) [W.Foster out at third]; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 American Giants 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: C.Griffin singled; C.Griffin was caught stealing
second (L.Brown to W.Wells); D.Gilchrist singled; T.Radcliffe
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 4, Eagles 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; M.Suttles
out on unknown play; S.Davis walked; W.Redus walked [S.Davis to
second]; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
American Giants 4, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 4, Eagles 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: W.Foster out on unknown play; J.Marshall
singled; A.Radcliff forced J.Marshall (unknown fielder)
[A.Radcliff to first]; T.Radcliffe threw a wild pitch
[A.Radcliff to second]; W.Wells singled [A.Radcliff scored];
T.Stearnes singled [W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles walked
[W.Wells to third, T.Stearnes to second]; S.Davis singled
[W.Wells scored, T.Stearnes scored, M.Suttles to second];
W.Redus singled [M.Suttles scored, S.Davis to second]; L.Brown
out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American Giants 8,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 9TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown
play; C.Griffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 8, Eagles 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   8  13   0   9
 Eagles           2   6   3   5


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