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Nashville Elite Giants (NSH) 7 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 5

Game played on Thursday, August 1, 1935 (N) at League Park, Akron OH
Regular-Season game

Nashville Elite Giants              0 0 0  0 0 0  3 0 1  1 0 2   -   7 11  1
Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 0  0 0 1  2 0 0  1 0 0   -   5 15  1

BATTING

Nashville Elite Giants               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sammy Hughes 2b                       5   2   0    0     1         0   6
Felton Snow 3b                        6   1   3    2     0         1   0
Roy Parnell lf                        6   2   2    1     0         4   0
Zollie Wright rf                      6   1   1    0     0         3   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   1   2    3     0         5   0
Jim West 1b                           4   0   1    1     1        15   0
Nish Williams c                       5   0   1    0     0         7   1
Hoss Walker ss                        5   0   0    0     0         1   2
Jim Willis p                          5   0   1    0     0         0   5
Totals                               46   7  11    7     2   6    36  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Wild Bill Wright. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felton Snow 2, Roy Parnell 2, Wild Bill Wright, Jim West. 
HBP:  Wild Bill Wright. 
GDP:  Jim West. 
Team LOB:  6


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     6   2   4    0     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead lf                       6   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pat Patterson 2b                      6   1   2    1     0         2   4
Josh Gibson c                         5   1   2    2     1         7   1
Oscar Charleston 1b                   6   1   3    1     0        17   0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 5   0   2    0     0         7   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    0     0         3   7
  Bill Perkins ph, ss                 2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Curtis Harris 3b                      5   0   2    1     1         0   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     4   0   0    0     0         0   4
  Bill Harvey p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               50   5  15    5     2   6    36  19

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Pat Patterson, Oscar Charleston, Chester Williams. 
E: 1.  Roosevelt Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Curtis Harris. 
SH:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Pat Patterson, Oscar Charleston, Jimmie Crutchfield. 

PITCHING

Nashville Elite Giants               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Willis W                         12     15   5    5   2   6   0  53
Totals                               12     15   5    5   2   6   0  53


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis                      9.1     9   5    5   1   5   0  38
Bill Harvey L                        2.2     2   2    2   1   1   0  11
Totals                               12     11   7    7   2   6   0  49

HBP:  Roosevelt Davis. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Garman, 1B -  Lobach

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/1/1935 -- Nashville Elite Giants at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Nashville                                                   
1. S.Hughes            2b        C.Papa Bell         cf        
2. F.Snow              3b        S.Bankhead          lf        
3. R.Parnell           lf        P.Patterson         2b        
4. Z.Wright            rf        J.Gibson            c         
5. W.Wright            cf        O.Charleston        1b        
6. J.West              1b        J.Crutchfield       rf        
7. N.Williams          c         C.Williams          ss        
8. H.Walker            ss        C.Harris            3b        
9. J.Willis            p         R.Davis             p         

ELITE GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; S.Hughes out on unknown play; F.Snow out on
unknown play; R.Parnell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  0.

 1ST: C.Papa Bell doubled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Patterson singled [C.Papa Bell scored]; J.Gibson walked
[P.Patterson to second]; O.Charleston forced J.Gibson (unknown
fielder) [P.Patterson to third, O.Charleston to first];
O.Charleston stole second; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

ELITE GIANTS 2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Wright was
hit by a pitch; J.West grounded into a double play (C.Williams
to P.Patterson to O.Charleston) [W.Wright out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

 2ND: C.Williams out on unknown play; C.Harris singled; R.Davis
out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

ELITE GIANTS 3RD: N.Williams singled; N.Williams was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by R.Davis [N.Williams to
second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown
play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 0,  1.

 3RD: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

ELITE GIANTS 4TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; R.Parnell out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

 4TH: O.Charleston singled; J.Crutchfield singled [O.Charleston
to second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; C.Harris out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Elite Giants 0,  1.

ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

 5TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

ELITE GIANTS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on
unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  1.

 6TH: J.Gibson singled; O.Charleston doubled [J.Gibson scored];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; C.Harris walked; R.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 0,  2.

ELITE GIANTS 7TH: F.Snow singled; R.Parnell forced F.Snow
(unknown fielder) [R.Parnell to first]; Z.Wright singled
[R.Parnell to second]; W.Wright doubled [R.Parnell scored,
Z.Wright scored]; J.West doubled [W.Wright scored]; N.Williams
out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3,  2.

 7TH: C.Papa Bell singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Patterson singled [C.Papa Bell to third]; P.Patterson stole
second; J.Gibson doubled [C.Papa Bell scored, P.Patterson
scored]; O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 3,  4.

ELITE GIANTS 8TH: J.Willis out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Elite Giants 3,  4.

 8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; C.Harris out on unknown
play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 3,  4.

ELITE GIANTS 9TH: R.Parnell doubled; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; W.Wright singled [R.Parnell scored]; J.West walked
[W.Wright to second]; N.Williams out on unknown play; H.Walker
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  4.

 9TH: C.Papa Bell singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 4,  4.

ELITE GIANTS 10TH: J.Willis singled; S.Hughes forced J.Willis
(unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to first]; F.Snow doubled [S.Hughes
scored]; B.HARVEY REPLACED R.DAVIS (PITCHING); R.Parnell out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Elite Giants 5,  4.

 10TH: O.Charleston singled; J.Crutchfield out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [O.Charleston to second]; B.PERKINS
BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Harris
doubled [O.Charleston scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 11TH: B.PERKINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
W.Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play;
N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Elite
Giants 5,  5.

 11TH: C.Papa Bell singled to center field [C.Papa Bell to
second (error by W.Wright)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 5,  5.

ELITE GIANTS 12TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out
on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; F.Snow doubled [S.Hughes
scored]; R.Parnell doubled [F.Snow scored]; Z.Wright out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite Giants 7,  5.

 12TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled;
J.Crutchfield stole second; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
C.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Elite
Giants 7,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Elite Giants     7  11   1   6
                  5  15   1  12


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