Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 - 3 4 0
New York Cubans 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 0 x - 9 13 3
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
Sam Bankhead lf 4 0 0 2 0 5 2
Pat Patterson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 3
Josh Gibson c 3 1 1 1 1 5 1
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 0 2 0 0 7 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judy Johnson 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3
Chester Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 1
Harry Kincannon p 2 0 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 30 3 4 3 3 10 24 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Pat Patterson, Oscar Charleston, Judy Johnson.
BATTING -
HR: Josh Gibson.
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING -
SB: Josh Gibson.
CS: Cool Papa Bell, Oscar Charleston.
New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 4 1 2 1 1 3 0
Dave Thomas 1b 5 2 2 0 0 4 0
Martin Dihigo 3b 4 2 2 3 0 2 0
Alejandro Oms cf 3 0 0 0 1 4 1
Lazaro Salazar lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0
Anastasio Santaella 2b 2 1 1 1 2 2 3
Frank Duncan c 4 0 2 0 0 10 2
Rabbit Martinez ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Frank Blake p 3 2 2 1 1 0 1
Totals 33 9 13 9 5 4 27 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dave Thomas, Alejandro Oms.
E: 3. Martin Dihigo, Rabbit Martinez 2.
BATTING -
2B: Clyde Spearman, Lazaro Salazar, Frank Blake 2.
3B: Martin Dihigo.
GDP: Dave Thomas.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Anastasio Santaella.
CS: Lazaro Salazar.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Harry Kincannon L 8 13 9 9 5 4 0 38
Totals 8 13 9 9 5 4 0 38
New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Frank Blake W 9 4 3 1 3 10 1 33
Totals 9 4 3 1 3 10 1 33
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Brutteri, 1B - Pohlman, 2B - , 3B - Harriet
Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 5000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/7/1935, game 1 -- at New York Cubans (D)
Starting Lineups:
New York
1. C.Papa Bell cf C.Spearman rf
2. S.Bankhead lf D.Thomas 1b
3. P.Patterson 2b M.Dihigo 3b
4. J.Gibson c A.Oms cf
5. O.Charleston 1b L.Salazar lf
6. J.Crutchfield rf A.Santaella 2b
7. J.Johnson 3b F.Duncan c
8. C.Williams ss R.Martinez ss
9. H.Kincannon p F.Blake p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell walked; C.Papa Bell was picked off first
(F.Blake to D.Thomas); S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Cubans 0.
CUBANS 1ST: C.Spearman out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; M.Dihigo out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Cubans 0.
2ND: J.Gibson walked; J.Gibson stole second; O.Charleston
singled [J.Gibson to third]; O.Charleston was caught stealing
second (F.Duncan to A.Santaella); J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Cubans 0.
CUBANS 2ND: A.Oms walked; L.Salazar out on unknown play;
A.Santaella walked [A.Oms to second]; F.Duncan singled to left
field (S.Bankhead to J.Gibson) [A.Oms out at home, A.Santaella
to second]; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 0, Cubans 0.
3RD: C.Williams 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. 0, Cubans 0.
CUBANS 3RD: F.Blake out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled to
shortstop; D.Thomas singled to second base [C.Spearman to
second]; M.Dihigo tripled to center field [C.Spearman scored,
D.Thomas scored]; A.Oms out on unknown play; L.Salazar singled
[M.Dihigo scored]; L.Salazar was caught stealing second
(J.Gibson to C.Williams); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Cubans 3.
4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; J.Gibson homered; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, Cubans 3.
CUBANS 4TH: A.Santaella walked; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
R.Martinez struck out while A.Santaella stole second; F.Blake
doubled [A.Santaella scored]; C.Spearman doubled [F.Blake
scored]; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
1, Cubans 5.
5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Cubans 5.
CUBANS 5TH: M.Dihigo out on unknown play; A.Oms out on unknown
play; L.Salazar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Cubans 5.
6TH: H.Kincannon out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell reached on
an error by R.Martinez [C.Papa Bell to second]; C.Papa Bell was
caught stealing third [C.Papa Bell to third (error by M.Dihigo;
assist by F.Duncan)]; S.Bankhead grounded out (D.Thomas
unassisted) [C.Papa Bell scored (unearned)]; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 2, Cubans 5.
CUBANS 6TH: A.Santaella out on unknown play; F.Duncan singled
to left field (S.Bankhead to P.Patterson) [F.Duncan out at
second]; R.Martinez out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
2, Cubans 5.
7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
2, Cubans 5.
CUBANS 7TH: F.Blake doubled; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
D.Thomas singled [F.Blake to third]; M.Dihigo singled [F.Blake
scored, D.Thomas to second]; A.Oms out on unknown play [D.Thomas
to third, M.Dihigo to second]; L.Salazar doubled [D.Thomas
scored, M.Dihigo scored]; A.Santaella singled [L.Salazar
scored]; F.Duncan popped to P.Patterson; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
2, Cubans 9.
8TH: J.Johnson singled; C.Williams reached on a fielder's
choice [J.Johnson to second (error by R.Martinez)]; H.Kincannon
walked [J.Johnson to third, C.Williams to second]; C.Papa Bell
popped to M.Dihigo; S.Bankhead flied to A.Oms [J.Johnson scored
(unearned)]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB. 3, Cubans 9.
CUBANS 8TH: R.Martinez out on unknown play; F.Blake walked;
C.Spearman walked [F.Blake to second]; D.Thomas grounded into a
double play (J.Johnson to P.Patterson to O.Charleston)
[C.Spearman out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Cubans 9.
9TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; O.Charleston singled;
J.Crutchfield hit into a double play (A.Oms to D.Thomas)
[O.Charleston out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, Cubans 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 4 0 3
Cubans 9 13 3 5
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