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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 6

Game played on Saturday, May 9, 1936 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Washington Elite Giants             0 1 0  0 2 1  0 4 0   -   8  9  2
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 3   -   6  7  0

BATTING

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Felton Snow ss                        5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Goose Curry lf                        3   1   0    0     2   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      4   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   2   3    4     0   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Nish Williams 3b                      4   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Andy Porter p                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jim Willis p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bob Griffith p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   8   9    8     4   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Felton Snow, Goose Curry. 

BATTING -
HR:  Zollie Wright, Biz Mackey 2, Jim West, Nish Williams 2. 
GDP:  Goose Curry. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Harry Williams 2b                     4   2   1    0     1   0     1   1
Ray Dandridge 3b                      5   1   3    5     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Thad Christopher lf                   3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Clint Thomas cf                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Charlie Beverly p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Leon Ruffin ph                      0   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               35   6   7    6     5   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Harry Williams, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. 

BATTING -
3B:  Ray Dandridge. 
HR:  Ray Dandridge. 
HBP:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter W                        8.1     5   3    3   4   0   0  35
Jim Willis                           0       1   2    2   1   0   0  2
Bob Griffith SV                      0.2     1   1    1   0   0   1  4
Totals                               9       7   6    6   5   0   1  41

BK:  Bob Griffith. 
HBP:  Bob Griffith. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day L                           5.2     5   4    4   1   0   4  22
Charlie Beverly                      3.1     4   4    4   3   0   2  17
Totals                               9       9   8    8   4   0   6  39



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/9/1936 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. S.Hughes            2b        H.Williams          2b        
2. F.Snow              ss        R.Dandridge         3b        
3. G.Curry             lf        W.Wells             ss        
4. Z.Wright            rf        E.Stone             rf        
5. W.Bill Wright       cf        M.Suttles           1b        
6. B.Mackey            c         T.Christopher       lf        
7. J.West              1b        C.Thomas            cf        
8. N.Williams          3b        J.Hayes             c         
9. A.Porter            p         L.Day               p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; S.Hughes out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
G.Curry walked; G.Curry stole second; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0, Eagles 0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey homered;
J.West out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

 3RD: A.Porter out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: C.Thomas out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
1, Eagles 0.

 4TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: H.Williams walked; R.Dandridge tripled [H.Williams
scored]; W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,
Eagles 1.

 5TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West homered; N.Williams
homered; A.Porter out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: T.Christopher walked; C.Thomas singled
[T.Christopher to second]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; L.Day
singled [T.Christopher scored, C.Thomas to second]; H.Williams
out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled [C.Thomas scored, L.Day
to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  
3, Eagles 3.

 6TH: F.Snow singled; G.Curry grounded into a double play
(W.Wells to H.Williams to M.Suttles) [F.Snow out at second];
Z.Wright homered; C.BEVERLY REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); W.Bill
Wright walked; B.Mackey singled [W.Bill Wright to second];
J.West out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 6TH: E.Stone singled to left field [E.Stone to second
(error by G.Curry)]; M.Suttles walked; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   4, Eagles 3.

 7TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; A.Porter out on unknown
play; S.Hughes walked; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   4, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: C.Beverly out on unknown play; H.Williams reached
on an error by F.Snow [H.Williams to first]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
  4, Eagles 3.

 8TH: G.Curry walked; Z.Wright singled [G.Curry to second];
W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey homered [G.Curry
scored, Z.Wright scored]; J.West out on unknown play; N.Williams
homered; A.Porter out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
8, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Stone walked; M.Suttles out on unknown play;
T.Christopher out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   8, Eagles 3.

 9TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   8, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; L.RUFFIN BATTED FOR
C.BEVERLY; J.WILLIS REPLACED A.PORTER (PITCHING); L.Ruffin
walked; H.Williams singled [L.Ruffin to second]; B.GRIFFITH
REPLACED J.WILLIS (PITCHING); R.Dandridge homered [L.Ruffin
scored, H.Williams scored]; W.Wells was hit by a pitch;
B.Griffith balked [W.Wells to second]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   8,
Eagles 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  8   9   2   4
 Eagles           6   7   0   8


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