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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 5 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Saturday, May 16, 1936 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1   -   1  4  2
Washington Elite Giants             1 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 x   -   5  8  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Harry Williams 3b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   4
Ray Dandridge 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         0   1
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   1    0     0         1   3
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         9   1
Thad Christopher cf                   3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Clint Thomas lf                       3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   0    0     0         5   0
Terris McDuffie p                     2   0   1    0     0         1   3
  William Bell p                      1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               30   1   4    1     4   3    24  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Mule Suttles. 
GDP:  Harry Williams. 
Team LOB:  6


Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       2   0   0    0     1         6   4
Jimmy Binder 3b                       3   0   2    1     0         0   2
Zollie Wright rf                      4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   1   1    0     0         5   0
Wild Bill Wright lf                   4   2   2    1     0         1   0
Felton Snow ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   7
Jim West 1b                           4   0   1    2     0         8   0
Bob Griffith p                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   5   8    4     2   3    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sammy Hughes, Felton Snow, Jim West. 
E: 1.  Bob Griffith. 

BATTING -
SH:  Sammy Hughes, Jimmy Binder, Felton Snow. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie L                    5       6   5    4   2   3   0  24
William Bell                         3       2   0    0   0   0   0  12
Totals                               8       8   5    4   2   3   0  36

Terris McDuffie pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Griffith W                       9       4   1    1   4   3   0  34
Totals                               9       4   1    1   4   3   0  34



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Kemp, 1B - Henry Spencer

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 1500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/16/1936 -- Newark Eagles at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

EAGLES 1ST: H.Williams out on unknown play; R.Dandridge walked;
R.Dandridge was picked off first, but was safe on an error by
B.Griffith [R.Dandridge to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play;
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry singled; S.Hughes out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Curry to second]; J.Binder singled [G.Curry
scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  1.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles doubled; T.Christopher walked; C.Thomas
out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0,  1.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright singled; F.Snow out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West reached on
an error by M.Suttles [W.Bill Wright scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.West to first]; B.Griffith out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  2.

EAGLES 3RD: 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.
 Eagles 0,  2.

 3RD: S.Hughes walked; J.Binder out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to second]; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0,  2.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; T.Christopher singled; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  2.

 4TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
0,  2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie singled;
H.Williams grounded into a double play (F.Snow to S.Hughes to
J.West) [T.McDuffie out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0,  2.

 5TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; G.Curry walked; S.Hughes
out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  2.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 0,  2.

 6TH: Z.Wright singled; B.Mackey singled [Z.Wright to second];
W.Bill Wright singled [Z.Wright scored, B.Mackey to second];
W.BELL REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); F.Snow out on unknown
play [B.Mackey to third, W.Bill Wright to second]; J.West
singled [B.Mackey scored, W.Bill Wright scored]; B.Griffith out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0,  5.

EAGLES 7TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; C.Thomas walked; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  5.

 7TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.Binder singled; Z.Wright
out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,  5.

EAGLES 8TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0,  5.

 8TH: W.Bill Wright reached on an error by W.Wells [W.Bill
Wright to first]; F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West out on
unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0,  5.

EAGLES 9TH: W.Wells singled to center field; E.Stone walked
[W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles forced E.Stone (unknown fielder)
[W.Wells to third, M.Suttles to first]; T.Christopher forced
M.Suttles (unknown fielder) [W.Wells scored, T.Christopher to
first]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1,  5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   4   2   6
                  5   8   1   7


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