Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 7 2
Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
Dick Seay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Judy Johnson 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 3
Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 14 1
Chester Williams ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Sam Bankhead lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Leroy Matlock p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 32 3 7 2 3 0 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dick Seay, Oscar Charleston, Leroy Matlock.
E: 2. Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston.
BATTING -
2B: Chester Williams.
SH: Dick Seay, Chester Williams, Sam Bankhead, Leroy Matlock.
Team LOB: 9
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2
Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3
Zollie Wright rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Biz Mackey c 4 0 0 0 0 2 4
Wild Bill Wright lf 4 1 2 0 0 3 0
Felton Snow ss 3 0 2 1 0 2 2
Jim West 1b 3 0 1 0 0 13 0
Jim Willis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nish Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Andy Porter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 1 7 1 0 3 27 13
FIELDING -
E: 1. Sammy Hughes.
BATTING -
SH: Jim Willis.
GDP: Jim West.
Team LOB: 5
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock W 9 7 1 0 0 3 0 33
Totals 9 7 1 0 0 3 0 33
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jim Willis L 8 6 3 2 2 0 0 34
Andy Porter 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5
Totals 9 7 3 2 3 0 0 39
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Kemp
Time of Game: 1:40 Attendance: 2000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/23/1936, game 1 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. C.Papa Bell cf G.Curry cf
2. D.Seay 2b S.Hughes 2b
3. J.Johnson 3b J.Binder 3b
4. J.Gibson c Z.Wright rf
5. O.Charleston 1b B.Mackey c
6. C.Williams ss W.Bill Wright lf
7. J.Crutchfield rf F.Snow ss
8. S.Bankhead lf J.West 1b
9. L.Matlock p J.Willis p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by G.Curry; G.Curry out
on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; J.Binder out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; O.Charleston out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: J.Crutchfield walked; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Crutchfield to second]; L.Matlock
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to
third, S.Bankhead to second]; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play;
D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: J.West singled; J.Willis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.West to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
4TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; O.Charleston singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
4TH: J.Binder out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
5TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, 0.
5TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; J.West
grounded into a double play (L.Matlock to D.Seay to
O.Charleston) [F.Snow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
6TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; J.Johnson walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
6TH: J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; S.Hughes singled; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
7TH: O.Charleston out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled;
J.Crutchfield reached on an error by S.Hughes [C.Williams scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Crutchfield to first]; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 1, 0.
7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright singled; W.Bill Wright was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by O.Charleston [W.Bill Wright to
second]; F.Snow singled [W.Bill Wright scored (unearned)];
J.West out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, 1.
8TH: C.Papa Bell singled; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Papa Bell to second]; J.Johnson singled
[C.Papa Bell scored]; J.Gibson singled [J.Johnson to second];
O.Charleston singled [J.Johnson scored, J.Gibson to second];
C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson
to third, O.Charleston to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 3, 1.
8TH: N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.WILLIS; N.Williams out on unknown
play; G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 1.
9TH: A.PORTER REPLACED N.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); S.Bankhead
walked; L.Matlock out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell singled
[S.Bankhead to second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Johnson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 3, 1.
9TH: J.Binder singled; Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey
out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 7 2 9
1 7 1 5
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