Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 - 5 12 3
Washington Elite Giants 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 x - 6 10 4
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dick Seay 2b 4 0 2 2 0 5 4
Oscar Charleston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Judy Johnson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0
Josh Gibson 1b 4 2 1 0 0 13 0
Bill Perkins c 4 0 2 1 0 2 3
Chester Williams ss 3 1 1 1 0 1 3
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0
Sam Bankhead lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 3 1 1 0 0 0 3
Spoon Carter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Johnny Washington ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 5 0 3 24 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dick Seay, Josh Gibson, Chester Williams.
E: 3. Judy Johnson, Josh Gibson, Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Chester Williams.
3B: Josh Gibson.
SH: Cool Papa Bell, Chester Williams.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
CS: Dick Seay, Jimmie Crutchfield.
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry cf 4 0 0 0 1 3 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 2 1 0 1 2 3
Jimmy Binder 3b 4 1 3 1 0 1 1
Zollie Wright rf 3 1 2 1 1 4 0
Biz Mackey c 4 0 1 1 0 3 3
Wild Bill Wright lf 4 2 1 1 0 1 0
Felton Snow ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
Jim West 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nish Williams pr, 1b 3 0 1 2 0 12 0
Lefty Holmes p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bill Byrd p 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
Totals 33 6 10 6 4 1 27 13
FIELDING -
E: 4. Goose Curry, Sammy Hughes, Jimmy Binder, Felton Snow.
BATTING -
3B: Sammy Hughes.
SH: Felton Snow.
GDP: Biz Mackey.
Team LOB: 8
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith 6 7 5 5 2 1 0 28
Spoon Carter L 2 3 1 1 2 0 0 10
Totals 8 10 6 6 4 1 0 38
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Lefty Holmes 4.1 8 3 3 0 3 0 20
Bill Byrd W 4.2 4 2 1 0 0 0 19
Totals 9 12 5 4 0 3 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: 2:10 Attendance: 2000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/23/1936, game 2 -- 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 1b Z.Wright rf
5. B.Perkins c 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. T.Smith p L.Holmes 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 singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; J.Binder
singled [S.Hughes to second]; Z.Wright singled [S.Hughes scored,
J.Binder to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 1.
2ND: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield singled; J.Crutchfield was caught stealing
second (B.Mackey to S.Hughes); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 1.
2ND: F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West reached on an error by
C.Williams [J.West to first]; N.WILLIAMS RAN FOR J.WEST; Jim
West left the game with a sprained ankle; L.Holmes out on
unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
0, 1.
3RD: N.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); S.Bankhead
singled to center field [S.Bankhead to second (error by
G.Curry)]; T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; D.Seay singled [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, 1.
3RD: S.Hughes tripled; J.Binder out on unknown play [S.Hughes
scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 2.
4TH: J.Gibson tripled; B.Perkins singled [J.Gibson scored];
C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Perkins
to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, 2.
4TH: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by W.Bill Wright; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 2, 2.
5TH: T.Smith singled; C.Papa Bell out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [T.Smith to second]; D.Seay singled [T.Smith
scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED L.HOLMES (PITCHING); D.Seay was caught
stealing second (B.Mackey to S.Hughes); J.Johnson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 2.
5TH: B.Byrd 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, 2.
6TH: J.Gibson reached on an error by F.Snow [J.Gibson to
first]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled
[J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; J.Crutchfield singled [C.Williams
scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, 2.
6TH: J.Binder singled; Z.Wright singled [J.Binder to second];
B.Mackey singled [J.Binder scored, Z.Wright to third]; W.Bill
Wright forced B.Mackey (unknown fielder) [Z.Wright scored,
W.Bill Wright to first]; F.Snow singled [W.Bill Wright to
third]; N.Williams out on unknown play [W.Bill Wright scored];
B.Byrd walked [F.Snow to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, 5.
7TH: C.Papa Bell reached on an error by S.Hughes [C.Papa Bell
to first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5,
5.
7TH: S.CARTER REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); S.Hughes out on
unknown play; J.Binder singled to third base [J.Binder to second
(error by J.Johnson)]; Z.Wright walked; B.Mackey grounded into a
double play (D.Seay to C.Williams to J.Gibson) [Z.Wright out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, 5.
8TH: B.Perkins singled to third base [B.Perkins to second
(error by J.Binder)]; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, 5.
8TH: W.Bill Wright singled to right field; F.Snow out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Bill Wright to second];
N.Williams singled to left field [W.Bill Wright scored]; B.Byrd
out on unknown play; G.Curry walked [N.Williams to second];
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, 6.
9TH: J.WASHINGTON BATTED FOR S.CARTER; J.Washington singled;
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR D.SEAY;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
5 12 3 7
6 10 4 8
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