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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