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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 7 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 26, 1936 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 4 0  3 0 0   -   7  9  0
Washington Elite Giants             1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  9  4

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens ss                      3   2   0    1     1         2   5
Walter Cannady 2b                     5   2   2    3     0         5   6
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   1   0    0     1         0   0
George Scales 3b                      4   0   1    1     1         0   1
Jim Williams rf                       5   0   2    1     0         2   0
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   0    0     0         4   0
George Giles 1b                       3   1   3    0     1         7   1
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0         7   1
Barney Brown p                        4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               35   7   9    6     4   4    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jake Stephens, Walter Cannady, George Giles 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Walter Cannady, Jim Williams. 
SH:  Bob Clarke. 
HBP:  Jake Stephens. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fats Jenkins 2, George Giles. 
CS:  Jake Stephens. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   1    0     0         3   2
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   0   1    1     0         1   3
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   0   1    1     2         4   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Jim West 1b                           4   0   2    0     0        10   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Jim Willis p                          2   0   1    0     0         1   4
  Bob Griffith p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   9    2     2   7    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Leroy Morney, Sammy Hughes 2, Biz Mackey. 

BATTING -
3B:  Wild Bill Wright. 
SH:  Leroy Morney. 
GDP:  Hoss Walker. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9       9   2    2   2   7   0  36
Totals                               9       9   2    2   2   7   0  36


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim Willis L                         6       6   4    2   3   2   0  27
Bob Griffith                         3       3   3    2   1   2   0  14
Totals                               9       9   7    4   4   4   0  41

HBP:  Jim Willis. 


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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/26/1936, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at  
(D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. J.Stephens          ss        G.Curry             lf        
2. W.Cannady           2b        L.Morney            ss        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        S.Hughes            2b        
4. G.Scales            3b        W.Bill Wright       cf        
5. J.Williams          rf        Z.Wright            rf        
6. M.Barker            cf        B.Mackey            c         
7. G.Giles             1b        J.West              1b        
8. B.Clarke            c         H.Walker            3b        
9. B.Brown             p         J.Willis            p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Stephens was hit by a pitch; J.Stephens
was caught stealing second (B.Mackey to L.Morney); W.Cannady out
on unknown play; F.Jenkins walked; F.Jenkins stole second;
F.Jenkins stole third; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry singled; L.Morney out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [G.Curry to second]; S.Hughes singled to right
field [G.Curry scored]; W.Bill Wright lined into a double play
(G.Giles unassisted) [S.Hughes out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Williams doubled; M.Barker out on unknown
play; G.Giles walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Brown out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

 2ND: Z.Wright walked; B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West
singled [Z.Wright to second]; H.Walker grounded into a double
play (J.Stephens to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [J.West out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Stephens out on unknown play; W.Cannady
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

 3RD: J.Willis singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney
out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: G.Scales walked; G.Scales was picked off
first (J.Willis to J.West); J.Williams out on unknown play;
M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0,  1.

 4TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Giles singled; B.Clarke out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Giles to second]; B.Brown singled to
left field [G.Giles to third]; J.Stephens reached on an error by
S.Hughes [G.Giles scored, B.Brown to third, J.Stephens to
second]; W.Cannady singled [B.Brown scored, J.Stephens scored
(unearned), W.Cannady to second (on throw)]; F.Jenkins out on
unknown play; G.Scales singled to left field [W.Cannady scored
(unearned)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  1.

 5TH: H.Walker singled; J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry
out on unknown play; L.Morney singled [H.Walker to second];
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 4,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles
singled to shortstop [G.Giles to second (error by L.Morney)];
B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  1.

 6TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright walked;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West singled [Z.Wright to
second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 4,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.GRIFFITH REPLACED J.WILLIS (PITCHING);
J.Stephens walked; J.Stephens was picked off first, but was safe
on an error by B.Mackey [J.Stephens to second]; W.Cannady
doubled [J.Stephens scored]; F.Jenkins reached on an error by
S.Hughes [W.Cannady scored (no RBI), F.Jenkins to first];
G.Scales out on unknown play [F.Jenkins to second]; J.Williams
singled [F.Jenkins scored (unearned)]; M.Barker out on unknown
play; G.Giles singled [J.Williams to third]; G.Giles stole
second; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 7,  1.

 7TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 7,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; J.Stephens out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 7,  1.

 8TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright tripled to
center field; Z.Wright out on unknown play [W.Bill Wright
scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 7,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 7,  2.

 9TH: J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play;
B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 7,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    7   9   0   7
                  2   9   4   7


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