Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 5 2
Washington Elite Giants 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 1 x - 10 10 3
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf 4 0 0 0 1 4 0
Ralph Burgin lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 2 1 1 2 3
Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 1 0 8 1
Bill Perkins c 4 0 0 0 0 2 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Dan Wilson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Dick Seay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 1
Theolic Smith p 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Bill Harvey p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 2 5 2 4 2 24 6
FIELDING -
E: 2. Johnny Washington, Theolic Smith.
BATTING -
2B: Sam Bankhead, Johnny Washington.
Team LOB: 8
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 0
Felton Snow 3b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
Zollie Wright rf 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Biz Mackey c 4 2 2 1 0 0 4 2
Jim West 1b 2 1 0 1 2 0 7 0
Nish Williams ph, 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hoss Walker ss 5 2 3 4 0 0 8 3
Jim Willis p 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 10 10 9 7 0 27 7
FIELDING -
E: 3. Sammy Hughes, Hoss Walker, Jim Willis.
BATTING -
2B: Hoss Walker, Jim Willis.
3B: Sammy Hughes, Biz Mackey, Hoss Walker.
SH: Zollie Wright, Wild Bill Wright, Nish Williams.
HBP: Biz Mackey.
Team LOB: 11
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith L 5 6 8 6 7 0 0 32
Bill Harvey 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 13
Totals 8 10 10 8 7 0 0 45
HBP: Theolic Smith.
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jim Willis W 9 5 2 2 4 2 0 37
Totals 9 5 2 2 4 2 0 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Bill Harris, 1B - Kemp
Time of Game: 2:01 Attendance: 4000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/16/1936, game 1 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. J.Crutchfield cf G.Curry lf
2. R.Burgin lf F.Snow 3b
3. S.Bankhead ss S.Hughes 2b
4. J.Washington 1b Z.Wright rf
5. B.Perkins c W.Bill Wright cf
6. J.Johnson 3b B.Mackey c
7. D.Wilson rf J.West 1b
8. D.Seay 2b H.Walker ss
9. T.Smith p J.Willis p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; J.Crutchfield walked; R.Burgin out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: G.Curry singled; F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes
tripled [G.Curry scored]; Z.Wright walked; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play [S.Hughes scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 2.
2ND: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled to
shortstop [J.Johnson to second (error by H.Walker)]; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB. 0, 2.
2ND: J.West walked; H.Walker reached on a fielder's choice
[J.West to second]; J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
0, 2.
3RD: T.Smith singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play
[T.Smith to second]; R.Burgin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
singled [T.Smith scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 2.
3RD: S.Hughes singled; Z.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Hughes to second]; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; B.Mackey tripled [S.Hughes scored]; J.West out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 3.
4TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
3.
4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown
play; G.Curry walked; F.Snow singled [G.Curry to second];
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, 3.
5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; T.Smith walked; T.Smith was
picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Willis [T.Smith
to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Burgin walked;
S.Bankhead walked [T.Smith to third, R.Burgin to second];
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 1, 3.
5TH: Z.Wright walked; W.Bill Wright reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by T.Smith [Z.Wright to second, W.Bill Wright to
first]; B.Mackey was hit by a pitch [Z.Wright to third, W.Bill
Wright to second]; J.West walked [Z.Wright scored, W.Bill Wright
to third, B.Mackey to second]; H.Walker tripled [W.Bill Wright
scored (unearned), B.Mackey scored, J.West scored]; J.Willis out
on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; F.Snow walked;
S.Hughes walked [F.Snow to second]; Z.Wright reached on an error
by J.Washington [H.Walker scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Snow to
third, S.Hughes to second, Z.Wright to first]; W.Bill Wright out
on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. 1, 8.
6TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
8.
6TH: B.HARVEY REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); B.Mackey out on
unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker singled;
J.Willis doubled [H.Walker scored]; G.Curry out on unknown play;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 9.
7TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 9.
7TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play;
Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 9.
8TH: R.Burgin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled;
J.Washington doubled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 2, 9.
8TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey singled;
N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR J.WEST; N.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Mackey to second]; H.Walker doubled
[B.Mackey scored]; J.Willis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 2, 10.
9TH: N.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); D.Wilson reached
on an error by S.Hughes [D.Wilson to first]; D.Seay out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 2, 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 5 2 8
10 10 3 11
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