Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 - 6 11 1
Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 - 7 12 1
BATTING
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Goose Curry lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 1 1 1 4 0
Wild Bill Wright cf 5 1 2 1 0 7 0
Zollie Wright rf 5 1 2 0 0 3 0
Jim West 1b 3 1 2 0 2 7 0
Nish Williams c 5 0 1 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2
Hoss Walker ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 2
Jim Willis p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 37 6 11 6 5 7 26 5
FIELDING -
E: 1. Sammy Hughes.
BATTING -
2B: Sammy Hughes, Wild Bill Wright, Zollie Wright.
3B: Jim West.
GDP: Jimmy Binder.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Goose Curry, Hoss Walker.
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 5 2 3 2 0 5 0
Dan Wilson rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 1
Josh Gibson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Sam Bankhead lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bill Perkins c 5 0 1 3 0 8 0
Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 1 0 1 7 1
Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2
Dick Seay 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 2
Theolic Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jimmie Crutchfield ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 7 12 7 1 1 27 9
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Johnny Washington, Chester Williams, Dick Seay.
E: 1. Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, Bill Perkins, Dick Seay 2.
3B: Cool Papa Bell.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
SB: Sam Bankhead.
PITCHING
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jim Willis L 8.2 12 7 7 1 1 0 40
Totals 8.2 12 7 7 1 1 0 40
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith W 9 11 6 6 5 7 0 42
Totals 9 11 6 6 5 7 0 42
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Foster, 1B - Cowdrick
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/31/1936 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. G.Curry lf C.Papa Bell cf
2. S.Hughes 2b D.Wilson rf
3. W.Bill Wright cf S.Bankhead lf
4. Z.Wright rf B.Perkins c
5. J.West 1b J.Washington 1b
6. N.Williams c C.Williams ss
7. J.Binder 3b J.Johnson 3b
8. H.Walker ss D.Seay 2b
9. J.Willis p T.Smith p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; W.Bill Wright
out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled to right field (D.Wilson
to J.Johnson) [S.Hughes out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by S.Hughes [S.Bankhead to
first]; S.Bankhead stole second; B.Perkins out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: J.West walked; N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Binder
out on unknown play; H.Walker walked [J.West to second];
J.Willis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: J.Washington singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, 0.
3RD: T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
0.
4TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West tripled; N.Williams
reached on an error by C.Williams [J.West scored, N.Williams to
first]; J.Binder grounded into a double play (D.Seay to
C.Williams to J.Washington) [N.Williams out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 1, 0.
4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown
play; J.Washington walked; C.Williams singled [J.Washington to
second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
1, 0.
5TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown
play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 0.
5TH: D.Seay doubled; T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell
singled [D.Seay scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 1.
6TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright singled;
Z.Wright doubled [W.Bill Wright to third]; J.West out on unknown
play; N.Williams singled [W.Bill Wright scored, Z.Wright
scored]; J.Binder out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
3, 1.
6TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 3, 1.
7TH: H.Walker walked; H.Walker stole second; J.Willis out on
unknown play; G.Curry singled [H.Walker scored]; G.Curry stole
second; S.Hughes doubled [G.Curry scored]; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 5, 1.
7TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, 1.
8TH: J.West singled; N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Binder
singled [J.West to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play;
J.Willis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, 1.
8TH: C.Papa Bell doubled; D.Wilson singled [C.Papa Bell to
third]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Perkins flied to
unknown fielder [C.Papa Bell scored]; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 2.
9TH: G.Curry singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright doubled [G.Curry scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
J.West walked; N.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 6, 2.
9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; D.Seay doubled; J.CRUTCHFIELD BATTED FOR T.SMITH;
J.Crutchfield singled [D.Seay scored]; C.Papa Bell tripled
[J.Crutchfield scored]; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR D.WILSON; J.Gibson
doubled [C.Papa Bell scored]; S.Bankhead singled to shortstop
[J.Gibson to third]; B.Perkins doubled [J.Gibson scored,
S.Bankhead scored]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, 7.
Final Totals R H E LOB
6 11 1 9
7 12 1 7
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