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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 7 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 6

Game played on Monday, August 31, 1936 (D) at Driving Park, Clearfield PA
Exhibition game

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



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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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