New York Black Yankees 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 - 8 11 3
Washington Elite Giants 8 3 3 0 1 0 x - 15 13 1
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Marvin Barker cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
George Giles 1b 4 3 2 2 0 0 2 1
Clint Thomas rf 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 0
Walter Cannady 2b, ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 2
Barney Brown lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Bob Clarke c 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ralph Burgin 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
Curtis Henderson ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
Fats Jenkins ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Stephens 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Roy K. Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neck Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Kincannon p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 8 11 8 2 0 18 6
FIELDING -
DP: 3. George Giles 3, Walter Cannady 3, Ralph Burgin, Curtis Henderson 2.
E: 3. Walter Cannady 2, Harry Kincannon.
BATTING -
2B: George Giles, Ralph Burgin.
HR: George Giles.
SH: Harry Kincannon.
Team LOB: 6
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Wild Bill Wright cf 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 0
Zollie Wright rf 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Jim West 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Leroy Morney 3b 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Hoss Walker ss 4 2 2 5 0 0 0 0
Nish Williams c 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
Woody Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Byrd p 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 15 13 13 4 0 21 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Hoss Walker.
BATTING -
2B: Sammy Hughes.
3B: Bill Byrd.
HR: Henry Kimbro, Hoss Walker, Nish Williams.
GDP: Sammy Hughes, Zollie Wright, Leroy Morney.
Team LOB: 2
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Roy K. Williams 0.1 2 5 1 1 0 1 6
Neck Stanley L 0 4 3 0 0 0 1 4
Harry Kincannon 5.2 7 7 5 3 0 1 25
Totals 6 13 15 6 4 0 3 35
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Woody Williams 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3
Bill Byrd W 7 8 5 2 2 0 1 32
Totals 7 11 8 5 2 0 1 35
Woody Williams pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Bill Harris, 1B - Cool Turner
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 2 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. M.Barker cf H.Kimbro lf
2. G.Giles 1b S.Hughes 2b
3. C.Thomas rf W.Bill Wright cf
4. W.Cannady 2b Z.Wright rf
5. B.Brown lf J.West 1b
6. B.Clarke c L.Morney 3b
7. R.Burgin 3b H.Walker ss
8. C.Henderson ss N.Williams c
9. R.K. Williams p W.Williams p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; M.Barker singled; G.Giles doubled [M.Barker to third];
C.Thomas singled [M.Barker scored, G.Giles scored, C.Thomas to
second (on throw)]; B.BYRD REPLACED W.WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
W.Cannady out on unknown play; B.Brown singled [C.Thomas
scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro homered to rightfield; S.Hughes singled; W.Bill
Wright flied to unknown fielder; Z.Wright walked [S.Hughes to
second]; J.West reached on an error by W.Cannady [S.Hughes to
third, Z.Wright to second, J.West to first]; L.Morney reached on
an error by W.Cannady [S.Hughes scored (unearned), Z.Wright to
third, J.West to second, L.Morney to first]; N.STANLEY REPLACED
R.K. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); H.Walker singled [Z.Wright scored
(unearned), J.West scored (unearned), L.Morney to second];
N.Williams homered to leftfield (unearned) [L.Morney scored
(unearned), H.Walker scored (unearned)]; B.Byrd tripled to right
field; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd scored (unearned)]; H.KINCANNON
REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING); S.Hughes grounded into a double
play (R.Burgin to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [H.Kimbro out at
second]; 8 R (1 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 3, 8.
2ND: C.Henderson out on unknown play; H.Kincannon out on
unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 3, 8.
2ND: W.Bill Wright walked; Z.Wright walked [W.Bill Wright to
second]; J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; H.Walker homered [W.Bill Wright scored, Z.Wright scored];
N.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 11.
3RD: G.Giles homered to rightfield; C.Thomas singled;
W.Cannady singled [C.Thomas to second]; B.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4, 11.
3RD: B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd to second];
S.Hughes reached on a fielder's choice [B.Byrd scored (no RBI)
(error by H.Kincannon), H.Kimbro scored (unearned) (no RBI),
S.Hughes to second]; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes scored
(unearned)]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West walked [W.Bill
Wright to second]; L.Morney grounded into a double play
(C.Henderson to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [J.West out at second]; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, 14.
4TH: C.Henderson walked; H.Kincannon out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Henderson to second]; M.Barker out on
unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
4, 14.
4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, 14.
5TH: C.Thomas out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
14.
5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes doubled; W.Bill
Wright singled to center field [S.Hughes scored]; Z.Wright
grounded into a double play (G.Giles to C.Henderson to
W.Cannady) [W.Bill Wright out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
4, 15.
6TH: B.Clarke singled; R.Burgin doubled [B.Clarke scored];
F.JENKINS BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; F.Jenkins reached on an error
by H.Walker [R.Burgin to third, F.Jenkins to first]; H.Kincannon
walked [F.Jenkins to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
G.Giles forced H.Kincannon (unknown fielder) [R.Burgin scored
(unearned), F.Jenkins to third, G.Giles to first]; C.Thomas
singled [F.Jenkins scored (unearned), G.Giles to second];
W.Cannady singled [G.Giles scored (unearned), C.Thomas to
second]; B.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. 8, 15.
6TH: J.STEPHENS REPLACED F.JENKINS (PLAYING 2B); W.CANNADY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.West singled; L.Morney out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 8, 15.
7TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 8,
15.
Final Totals R H E LOB
8 11 3 6
15 13 1 2
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