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Cuban X-Giants (CUX) 4 Philadelphia Giants (PHG) 2

Game played on Saturday, September 12, 1903 (D) at Columbia Park, Philadelphia PA
Postseason Championship Series

Cuban X-Giants                      0 1 1  0 0 1  0 0 1   -   4 10  3
Philadelphia Giants                 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0   -   2  6  4

BATTING

Cuban X-Giants                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Charlie Grant 2b                      5   1   0    0     0         1   5
Bob Jordan 1b                         4   1   2    0     0        14   1
Grant Johnson ss                      5   0   1    1     0         2   2
Clarence Williams c                   5   1   2    1     0         4   4
Will Jackson lf                       4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Andrew Payne cf                       4   0   1    0     0         4   1
Johnny Hill 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Rube Foster p                         4   0   2    1     0         0   5
Big Bill Smith rf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               39   4  10    3     0   1    27  20

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Charlie Grant, Bob Jordan, Andrew Payne. 
E: 3.  Clarence Williams 2, Johnny Hill. 

BATTING -
2B:  Andrew Payne, Rube Foster. 
SH:  Bob Jordan. 
Team LOB:  9


Philadelphia Giants                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Patterson lf                     3   0   0    0     1         5   0
William Binga 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Frank Grant 2b                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Bill Monroe ss, 1b                    4   0   2    0     0         2   2
Sol White 1b, ss                      4   0   1    0     0         6   1
Harry Buckner rf                      4   1   2    0     0         5   0
Robert Footes c                       3   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Herm Evans ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
John Nelson cf                        2   1   0    0     1         4   0
William Bell p                        3   0   1    1     0   1     0   0
Totals                               31   2   6    1     3   6    27   6

FIELDING -
E: 4.  William Binga, Frank Grant, Bill Monroe, William Bell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Harry Buckner. 
3B:  Bill Monroe. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  William Bell. 
CS:  William Binga, Bill Monroe. 

PITCHING

Cuban X-Giants                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rube Foster W                        9       6   2    1   3   6   0  34
Totals                               9       6   2    1   3   6   0  34


Philadelphia Giants                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
William Bell L                       9      10   4    1   0   1   0  40
Totals                               9      10   4    1   0   1   0  40



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Umpires: HP -  Griffith, 1B -  Serad

Time of Game: 1:30   Attendance: 3887

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 9/12/1903 -- Cuban X-Giants at Philadelphia
Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cuban                         Philadelphia                  
1. C.Grant             2b        J.Patterson         lf        
2. B.Jordan            1b        W.Binga             3b        
3. G.Johnson           ss        F.Grant             2b        
4. C.Williams          c         B.Monroe            ss        
5. W.Jackson           lf        S.White             1b        
6. A.Payne             cf        H.Buckner           rf        
7. J.Hill              3b        R.Footes            c         
8. R.Foster            p         J.Nelson            cf        
9. B.Smith             rf        W.Bell              p         

X-GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Grant flied to J.Nelson; B.Jordan singled;
G.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: J.Patterson walked; W.Binga out on unknown play;
F.Grant out on unknown play; B.Monroe out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 0, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 2ND: W.Jackson singled to right field; A.Payne doubled
to left field [W.Jackson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
W.Binga)]; J.Hill out on unknown play; R.Foster out on unknown
play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
X-Giants 1, Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: S.White out on unknown play; H.Buckner out on
unknown play; R.Footes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  X-Giants 1, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 3RD: C.Grant reached on an error by F.Grant [C.Grant
to first]; B.Jordan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[C.Grant to second]; G.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Williams
singled to center field [C.Grant scored (unearned)]; W.Jackson
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 2,
Giants 0.

GIANTS 3RD: J.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Bell struck out
[W.Bell to first (error by C.Williams)]; J.Patterson hit into a
double play (A.Payne to C.Grant to B.Jordan) [W.Bell out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  X-Giants 2, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 4TH: B.MONROE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); S.WHITE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); A.Payne out on unknown play;
J.Hill out on unknown play; R.Foster doubled; B.Smith out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 4TH: W.Binga out on unknown play; F.Grant out on unknown
play; B.Monroe tripled; S.White out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 2, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 5TH: C.Grant out on unknown play; B.Jordan out on
unknown play; G.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  X-Giants 2, Giants 0.

GIANTS 5TH: H.Buckner out on unknown play; R.Footes out on
unknown play; J.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  X-Giants 2, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 6TH: C.Williams singled; W.Jackson singled to right
field [C.Williams to second]; A.Payne forced W.Jackson (unknown
fielder) [C.Williams to third, A.Payne to first]; J.Hill out on
unknown play; R.Foster singled to right field [C.Williams
scored, A.Payne to second]; B.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  X-Giants 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 6TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; J.Patterson out on
unknown play; W.Binga walked; W.Binga was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  X-Giants 3, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 7TH: C.Grant out on unknown play; B.Jordan singled;
G.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  X-Giants 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 7TH: F.Grant out on unknown play; B.Monroe singled;
B.Monroe was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.White
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  X-Giants 3, Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 8TH: W.Jackson reached on an error by B.Monroe
[W.Jackson to first]; A.Payne out on unknown play; J.Hill out on
unknown play; R.Foster flied to J.Nelson; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
X-Giants 3, Giants 0.

GIANTS 8TH: H.Buckner doubled; R.Footes struck out (C.Williams
to B.Jordan) [H.Buckner to third]; J.Nelson walked; W.Bell
singled to center field [H.Buckner scored, J.Nelson to third];
W.Bell stole second [J.Nelson scored (unearned) (error by
C.Williams), W.Bell to third]; J.Patterson reached on a
fielder's choice (R.Foster to C.Williams) [W.Bell out at home];
W.Binga out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
X-Giants 3, Giants 2.

X-GIANTS 9TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; C.Grant out on
unknown play; B.Jordan reached on an error by W.Bell [B.Jordan
to second]; G.Johnson singled to left field [B.Jordan scored
(unearned)]; C.Williams flied to J.Nelson; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  X-Giants 4, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: F.Grant reached on an error by J.Hill [F.Grant to
first]; F.Grant was picked off first (R.Foster to B.Jordan);
B.Monroe out on unknown play; S.White singled; H.Buckner singled
[S.White to second]; H.EVANS BATTED FOR R.FOOTES; H.Evans out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  X-Giants 4, Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 X-Giants         4  10   3   9
 Giants           2   6   4   5


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