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Cuban X-Giants (CUX) 12 Philadelphia Giants (PHG) 3

Game played on Friday, September 18, 1903 (D) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Postseason Championship Series

Philadelphia Giants                 0 0 0  2 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  7  8
Cuban X-Giants                      0 2 2  2 1 0  3 2 x   -  12 16  2

BATTING

Philadelphia Giants                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sol White ss                          4   0   2    0     0         5   5
Frank Grant 2b                        4   0   2    0     0         0   2
John Patterson lf                     4   2   2    0     0         3   0
Harry Buckner rf                      4   1   1    1     0         0   0
William Binga 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         3   1
John Nelson 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        10   0
John Manning cf                       3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Robert Footes c                       3   0   0    0     0         3   2
William Bell p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   4
  Kid Carter p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   3   7    1     1   5    24  16

FIELDING -
E: 8.  Sol White 3, John Patterson, John Nelson 2, John Manning, Kid Carter. 
PB: 1.  Robert Footes. 

BATTING -
GDP:  William Bell. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Patterson 2, Harry Buckner. 

Cuban X-Giants                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Charlie Grant 2b                      6   1   2    1     0         4   7
Bob Jordan 1b                         5   1   0    0     1        13   0
Grant Johnson ss                      4   0   2    4     1         4   4
Danny McClellan rf                    4   0   1    0     1         0   0
Clarence Williams c                   4   2   2    0     0         5   0
Rube Foster p                         5   3   3    1     0         0   2
Will Jackson lf                       5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Andrew Payne cf                       5   2   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Hill 3b                        4   2   3    1     0         0   4
Totals                               42  12  16    8     3   3    27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Charlie Grant, Bob Jordan, Johnny Hill. 
E: 2.  Grant Johnson, Clarence Williams. 
PB: 1.  Clarence Williams. 

BATTING -
3B:  Rube Foster. 
SH:  Johnny Hill. 
HBP:  Clarence Williams. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Clarence Williams, Will Jackson. 

PITCHING

Philadelphia Giants                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
William Bell L                       5       8   7    3   2   2   0  28
Kid Carter                           3       8   5    3   1   1   0  19
Totals                               8      16  12    6   3   3   0  47

WP:  William Bell. 
HBP:  William Bell. 

Cuban X-Giants                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Rube Foster W                        9       7   3    0   1   5   0  34
Totals                               9       7   3    0   1   5   0  34



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Umpires: HP -  Serad

Time of Game: 1:25   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/18/1903 -- Philadelphia Giants at Cuban
X-Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; S.White out on unknown play; F.Grant singled;
J.Patterson out on unknown play; H.Buckner out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 1ST: C.Grant out on unknown play; B.Jordan out on
unknown play; G.Johnson walked; D.McClellan out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 0.

GIANTS 2ND: W.Binga out on unknown play; J.Nelson out on
unknown play; J.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 0.

X-GIANTS 2ND: C.Williams was hit by a pitch; R.Foster tripled
[C.Williams scored]; R.Footes allowed a passed ball [R.Foster
scored (unearned)]; W.Jackson reached on an error by S.White
[W.Jackson to first]; W.Jackson was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); A.Payne reached on an error by J.Nelson
[A.Payne to first]; J.Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [A.Payne to second]; C.Grant out on unknown play; 2 R
(1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: R.Footes out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown
play; S.White singled; F.Grant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 2.

X-GIANTS 3RD: B.Jordan walked; G.Johnson out on unknown play;
D.McClellan singled [B.Jordan to second]; C.Williams forced
D.McClellan (unknown fielder) [B.Jordan scored (no RBI) (error
by S.White), C.Williams to first]; R.Foster singled to center
field [C.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
J.Manning), R.Foster to second]; W.Jackson out on unknown play;
2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Giants 0, X-Giants 4.

GIANTS 4TH: J.Patterson singled; H.Buckner singled [J.Patterson
to second]; J.Patterson stole third and H.Buckner stole second;
C.Williams allowed a passed ball [J.Patterson scored (unearned),
H.Buckner scored (unearned)]; W.Binga out on unknown play;
J.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Manning out on unknown play; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, X-Giants 4.

X-GIANTS 4TH: A.Payne out on unknown play; J.Hill reached on an
error by J.Nelson [J.Hill to first]; C.Grant reached on an error
by S.White [J.Hill to second, C.Grant to first]; B.Jordan out on
unknown play [J.Hill to third, C.Grant to second]; G.Johnson
singled to left field [J.Hill scored (unearned), C.Grant scored
(unearned)]; D.McClellan out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2
E, 1 LOB.  Giants 2, X-Giants 6.

GIANTS 5TH: R.Footes reached on an error by G.Johnson [R.Footes
to first]; W.Bell grounded into a double play (J.Hill to C.Grant
to B.Jordan) [R.Footes out at second]; S.White out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 2, X-Giants 6.

X-GIANTS 5TH: C.Williams singled; C.Williams was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Foster singled; W.Bell
threw a wild pitch [R.Foster to second]; W.Jackson singled
[R.Foster scored]; A.Payne out on unknown play; J.Hill singled
[W.Jackson to second]; C.Grant out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Giants 2, X-Giants 7.

GIANTS 6TH: F.Grant out on unknown play; J.Patterson singled;
J.Patterson stole second [J.Patterson to third (error by
C.Williams)]; H.Buckner grounded out (C.Grant to B.Jordan)
[J.Patterson scored (unearned)]; W.Binga out on unknown play; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, X-Giants 7.

X-GIANTS 6TH: K.CARTER REPLACED W.BELL (PITCHING); B.Jordan out
on unknown play; G.Johnson out on unknown play; D.McClellan
walked; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Giants 3, X-Giants 7.

GIANTS 7TH: J.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Manning walked;
J.Manning was picked off first (unknown fielder); R.Footes out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Giants 3, X-Giants 7.

X-GIANTS 7TH: R.Foster out on unknown play; W.Jackson singled;
On a bunt A.Payne singled to pitcher [W.Jackson scored (no RBI)
(error by K.Carter)]; J.Hill singled [A.Payne to second];
C.Grant singled [A.Payne to third, J.Hill to second]; B.Jordan
out on unknown play; G.Johnson singled [A.Payne scored, J.Hill
scored, C.Grant to second]; D.McClellan out on unknown play; 3
R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Giants 3, X-Giants 10.

GIANTS 8TH: K.Carter out on unknown play; S.White singled;
F.Grant singled [S.White to second]; J.Patterson out on unknown
play; H.Buckner out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Giants 3, X-Giants 10.

X-GIANTS 8TH: C.Williams singled; R.Foster reached on an error
by J.Patterson [C.Williams to second, R.Foster to first];
W.Jackson out on unknown play; A.Payne forced C.Williams
(K.Carter to W.Binga) [R.Foster to second, A.Payne to first];
J.Hill singled [R.Foster scored (unearned), A.Payne to second];
C.Grant singled [A.Payne scored (unearned), J.Hill to second];
B.Jordan out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Giants 3, X-Giants 12.

GIANTS 9TH: W.Binga out on unknown play; J.Nelson out on
unknown play; J.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Giants 3, X-Giants 12.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Giants           3   7   8   4
 X-Giants        12  16   2  11


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