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Brooklyn Royal Giants (BRG) 7 Baltimore Black Sox (BLS) 5

Game played on Sunday, August 3, 1924 (D) at Maryland Park, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

Brooklyn Royal Giants               0 0 1  0 0 2  3 0 1   -   7 11  4
Baltimore Black Sox                 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 3 0   -   5  9  6

BATTING

Brooklyn Royal Giants                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bob Scott lf                          6   0   1    0     0   2     2   0
Bunny Downs 2b                        5   1   3    0     0   0     1   3
Eddie Douglass 1b                     4   0   0    0     0   0    13   0
Irvin Brooks cf                       3   1   1    0     2   1     2   0
Jules Thomas rf                       5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Spearman c                    4   2   0    0     1   0     6   0
Johnson Hill 3b                       3   0   0    1     1   0     1   3
Cool Turner ss                        4   1   2    2     0   0     2   7
Joe Williams p                        3   1   2    3     2   0     0   2
Totals                               37   7  11    6     6   3    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Bunny Downs, Eddie Douglass 2, Cool Turner 2. 
E: 4.  Bunny Downs, Charlie Spearman, Johnson Hill 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Williams. 
HR:  Joe Williams. 
SH:  Eddie Douglass, Cool Turner. 
SF:  Johnson Hill. 
GDP:  Bob Scott, Eddie Douglass. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bunny Downs. 

Baltimore Black Sox                  AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Wade Johnston cf                      5   0   1    0     0   0     3   1
Crush Holloway rf                     4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Jud Wilson 1b                         3   2   1    0     1   1    12   0
John Beckwith ss                      4   2   3    1     0   0     4   2
Julio Rojo c                          3   0   2    3     0   1     4   1
George Ford 2b                        3   0   0    0     0   1     2   5
Harry Jeffries lf                     3   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Pete Hill ph, lf                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Connie Day 3b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Bill Force ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
George Britt p                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   4
Totals                               34   5   9    4     1   4    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jud Wilson 2, John Beckwith 2, George Ford 2. 
E: 6.  Wade Johnston, George Ford 2, Connie Day 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Julio Rojo 2. 
SH:  Julio Rojo, George Ford. 
GDP:  Crush Holloway. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  George Ford. 

PITCHING

Brooklyn Royal Giants                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Joe Williams W                       9       9   5    3   1   4   0  37
Totals                               9       9   5    3   1   4   0  37


Baltimore Black Sox                  IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Britt L                       9      11   7    4   6   3   1  46
Totals                               9      11   7    4   6   3   1  46



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Umpires: HP -  Lyons, 1B -  Cromwell

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/3/1924, game 1 -- Brooklyn Royal Giants at
Baltimore Black Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Brooklyn                      Baltimore                     
1. B.Scott             lf        W.Johnston          cf        
2. B.Downs             2b        C.Holloway          rf        
3. E.Douglass          1b        J.Wilson            1b        
4. I.Brooks            cf        J.Beckwith          ss        
5. J.Thomas            rf        J.Rojo              c         
6. C.Spearman          c         G.Ford              2b        
7. J.Hill              3b        H.Jeffries          lf        
8. C.Turner            ss        C.Day               3b        
9. J.Williams          p         G.Britt             p         

ROYAL GIANTS 1ST: B.Scott singled to center field; B.Downs
singled to left field [B.Scott to second]; E.Douglass grounded
into a double play (J.Beckwith to G.Ford to J.Wilson) [B.Scott
to third, B.Downs out at second]; I.Brooks walked; J.Thomas
forced I.Brooks (G.Ford to J.Beckwith) [J.Thomas to first]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royal Giants 0, Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 1ST: W.Johnston singled to right field; C.Holloway
grounded into a double play (C.Turner to B.Downs to E.Douglass)
[W.Johnston out at second]; J.Wilson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royal Giants 0, Black Sox 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 2ND: C.Spearman popped to J.Beckwith; J.Hill
reached on an error by C.Day [J.Hill to second]; C.Turner
singled to center field (W.Johnston to J.Rojo) [J.Hill out at
home, C.Turner to second]; J.Williams walked; B.Scott struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royal Giants 0, Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 2ND: J.Beckwith singled to left field; J.Rojo out on
a sacrifice bunt (J.Hill to E.Douglass) [J.Beckwith to second];
G.Ford reached on an error by J.Hill [J.Beckwith to third,
G.Ford to first]; G.Ford stole second; H.Jeffries struck out;
C.Day popped to J.Hill; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royal Giants 0,
Black Sox 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 3RD: B.Downs reached on an error by G.Ford
[B.Downs to first]; E.Douglass out on a sacrifice bunt (G.Britt
to J.Wilson) [B.Downs to second]; I.Brooks reached on an error
by C.Day [B.Downs scored (unearned) (no RBI), I.Brooks to
first]; J.Thomas reached on an error by W.Johnston [I.Brooks to
third, J.Thomas to second]; C.Spearman flied to C.Holloway;
J.Hill popped to J.Beckwith; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Royal
Giants 1, Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 3RD: G.Britt singled; W.Johnston hit into a double
play (C.Turner to E.Douglass) [G.Britt out at second];
C.Holloway reached on an error by J.Hill [C.Holloway to first];
J.Wilson flied to I.Brooks; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royal Giants
1, Black Sox 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 4TH: C.Turner grounded out (G.Britt to J.Wilson);
J.Williams grounded out (C.Day to J.Wilson); B.Scott grounded
out (C.Day to J.Wilson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royal Giants 1,
Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 4TH: J.Beckwith grounded out (J.Williams to
E.Douglass); J.Rojo struck out; G.Ford grounded out (B.Downs to
E.Douglass); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royal Giants 1, Black Sox 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 5TH: B.Downs singled; E.Douglass popped to
J.Wilson in foul territory; B.Downs was caught stealing second
(J.Rojo to G.Ford); I.Brooks walked; J.Thomas singled [I.Brooks
to second]; C.Spearman grounded out (J.Wilson unassisted); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royal Giants 1, Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 5TH: H.Jeffries grounded out (J.Williams to
E.Douglass); C.Day popped to C.Spearman in foul territory;
G.Britt grounded out (C.Turner to E.Douglass); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royal Giants 1, Black Sox 0.

ROYAL GIANTS 6TH: J.Hill flied to W.Johnston; C.Turner reached
on an error by G.Ford [C.Turner to first]; J.Williams homered to
rightfield [C.Turner scored]; B.Scott struck out; B.Downs
singled to center field; E.Douglass flied to H.Jeffries; 2 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royal Giants 3, Black Sox 0.

BLACK SOX 6TH: W.Johnston flied to I.Brooks; C.Holloway
singled; J.Wilson singled [C.Holloway to third]; J.Beckwith
singled (C.Turner to C.Spearman) [C.Holloway out at home,
J.Wilson to second]; J.Rojo doubled to center field [J.Wilson
scored, J.Beckwith to third]; J.Beckwith was picked off third,
but was safe on an error by C.Spearman [J.Beckwith scored
(unearned), J.Rojo to third]; G.Ford struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 4
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royal Giants 3, Black Sox 2.

ROYAL GIANTS 7TH: I.Brooks singled; J.Thomas singled to left
field [I.Brooks to second]; C.Spearman reached on an error by
C.Day [I.Brooks to third, J.Thomas to second, C.Spearman to
first]; J.Hill out on a sacrifice fly to W.Johnston [I.Brooks
scored, J.Thomas to third]; C.Turner out on a sacrifice bunt
(G.Britt to J.Wilson) [J.Thomas scored (unearned), C.Spearman to
second]; J.Williams doubled to left field [C.Spearman scored
(unearned)]; B.Scott grounded out (G.Ford to J.Wilson); 3 R (1
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royal Giants 6, Black Sox 2.

BLACK SOX 7TH: H.Jeffries grounded out (J.Hill to E.Douglass);
C.Day popped to C.Turner; G.Britt flied to B.Scott; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royal Giants 6, Black Sox 2.

ROYAL GIANTS 8TH: B.Downs grounded out (G.Britt to J.Wilson);
E.Douglass flied to W.Johnston; I.Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royal Giants 6, Black Sox 2.

BLACK SOX 8TH: W.Johnston grounded out (C.Turner to
E.Douglass); C.Holloway reached on an error by B.Downs
[C.Holloway to first]; J.Wilson walked [C.Holloway to second];
J.Beckwith singled [C.Holloway scored (unearned), J.Wilson to
third]; J.Rojo doubled [J.Wilson scored, J.Beckwith scored];
G.Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Hill to E.Douglass) [J.Rojo to
third]; P.HILL BATTED FOR H.JEFFRIES; P.Hill grounded out
(B.Downs to E.Douglass); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royal
Giants 6, Black Sox 5.

ROYAL GIANTS 9TH: P.HILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J.Thomas
grounded out (G.Ford to J.Wilson); C.Spearman walked; J.Hill
walked [C.Spearman to second]; C.Turner singled [C.Spearman
scored, J.Hill to second]; J.Williams walked [J.Hill to third,
C.Turner to second]; B.Scott grounded into a double play (G.Ford
to J.Beckwith to J.Wilson) [J.Williams out at second]; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Royal Giants 7, Black Sox 5.

BLACK SOX 9TH: B.FORCE BATTED FOR C.DAY; B.Force flied to
B.Scott; G.Britt grounded out (C.Turner to E.Douglass);
W.Johnston grounded out (C.Turner to E.Douglass); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Royal Giants 7, Black Sox 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royal Giants     7  11   4  12
 Black Sox        5   9   6   5


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