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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 6 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 5

Game played on Saturday, May 23, 1936 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 1  1 1 2  0 0 0   -   5 12  3
Washington Elite Giants             1 0 1  0 0 3  0 1 x   -   6 10  4

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   2    2     0         5   4
  Oscar Charleston ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Judy Johnson 3b                       5   0   1    0     0         1   0
Josh Gibson 1b                        4   2   1    0     0        13   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   2    1     0         2   3
Chester Williams ss                   3   1   1    1     0         1   3
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Sam Bankhead lf                       4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Theolic Smith p                       3   1   1    0     0         0   3
  Spoon Carter p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Johnny Washington ph                1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   5  12    5     0   3    24  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Seay, Josh Gibson, Chester Williams. 
E: 3.  Judy Johnson, Josh Gibson, Chester Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Chester Williams. 
3B:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Cool Papa Bell, Chester Williams. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Dick Seay, Jimmie Crutchfield. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        4   0   0    0     1         3   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   2   1    0     1         2   3
Jimmy Binder 3b                       4   1   3    1     0         1   1
Zollie Wright rf                      3   1   2    1     1         4   0
Biz Mackey c                          4   0   1    1     0         3   3
Wild Bill Wright lf                   4   2   1    1     0         1   0
Felton Snow ss                        3   0   1    0     0         0   4
Jim West 1b                           1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Nish Williams pr, 1b                3   0   1    2     0        12   0
Lefty Holmes p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Bill Byrd p                         2   0   0    0     1         0   1
Totals                               33   6  10    6     4   1    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Goose Curry, Sammy Hughes, Jimmy Binder, Felton Snow. 

BATTING -
3B:  Sammy Hughes. 
SH:  Felton Snow. 
GDP:  Biz Mackey. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith                        6       7   5    5   2   1   0  28
Spoon Carter L                       2       3   1    1   2   0   0  10
Totals                               8      10   6    6   4   1   0  38


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Holmes                         4.1     8   3    3   0   3   0  20
Bill Byrd W                          4.2     4   2    1   0   0   0  19
Totals                               9      12   5    4   0   3   0  39



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/23/1936, game 2 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. C.Papa Bell         cf        G.Curry             cf        
2. D.Seay              2b        S.Hughes            2b        
3. J.Johnson           3b        J.Binder            3b        
4. J.Gibson            1b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. B.Perkins           c         B.Mackey            c         
6. C.Williams          ss        W.Bill Wright       lf        
7. J.Crutchfield       rf        F.Snow              ss        
8. S.Bankhead          lf        J.West              1b        
9. T.Smith             p         L.Holmes            p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play;
J.Johnson singled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; J.Binder
singled [S.Hughes to second]; Z.Wright singled [S.Hughes scored,
J.Binder to second]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,  1.

 2ND: B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield singled; J.Crutchfield was caught stealing
second (B.Mackey to S.Hughes); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  1.

 2ND: F.Snow out on unknown play; J.West reached on an error by
C.Williams [J.West to first]; N.WILLIAMS RAN FOR J.WEST; Jim
West left the game with a sprained ankle; L.Holmes out on
unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
  0,  1.

 3RD: N.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); S.Bankhead
singled to center field [S.Bankhead to second (error by
G.Curry)]; T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; D.Seay singled [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1,  1.

 3RD: S.Hughes tripled; J.Binder out on unknown play [S.Hughes
scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH: J.Gibson tripled; B.Perkins singled [J.Gibson scored];
C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Perkins
to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  2.

 4TH: J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by W.Bill Wright; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   2,  2.

 5TH: T.Smith singled; C.Papa Bell out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [T.Smith to second]; D.Seay singled [T.Smith
scored]; B.BYRD REPLACED L.HOLMES (PITCHING); D.Seay was caught
stealing second (B.Mackey to S.Hughes); J.Johnson out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  2.

 5TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play;
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  2.

 6TH: J.Gibson reached on an error by F.Snow [J.Gibson to
first]; B.Perkins out on unknown play; C.Williams doubled
[J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; J.Crutchfield singled [C.Williams
scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5,  2.

 6TH: J.Binder singled; Z.Wright singled [J.Binder to second];
B.Mackey singled [J.Binder scored, Z.Wright to third]; W.Bill
Wright forced B.Mackey (unknown fielder) [Z.Wright scored,
W.Bill Wright to first]; F.Snow singled [W.Bill Wright to
third]; N.Williams out on unknown play [W.Bill Wright scored];
B.Byrd walked [F.Snow to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   5,  5.

 7TH: C.Papa Bell reached on an error by S.Hughes [C.Papa Bell
to first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5, 
5.

 7TH: S.CARTER REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); S.Hughes out on
unknown play; J.Binder singled to third base [J.Binder to second
(error by J.Johnson)]; Z.Wright walked; B.Mackey grounded into a
double play (D.Seay to C.Williams to J.Gibson) [Z.Wright out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5,  5.

 8TH: B.Perkins singled to third base [B.Perkins to second
(error by J.Binder)]; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5,  5.

 8TH: W.Bill Wright singled to right field; F.Snow out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Bill Wright to second];
N.Williams singled to left field [W.Bill Wright scored]; B.Byrd
out on unknown play; G.Curry walked [N.Williams to second];
S.Hughes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   5,  6.

 9TH: J.WASHINGTON BATTED FOR S.CARTER; J.Washington singled;
C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR D.SEAY;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5,  6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5  12   3   7
                  6  10   4   8


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