New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 - 7 9 0 Washington Elite Giants 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 9 4 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jake Stephens ss 3 2 0 1 1 2 5 Walter Cannady 2b 5 2 2 3 0 5 6 Fats Jenkins lf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 George Scales 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 Jim Williams rf 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 Marvin Barker cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 George Giles 1b 3 1 3 0 1 7 1 Bob Clarke c 3 0 0 0 0 7 1 Barney Brown p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 7 9 6 4 4 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jake Stephens, Walter Cannady, George Giles 2. BATTING - 2B: Walter Cannady, Jim Williams. SH: Bob Clarke. HBP: Jake Stephens. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Fats Jenkins 2, George Giles. CS: Jake Stephens. Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Goose Curry lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leroy Morney ss 3 0 1 0 0 3 2 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 Wild Bill Wright cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Zollie Wright rf 2 0 1 1 2 4 0 Biz Mackey c 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 Jim West 1b 4 0 2 0 0 10 0 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 Jim Willis p 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 Bob Griffith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 9 2 2 7 27 12 FIELDING - E: 4. Leroy Morney, Sammy Hughes 2, Biz Mackey. BATTING - 3B: Wild Bill Wright. SH: Leroy Morney. GDP: Hoss Walker. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Brown W 9 9 2 2 2 7 0 36 Totals 9 9 2 2 2 7 0 36 Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Willis L 6 6 4 2 3 2 0 27 Bob Griffith 3 3 3 2 1 2 0 14 Totals 9 9 7 4 4 4 0 41 HBP: Jim Willis. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Kemp Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 4500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/26/1936, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at (D) Starting Lineups: New York 1. J.Stephens ss G.Curry lf 2. W.Cannady 2b L.Morney ss 3. F.Jenkins lf S.Hughes 2b 4. G.Scales 3b W.Bill Wright cf 5. J.Williams rf Z.Wright rf 6. M.Barker cf B.Mackey c 7. G.Giles 1b J.West 1b 8. B.Clarke c H.Walker 3b 9. B.Brown p J.Willis p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Stephens was hit by a pitch; J.Stephens was caught stealing second (B.Mackey to L.Morney); W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Jenkins walked; F.Jenkins stole second; F.Jenkins stole third; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 0. 1ST: G.Curry singled; L.Morney out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Curry to second]; S.Hughes singled to right field [G.Curry scored]; W.Bill Wright lined into a double play (G.Giles unassisted) [S.Hughes out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Williams doubled; M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles walked; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. 2ND: Z.Wright walked; B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West singled [Z.Wright to second]; H.Walker grounded into a double play (J.Stephens to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [J.West out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Stephens out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. 3RD: J.Willis singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: G.Scales walked; G.Scales was picked off first (J.Willis to J.West); J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. 4TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled; B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 1. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Giles singled; B.Clarke out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Giles to second]; B.Brown singled to left field [G.Giles to third]; J.Stephens reached on an error by S.Hughes [G.Giles scored, B.Brown to third, J.Stephens to second]; W.Cannady singled [B.Brown scored, J.Stephens scored (unearned), W.Cannady to second (on throw)]; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Scales singled to left field [W.Cannady scored (unearned)]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, 1. 5TH: H.Walker singled; J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney singled [H.Walker to second]; S.Hughes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, 1. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles singled to shortstop [G.Giles to second (error by L.Morney)]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 4, 1. 6TH: W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright walked; B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.West singled [Z.Wright to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 4, 1. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.GRIFFITH REPLACED J.WILLIS (PITCHING); J.Stephens walked; J.Stephens was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Mackey [J.Stephens to second]; W.Cannady doubled [J.Stephens scored]; F.Jenkins reached on an error by S.Hughes [W.Cannady scored (no RBI), F.Jenkins to first]; G.Scales out on unknown play [F.Jenkins to second]; J.Williams singled [F.Jenkins scored (unearned)]; M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles singled [J.Williams to third]; G.Giles stole second; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 1. 7TH: B.Griffith out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 1. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 1. 8TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright tripled to center field; Z.Wright out on unknown play [W.Bill Wright scored]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 2. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 2. 9TH: J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Griffith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 7, 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 7 9 0 7 2 9 4 7
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