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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 26, 1936 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              2 0 0  0 0 1  0 2  -   5  9  0
Washington Elite Giants             1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0  -   3  7  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jake Stephens ss                      4   1   1    0     0         0   3
Walter Cannady 2b                     2   1   0    0     2         2   3
Fats Jenkins lf                       3   0   1    0     0         1   0
George Scales 3b                      3   0   1    2     0         1   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   2   2    0     0         6   0
Marvin Barker cf                      3   1   1    1     1         2   0
George Giles 1b                       3   0   2    2     0         7   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Bill Holland p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               29   5   9    5     3   2    24   7


BATTING -
2B:  Jim Williams 2. 
3B:  Marvin Barker. 
SH:  Fats Jenkins, George Scales, George Giles. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  George Scales. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf, cf                    3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Leroy Morney ss, 2b                   3   0   0    0     1         0   1
Sammy Hughes 2b                       2   1   1    0     0         3   0
  Jimmy Binder 3b                     1   0   0    1     0         1   1
Wild Bill Wright cf                   2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Nish Williams lf                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      4   0   1    1     0         5   0
Biz Mackey c                          3   0   1    0     1         2   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    0     0         9   0
Hoss Walker 3b, ss                    4   0   1    0     0   1     2   3
Andy Porter p                         2   0   0    0     0         1   4
  Bill Byrd ph, p                     0   1   0    0     1         0   2
Totals                               30   3   7    3     4   4    24  11


BATTING -
2B:  Biz Mackey. 
SH:  Jimmy Binder. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wild Bill Wright. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       8       7   3    3   4   4   0  35
Totals                               8       7   3    3   4   4   0  35


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Andy Porter                          7       6   3    3   3   2   0  29
Bill Byrd L                          1       3   2    2   0   0   0  6
Totals                               8       9   5    5   3   2   0  35



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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 2 -- 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.Holland           p         A.Porter            p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Stephens singled; W.Cannady walked
[J.Stephens to second]; F.Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Stephens to third, W.Cannady to second];
G.Scales singled [J.Stephens scored, W.Cannady scored]; G.Scales
stole second; J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; S.Hughes singled; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes to
third]; W.Bill Wright stole second; Z.Wright singled [S.Hughes
scored, W.Bill Wright to third]; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: G.Giles singled; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; B.Holland singled [G.Giles to second]; J.Stephens out on
unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

 2ND: J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker singled; A.Porter
out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: F.Jenkins singled; G.Scales out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Jenkins to second];
J.Williams out on unknown play; M.Barker walked; G.Giles out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

 3RD: L.Morney out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Holland out
on unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

 4TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey walked; J.West out
on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.CURRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
L.MORNEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); J.BINDER REPLACED
S.HUGHES (PLAYING 3B); N.WILLIAMS REPLACED W.BILL WRIGHT
(PLAYING LF); H.WALKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); W.Cannady
walked; W.Cannady was picked off first (A.Porter to J.West);
F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

 5TH: A.Porter out on unknown play; G.Curry walked; L.Morney
out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Williams doubled; M.Barker out on unknown
play [J.Williams to third]; G.Giles out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Williams scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  1.

 6TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Holland 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 3,  1.

 7TH: J.West singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.BYRD
BATTED FOR A.PORTER; B.Byrd walked [J.West to second]; G.Curry
singled [J.West scored, B.Byrd to second]; L.Morney walked
[B.Byrd to third, G.Curry to second]; J.Binder out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Byrd scored, G.Curry to
third, L.Morney to second]; N.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.BYRD STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); F.Jenkins
out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; J.Williams
doubled; M.Barker tripled [J.Williams scored]; G.Giles singled
[M.Barker scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  3.

 8TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Mackey doubled; J.West
out on unknown play; H.Walker struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5,  3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    5   9   0   6
                  3   7   0   8


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