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

Game played on Sunday, August 16, 1936 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 3  0 0 1  1  -   5  9  1
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 3  0 3 0  x  -   6  6  3

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   1   1    0     1         1   0
Ralph Burgin lf                       5   2   3    1     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   0    2     0         8   0
Bill Perkins c                        4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Judy Johnson 3b                       3   1   2    0     1         0   0
Dan Wilson rf                         3   0   2    1     1         1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    1     1         1   4
Willie Foster p                       2   0   0    0     1         0   2
Totals                               30   5   9    5     5   3    18   7

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ralph Burgin. 
3B:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead, Johnny Washington, Willie Foster. 
GDP:  Bill Perkins. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dan Wilson. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry lf                        3   2   1    2     1         2   0
Felton Snow 3b                        3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Leroy Morney 2b                       2   0   0    0     1         2   3
Zollie Wright rf                      2   1   1    0     0         1   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   1   0    0     0         3   0
Biz Mackey 1b                         3   0   2    3     0         5   0
Nish Williams c                       3   1   1    0     0         7   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Bill Byrd p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   3
Totals                               24   6   6    6     3   4    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Leroy Morney, Biz Mackey, Hoss Walker. 
E: 3.  Goose Curry, Felton Snow, Nish Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Biz Mackey. 
3B:  Goose Curry. 
SH:  Felton Snow. 
HBP:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Foster L                      6       6   6    3   3   4   0  29
Totals                               6       6   6    3   3   4   0  29

HBP:  Willie Foster. 

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          7       9   5    4   5   3   0  38
Totals                               7       9   5    4   5   3   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Bill Harris, 1B -  Kemp

Time of Game: 1:32   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/16/1936, game 2 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. J.Crutchfield       cf        G.Curry             lf        
2. R.Burgin            lf        F.Snow              3b        
3. S.Bankhead          ss        L.Morney            2b        
4. J.Washington        1b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. B.Perkins           c         W.Bill Wright       cf        
6. J.Johnson           3b        B.Mackey            1b        
7. D.Wilson            rf        N.Williams          c         
8. D.Seay              2b        H.Walker            ss        
9. W.Foster            p         B.Byrd              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Burgin singled;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: G.Curry out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: B.Perkins reached on an error by G.Curry [B.Perkins to
second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; D.Seay walked; W.Foster out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0,  0.

 3RD: J.Crutchfield tripled; R.Burgin doubled [J.Crutchfield
scored]; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Burgin to third]; J.Washington reached on an error by F.Snow
[R.Burgin scored, J.Washington to first]; B.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.Johnson singled [J.Washington to second];
D.Wilson singled [J.Washington scored (unearned), J.Johnson to
third]; D.Wilson stole second; D.Seay out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   3,  0.

 3RD: N.Williams singled; H.Walker singled [N.Williams to
second]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; G.Curry tripled [N.Williams
scored, H.Walker scored]; F.Snow flied to D.Wilson [G.Curry
scored]; L.Morney walked; Z.Wright singled [L.Morney to second];
W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3,  3.

 4TH: W.Foster walked; J.Crutchfield reached on an error by
N.Williams [W.Foster to second, J.Crutchfield to first];
R.Burgin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   3,  3.

 4TH: B.Mackey singled; N.Williams out on unknown play;
H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  3.

 5TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Johnson walked; D.Wilson
walked [J.Johnson to second]; D.Seay out on unknown play;
W.Foster out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3,  3.

 5TH: G.Curry walked; F.Snow out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [G.Curry to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play;
Z.Wright was hit by a pitch; W.Bill Wright reached on an error
by S.Bankhead [G.Curry to third, Z.Wright to second, W.Bill
Wright to first]; B.Mackey doubled to left field [G.Curry scored
(unearned), Z.Wright scored (unearned), W.Bill Wright scored
(unearned)]; N.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.   3,  6.

 6TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Burgin singled;
S.Bankhead singled [R.Burgin to third]; J.Washington reached on
a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [R.Burgin scored,
S.Bankhead to second]; B.Perkins grounded into a double play
(L.Morney to H.Walker to B.Mackey) [J.Washington out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  6.

 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Byrd walked; G.Curry out
on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   4,  6.

 7TH: J.Johnson singled; D.Wilson singled [J.Johnson to third];
D.Seay flied to unknown fielder [J.Johnson scored]; W.Foster out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Wilson to second];
J.Crutchfield walked; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   5,  6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5   9   1  12
                  6   6   3   5


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