Washington Elite Giants 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 - 6 11 1 Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 - 7 12 1 BATTING Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Goose Curry lf 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 Sammy Hughes 2b 4 0 1 1 1 4 0 Wild Bill Wright cf 5 1 2 1 0 7 0 Zollie Wright rf 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 Jim West 1b 3 1 2 0 2 7 0 Nish Williams c 5 0 1 3 0 1 0 Jimmy Binder 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 Hoss Walker ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 Jim Willis p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 6 11 6 5 7 26 5 FIELDING - E: 1. Sammy Hughes. BATTING - 2B: Sammy Hughes, Wild Bill Wright, Zollie Wright. 3B: Jim West. GDP: Jimmy Binder. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Goose Curry, Hoss Walker. Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 5 2 3 2 0 5 0 Dan Wilson rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 Josh Gibson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Perkins c 5 0 1 3 0 8 0 Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 1 0 1 7 1 Chester Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Dick Seay 2b 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 Theolic Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jimmie Crutchfield ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Totals 39 7 12 7 1 1 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnny Washington, Chester Williams, Dick Seay. E: 1. Chester Williams. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson, Bill Perkins, Dick Seay 2. 3B: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Willis L 8.2 12 7 7 1 1 0 40 Totals 8.2 12 7 7 1 1 0 40 Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Theolic Smith W 9 11 6 6 5 7 0 42 Totals 9 11 6 6 5 7 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Foster, 1B - Cowdrick Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/31/1936 -- at (D) Starting Lineups: 1. G.Curry lf C.Papa Bell cf 2. S.Hughes 2b D.Wilson rf 3. W.Bill Wright cf S.Bankhead lf 4. Z.Wright rf B.Perkins c 5. J.West 1b J.Washington 1b 6. N.Williams c C.Williams ss 7. J.Binder 3b J.Johnson 3b 8. H.Walker ss D.Seay 2b 9. J.Willis p T.Smith p 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Curry out on unknown play; S.Hughes walked; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled to right field (D.Wilson to J.Johnson) [S.Hughes out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0. 1ST: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by S.Hughes [S.Bankhead to first]; S.Bankhead stole second; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0. 2ND: J.West walked; N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown play; H.Walker walked [J.West to second]; J.Willis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 0. 2ND: J.Washington singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0. 3RD: G.Curry 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. 0, 0. 3RD: T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 0. 4TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West tripled; N.Williams reached on an error by C.Williams [J.West scored, N.Williams to first]; J.Binder grounded into a double play (D.Seay to C.Williams to J.Washington) [N.Williams out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 1, 0. 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Washington walked; C.Williams singled [J.Washington to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, 0. 5TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 0. 5TH: D.Seay doubled; T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell singled [D.Seay scored]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 1. 6TH: S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright singled; Z.Wright doubled [W.Bill Wright to third]; J.West out on unknown play; N.Williams singled [W.Bill Wright scored, Z.Wright scored]; J.Binder out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, 1. 6TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, 1. 7TH: H.Walker walked; H.Walker stole second; J.Willis out on unknown play; G.Curry singled [H.Walker scored]; G.Curry stole second; S.Hughes doubled [G.Curry scored]; W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 1. 7TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, 1. 8TH: J.West singled; N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Binder singled [J.West to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Willis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 5, 1. 8TH: C.Papa Bell doubled; D.Wilson singled [C.Papa Bell to third]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Perkins flied to unknown fielder [C.Papa Bell scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 5, 2. 9TH: G.Curry singled; S.Hughes out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright doubled [G.Curry scored]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West walked; N.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, 2. 9TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay doubled; J.CRUTCHFIELD BATTED FOR T.SMITH; J.Crutchfield singled [D.Seay scored]; C.Papa Bell tripled [J.Crutchfield scored]; J.GIBSON BATTED FOR D.WILSON; J.Gibson doubled [C.Papa Bell scored]; S.Bankhead singled to shortstop [J.Gibson to third]; B.Perkins doubled [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead scored]; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, 7. Final Totals R H E LOB 6 11 1 9 7 12 1 7
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