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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 2 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 1

Game played on Saturday, May 22, 1937 (D) at Hinchliffe Stadium, Patterson NJ
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  1
Washington Elite Giants             0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   2  8  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson cf                         4   1   0    0     1         1   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   1    0     0         3   2
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   0   2    1     0         3   5
Jimmy Binder lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
 Butler 3b                            4   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Emmett Wilson pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   2    0     0         7   1
Buddy Burbage rf                      2   0   1    0     1         2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Leon Ruffin c                       1   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Tom Young ph                        0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Barney Morris p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
  Oscar Charleston ph                 1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               32   1   7    1     3   8    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Pat Patterson,  Butler, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.   Butler. 

BATTING -
SH:  Chester Williams, Buddy Burbage. 
GDP:  Jimmy Binder. 
Team LOB:  9


Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felton Snow 3b                        4   0   2    2     0         1   3
Henry Kimbro lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       3   0   1    0     1         2   3
Zollie Wright cf                      4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Jim West 1b                           4   1   1    0     0        11   0
Hoss Walker ss                        2   0   0    0     0         1   3
Biz Mackey c                          3   1   0    0     0        10   0
Jimmy Direaux p                       2   0   1    0     1         0   1
  Woody Williams p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   2   8    2     2   4    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sammy Hughes, Jim West, Hoss Walker. 
E: 1.  Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmy Direaux. 
SH:  Hoss Walker. 
GDP:  Henry Kimbro. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris L                      8       8   2    2   2   4   0  33
Totals                               8       8   2    2   2   4   0  33


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Direaux W                      8.1     7   1    1   3   7   0  35
Woody Williams SV                    0.2     0   0    0   0   1   0  2
Totals                               9       7   1    1   3   8   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - Pat Washington

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/22/1937 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. D.Wilson            cf        F.Snow              3b        
2. C.Williams          ss        H.Kimbro            lf        
3. P.Patterson         2b        S.Hughes            2b        
4. J.Binder            lf        Z.Wright            cf        
5.                     3b        W.Bill Wright       rf        
6. J.Washington        1b        J.West              1b        
7. B.Burbage           rf        H.Walker            ss        
8. P.Bassett           c         B.Mackey            c         
9. B.Morris            p         J.Direaux           p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson walked; C.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [D.Wilson to second]; P.Patterson out on unknown play;
J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play;
S.Hughes walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND:  out on unknown play; J.Washington singled; B.Burbage out
on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright singled; J.West singled [W.Bill Wright to
second]; H.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[W.Bill Wright to third, J.West to second]; B.Mackey reached on
a fielder's choice (P.Patterson to P.Bassett) [W.Bill Wright out
at home, J.West to third]; J.Direaux walked [B.Mackey to
second]; F.Snow singled to right-center [J.West scored, B.Mackey
scored, J.Direaux to third]; H.Kimbro lined to J.Binder; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,  2.

 3RD: B.Morris singled; D.Wilson forced B.Morris (F.Snow to
S.Hughes) [D.Wilson to first]; C.Williams flied to unknown
fielder; P.Patterson singled [D.Wilson scored]; J.Binder popped
to B.Mackey; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 3RD: S.Hughes out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; W.Bill Wright singled; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH:  out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
B.Burbage singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   1,  2.

 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown
play; J.Direaux doubled; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 5TH: B.Morris out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
 2.

 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; L.RUFFIN REPLACED P.BASSETT (PLAYING C); Bassett was
injured receiving a pitch; Z.Wright singled to third base
[Z.Wright to second (error by )]; W.Bill Wright out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; J.Binder out on unknown
play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 6TH: J.West out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play;
B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 7TH: J.Washington singled; B.Burbage out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second]; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   1,  2.

 7TH: J.Direaux out on unknown play; F.Snow singled; H.Kimbro
grounded into a double play ( to P.Patterson to J.Washington)
[F.Snow out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  2.

 8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
P.Patterson singled [C.Williams to second]; J.Binder grounded
into a double play (S.Hughes to H.Walker to J.West) [P.Patterson
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 8TH: S.Hughes singled; Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  2.

 9TH:  reached on an error by H.Walker [ to first]; E.WILSON
RAN FOR ; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Burbage walked
[E.Wilson to second]; T.YOUNG BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; T.Young
walked [E.Wilson to third, B.Burbage to second]; W.WILLIAMS
REPLACED J.DIREAUX (PITCHING); O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR B.MORRIS;
O.Charleston struck out; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.   1,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   7   1   9
                  2   8   1   7


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