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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 10 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 23, 1937 (D) at Dyckman Oval, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 2  0 0 2  0  -   4  7  1
Washington Elite Giants             0 0 6  3 1 0  x  -  10 12  2

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson cf                         4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   2    2     0         4   3
Pat Patterson 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
 Butler 3b                            4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    0     0         7   1
Jimmy Binder lf                       3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Emmett Wilson rf                      3   0   1    2     0         2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   1   0    0     1         2   1
Theolic Smith p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jim Lewis p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Barney Morris p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               30   4   7    4     1   1    18   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Chester Williams, Johnny Washington. 
E: 1.  Chester Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Chester Williams. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Chester Williams. 

Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felton Snow 3b                        4   2   1    2     0         2   2
Henry Kimbro lf                       3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Leroy Morney 2b                     3   1   1    2     0         1   3
Zollie Wright rf                      4   1   3    4     0         0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   3    0     0        11   0
Hoss Walker ss                        1   0   0    0     1         1   3
Biz Mackey c                          2   2   1    1     1         4   0
Bill Byrd p                           3   2   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28  10  12   10     3   4    21  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Leroy Morney, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
HR:  Zollie Wright, Wild Bill Wright. 
SH:  Hoss Walker. 
GDP:  Wild Bill Wright. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jim West. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith L                      2.2     4   5    5   2   2   1  13
Jim Lewis                            0.2     5   4    3   1   2   1  9
Barney Morris                        2.2     3   1    1   0   0   0  10
Totals                               6      12  10    9   3   4   2  32

WP:  Barney Morris. 

Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Byrd W                          7       7   4    2   1   1   0  31
Totals                               7       7   4    2   1   1   0  31



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/23/1937 --   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.                     3b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. J.Washington        1b        W.Bill Wright       cf        
6. J.Binder            lf        J.West              1b        
7. E.Wilson            rf        H.Walker            ss        
8. P.Bassett           c         B.Mackey            c         
9. T.Smith             p         B.Byrd              p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
0,  0.

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

 2ND:  out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
J.Binder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 2ND: Z.Wright out on unknown play; W.Bill Wright out on
unknown play; J.West singled; J.West was caught stealing second
(P.Bassett to C.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,  0.

 3RD: L.MORNEY REPLACED S.HUGHES (PLAYING 2B); Hughes left the
game with a sprained knee (exact timing unk; E.Wilson out on
unknown play; P.Bassett reached on an error by H.Walker
[P.Bassett to first]; T.Smith out on unknown play; D.Wilson
singled [P.Bassett to second]; C.Williams doubled [P.Bassett
scored (unearned), D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; P.Patterson out
on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   2,  0.

 3RD: H.Walker walked; B.Mackey walked [H.Walker to second];
B.Byrd forced H.Walker (unknown fielder) [B.Mackey to second,
B.Byrd to first]; F.Snow singled [B.Mackey scored, B.Byrd to
second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play [B.Byrd to third, F.Snow
to second]; L.Morney singled [B.Byrd scored, F.Snow scored];
Z.Wright homered to centerfield [L.Morney scored]; J.LEWIS
REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); W.Bill Wright hit an inside the
park homer to left field; J.West singled; H.Walker out on
unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,  6.

 4TH:  out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play;
J.Binder singled; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   2,  6.

 4TH: B.Mackey singled; B.Byrd singled [B.Mackey to third];
F.Snow reached on an error by C.Williams [B.Mackey scored,
B.Byrd to second, F.Snow to first]; H.Kimbro walked [B.Byrd to
third, F.Snow to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; Z.Wright
singled to center field [B.Byrd scored, F.Snow scored
(unearned), H.Kimbro to second]; B.MORRIS REPLACED J.LEWIS
(PITCHING); W.Bill Wright grounded into a double play
(C.Williams to J.Washington) [Z.Wright out at second]; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   2,  9.

 5TH: P.Bassett walked; B.Morris out on unknown play; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   2,  9.

 5TH: J.West singled; H.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.West to second]; B.Morris threw a wild pitch [J.West
to third]; B.Mackey out on unknown play [J.West scored]; B.Byrd
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,  10.

 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play;  singled; J.Washington
singled [ to second]; J.Binder reached on an error by L.Morney [
to third, J.Washington to second, J.Binder to first]; E.Wilson
singled [ scored, J.Washington scored, J.Binder to second];
P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   4,  10.

 6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; L.Morney
out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled [H.Kimbro to second];
W.Bill Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, 
10.

 7TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
C.Williams stole second; P.Patterson out on unknown play;  out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4,  10.

 7TH: Game called due to rain Game 2 of scheduled DH cancelled

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   7   1   6
                 10  12   2   4


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