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Washington Elite Giants (WEG) 15 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 8

Game played on Sunday, July 18, 1937 (D) at Oriole Park IV, Baltimore MD
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              3 0 1  0 0 4  0  -   8 11  3
Washington Elite Giants             8 3 3  0 1 0  x  -  15 13  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marvin Barker cf                      4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
George Giles 1b                       4   3   2    2     0   0     2   1
Clint Thomas rf                       4   1   3    3     0   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 2b, ss                 4   0   2    1     0   0     3   2
Barney Brown lf                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ralph Burgin 3b                       4   1   1    1     0   0     0   1
Curtis Henderson ss                   1   0   0    0     1   0     1   2
  Fats Jenkins ph                     1   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jake Stephens 2b                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy K. Williams p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Harry Kincannon p                   1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               32   8  11    8     2   0    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  George Giles 3, Walter Cannady 3, Ralph Burgin, Curtis Henderson 2. 
E: 3.  Walter Cannady 2, Harry Kincannon. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Giles, Ralph Burgin. 
HR:  George Giles. 
SH:  Harry Kincannon. 
Team LOB:  6


Washington Elite Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Kimbro lf                       4   2   3    2     0   0     0   0
Sammy Hughes 2b                       4   3   2    0     0   0     0   0
Wild Bill Wright cf                   3   1   2    2     1   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      2   2   0    0     2   0     0   0
Jim West 1b                           3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Leroy Morney 3b                       4   1   0    1     0   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        4   2   2    5     0   0     0   0
Nish Williams c                       4   1   1    3     0   0     0   0
Woody Williams p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Byrd p                         3   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31  15  13   13     4   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sammy Hughes. 
3B:  Bill Byrd. 
HR:  Henry Kimbro, Hoss Walker, Nish Williams. 
GDP:  Sammy Hughes, Zollie Wright, Leroy Morney. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy K. Williams                      0.1     2   5    1   1   0   1  6
Neck Stanley L                       0       4   3    0   0   0   1  4
Harry Kincannon                      5.2     7   7    5   3   0   1  25
Totals                               6      13  15    6   4   0   3  35


Washington Elite Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Woody Williams                       0       3   3    3   0   0   0  3
Bill Byrd W                          7       8   5    2   2   0   1  32
Totals                               7      11   8    5   2   0   1  35

Woody Williams pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning


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Umpires: HP - Bill Harris, 1B - Cool Turner

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 2 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. M.Barker            cf        H.Kimbro            lf        
2. G.Giles             1b        S.Hughes            2b        
3. C.Thomas            rf        W.Bill Wright       cf        
4. W.Cannady           2b        Z.Wright            rf        
5. B.Brown             lf        J.West              1b        
6. B.Clarke            c         L.Morney            3b        
7. R.Burgin            3b        H.Walker            ss        
8. C.Henderson         ss        N.Williams          c         
9. R.K. Williams       p         W.Williams          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; M.Barker singled; G.Giles doubled [M.Barker to third];
C.Thomas singled [M.Barker scored, G.Giles scored, C.Thomas to
second (on throw)]; B.BYRD REPLACED W.WILLIAMS (PITCHING);
W.Cannady out on unknown play; B.Brown singled [C.Thomas
scored]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  0.

 1ST: H.Kimbro homered to rightfield; S.Hughes singled; W.Bill
Wright flied to unknown fielder; Z.Wright walked [S.Hughes to
second]; J.West reached on an error by W.Cannady [S.Hughes to
third, Z.Wright to second, J.West to first]; L.Morney reached on
an error by W.Cannady [S.Hughes scored (unearned), Z.Wright to
third, J.West to second, L.Morney to first]; N.STANLEY REPLACED
R.K. WILLIAMS (PITCHING); H.Walker singled [Z.Wright scored
(unearned), J.West scored (unearned), L.Morney to second];
N.Williams homered to leftfield (unearned) [L.Morney scored
(unearned), H.Walker scored (unearned)]; B.Byrd tripled to right
field; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd scored (unearned)]; H.KINCANNON
REPLACED N.STANLEY (PITCHING); S.Hughes grounded into a double
play (R.Burgin to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [H.Kimbro out at
second]; 8 R (1 ER), 6 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.   3,  8.

 2ND: C.Henderson out on unknown play; H.Kincannon out on
unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   3,  8.

 2ND: W.Bill Wright walked; Z.Wright walked [W.Bill Wright to
second]; J.West out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; H.Walker homered [W.Bill Wright scored, Z.Wright scored];
N.Williams out on unknown play; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  11.

 3RD: G.Giles homered to rightfield; C.Thomas singled;
W.Cannady singled [C.Thomas to second]; B.Brown out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,  11.

 3RD: B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd to second];
S.Hughes reached on a fielder's choice [B.Byrd scored (no RBI)
(error by H.Kincannon), H.Kimbro scored (unearned) (no RBI),
S.Hughes to second]; W.Bill Wright singled [S.Hughes scored
(unearned)]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.West walked [W.Bill
Wright to second]; L.Morney grounded into a double play
(C.Henderson to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [J.West out at second]; 3
R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   4,  14.

 4TH: C.Henderson walked; H.Kincannon out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Henderson to second]; M.Barker out on
unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
  4,  14.

 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,  14.

 5TH: C.Thomas out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, 
14.

 5TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; S.Hughes doubled; W.Bill
Wright singled to center field [S.Hughes scored]; Z.Wright
grounded into a double play (G.Giles to C.Henderson to
W.Cannady) [W.Bill Wright out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
 4,  15.

 6TH: B.Clarke singled; R.Burgin doubled [B.Clarke scored];
F.JENKINS BATTED FOR C.HENDERSON; F.Jenkins reached on an error
by H.Walker [R.Burgin to third, F.Jenkins to first]; H.Kincannon
walked [F.Jenkins to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
G.Giles forced H.Kincannon (unknown fielder) [R.Burgin scored
(unearned), F.Jenkins to third, G.Giles to first]; C.Thomas
singled [F.Jenkins scored (unearned), G.Giles to second];
W.Cannady singled [G.Giles scored (unearned), C.Thomas to
second]; B.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.   8,  15.

 6TH: J.STEPHENS REPLACED F.JENKINS (PLAYING 2B); W.CANNADY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.West singled; L.Morney out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; N.Williams out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   8,  15.

 7TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   8,
 15.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  8  11   3   6
                 15  13   1   2


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