Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 2
Washington Elite Giants 5 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 x - 11 14 2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 4 0 1 0 1 3 1
Emmett Wilson cf 3 0 0 0 2 2 0
Chester Williams ss 4 0 2 0 1 0 6
Pepper Bassett 1b 5 1 1 0 0 10 0
Bill Harvey lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Wilson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Washington 2b 3 0 2 1 1 1 2
Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 1 7 1
Theolic Smith 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Marion Cain p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Scottie Duncan p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Lewis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1 7 11 24 12
FIELDING -
E: 2. Pepper Bassett 2.
BATTING -
2B: Pepper Bassett.
Team LOB: 12
Washington Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
Felton Snow ss 3 2 2 2 2 5 4
Wild Bill Wright cf 4 3 2 2 1 1 0
Zollie Wright rf 5 1 4 4 0 0 0
Sammy Hughes 2b 3 1 1 1 2 1 2
Jim West 1b 5 0 0 0 0 8 0
Jimmy Direaux 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1
Roy Campanella c 4 0 1 2 0 12 0
Jonas Gaines p 4 1 2 0 0 0 3
Totals 37 11 14 11 5 2 27 10
FIELDING -
E: 2. Zollie Wright, Sammy Hughes.
BATTING -
2B: Felton Snow, Wild Bill Wright, Zollie Wright, Jimmy Direaux, Roy Campanella.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
CS: Felton Snow.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Marion Cain L 4 7 7 4 2 2 0 21
Scottie Duncan 2 5 3 3 2 0 0 12
Jim Lewis 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 9
Totals 8 14 11 7 5 2 0 42
Washington Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jonas Gaines W 9 6 1 1 7 11 0 40
Totals 9 6 1 1 7 11 0 40
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Mueller, 1B - Sullivan
Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 8/17/1937 -- at (N)
Starting Lineups:
1. B.Burbage rf H.Kimbro lf
2. E.Wilson cf F.Snow ss
3. C.Williams ss W.Bill Wright cf
4. P.Bassett 1b Z.Wright rf
5. B.Harvey lf S.Hughes 2b
6. J.Washington 2b J.West 1b
7. L.Ruffin c J.Direaux 3b
8. T.Smith 3b R.Campanella c
9. M.Cain p J.Gaines p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson walked; C.Williams
walked [E.Wilson to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by P.Bassett [H.Kimbro to
first]; F.Snow walked [H.Kimbro to second]; W.Bill Wright
doubled [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), F.Snow scored]; Z.Wright
doubled [W.Bill Wright scored]; S.Hughes singled [Z.Wright to
third]; J.West out on unknown play; J.Direaux out on unknown
play; R.Campanella doubled to center field [Z.Wright scored
(unearned), S.Hughes scored (unearned)]; J.Gaines out on unknown
play; 5 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, 5.
2ND: J.Washington walked; L.Ruffin out on unknown play;
T.Smith walked [J.Washington to second]; M.Cain out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
5.
2ND: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow walked; F.Snow was
caught stealing second (L.Ruffin to J.Washington); W.Bill Wright
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 5.
3RD: E.Wilson out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
5.
3RD: Z.Wright out on unknown play; S.Hughes out on unknown
play; J.West out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 5.
4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Washington singled;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 5.
4TH: J.Direaux doubled; R.Campanella out on unknown play;
J.Gaines singled [J.Direaux to third]; H.Kimbro out on unknown
play; F.Snow doubled [J.Direaux scored, J.Gaines scored]; W.Bill
Wright out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 7.
5TH: M.Cain out on unknown play; B.Burbage singled to right
field [B.Burbage to second (error by Z.Wright)]; E.Wilson out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 0, 7.
5TH: S.DUNCAN REPLACED M.CAIN (PITCHING); Z.Wright singled;
S.Hughes walked [Z.Wright to second]; J.West out on unknown
play; J.Direaux out on unknown play; R.Campanella out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 7.
6TH: P.Bassett doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play
[P.Bassett to third]; J.Washington grounded out (S.Hughes to
J.West) [P.Bassett scored]; L.Ruffin walked; T.Smith out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 7.
6TH: J.Gaines singled; H.Kimbro singled to right field
(B.Burbage to T.Smith) [J.Gaines out at third]; F.Snow singled
[H.Kimbro to second]; W.Bill Wright walked [H.Kimbro to third,
F.Snow to second]; Z.Wright singled [H.Kimbro scored, F.Snow
scored, W.Bill Wright to third]; S.Hughes out on unknown play
[W.Bill Wright scored]; J.West out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, 10.
7TH: S.Duncan out on unknown play; B.Burbage walked; E.Wilson
out on unknown play; C.Williams singled [B.Burbage to second];
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, 10.
7TH: J.LEWIS REPLACED S.DUNCAN (PITCHING); D.WILSON REPLACED
B.HARVEY (PLAYING LF); J.Direaux out on unknown play;
R.Campanella out on unknown play; J.Gaines out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 10.
8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Washington singled to
second base [J.Washington to second (error by S.Hughes)];
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, 10.
8TH: H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play;
W.Bill Wright singled; W.Bill Wright was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by P.Bassett [W.Bill Wright to second];
Z.Wright singled [W.Bill Wright scored (unearned)]; S.Hughes
walked [Z.Wright to second]; J.West out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, 11.
9TH: J.Lewis out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson walked; C.Williams singled [E.Wilson to second];
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, 11.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 6 2 12
11 14 2 7
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