LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT SAINT LOUIS CANARIES
08/08/1917
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT SAINT LOUIS CANARIES
GAME ID: 1879 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (43-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 2
Saint Louis Canaries (62-48) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 X 5 10 4
Canaries Win at Home, 5-2
Saint Louis turned a good performance from starting pitcher Eugene Cooper into a 5-2 triumph over the Memphis Bears at Ballpark of Saint Louis. Saint Louis has now won 3 in a row.

Saint Louis took advantage of an error in the bottom of the eighth inning. The game was tied, 2-2, when George Banks hit a 2-run single that was misplayed. It put the Canaries in front, 4-2.

"Trying isn't good enough in this league," said Banks. "You've got to get results."
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE SAINT LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .263 0 21
J. Watkins 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .241 2 21
S. Burke LF 2 1 2 1 2 0 0 .236 1 32
G. Pullen 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .190 3 17
   d-A. Rudolph PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 1 28
   e-J. Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 1 17
C. Simms C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .228 0 11
F. Saunders 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .241 0 19
J. Bell CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 0 18
   a-J. Washington PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 0 1
   c-J. Swancy CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 3
C. Baynard SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .136 0 1
   b-J. Smith PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .229 1 17
B. Hanks P 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 4
   U. Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-C. Saunders PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 4 25
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 3 17      
a - J. Washington pinch hit for J. Bell in the 7th
b - J. Smith pinch hit for C. Baynard in the 7th
c - J. Swancy substituted for J. Washington in the 7th
d - A. Rudolph pinch hit for G. Pullen in the 8th
e - J. Johnson substituted for A. Rudolph in the 8th
f - C. Saunders pinch hit for U. Grant in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Burke (26, 1st Inning off E. Cooper, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson 3 , S. Burke 3 , G. Pullen , F. Saunders , J. Bell
2-out RBI: G. Pullen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Simms , C. Baynard
GIDP: C. Saunders
Sac Bunt: J. Watkins
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Burke (28)
CS: A. Johnson (21)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burke (13) , F. Saunders (14)
Double Plays: 2 (Baynard-Watkins-Pullen, Baynard-Watkins-Pullen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lewis LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .260 0 21
O. Haynes RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .262 0 21
J. Bennett 1B 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .267 12 68
S. Brown 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .278 0 44
C. Mason 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .291 1 24
S. Wigware CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .213 0 6
   a-G. Banks PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 1 11
   b-C. Cogdell CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 0 41
T. Norman C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .375 0 3
J. Wilson SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .191 0 5
E. Cooper P 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 .203 0 7
   P. Giles P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5 3 0 16      
a - G. Banks pinch hit for S. Wigware in the 8th
b - C. Cogdell substituted for G. Banks in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Haynes (14, 1st Inning off B. Hanks, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Lewis 2 (28, 3rd Inning off B. Hanks, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off B. Hanks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lewis 4 , O. Haynes 2 , S. Brown , C. Mason 2 , G. Banks , J. Wilson 2 , E. Cooper
2-out RBI: J. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Brown , E. Cooper
GIDP: S. Brown , E. Cooper
Sac Bunt: O. Haynes , T. Norman 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bennett (17) , C. Mason (10) , S. Wigware 2 (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Haynes-Norman, Mason-Brown, Wilson-Brown-Bennett)
OF assists: 1 (Haynes(Johnson at home))
PB: T. Norman
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE SAINT LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hanks L (3-20) 7.1 8 4 4 3 0 0 96 4.03   
U. Grant 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 11 1.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hanks 43
Batters Faced: B. Hanks 32, U. Grant 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hanks 13-7, U. Grant 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hanks 96-56, U. Grant 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: U. Grant 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cooper 7.1 7 2 1 2 3 0 114 2.96   
P. Giles W (7-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cooper 59
Batters Faced: E. Cooper 30, P. Giles 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cooper 5-11, P. Giles 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cooper 114-65, P. Giles 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Giles 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eugene Cooper
Ballpark: Ballpark of Saint Louis
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:24
Attendance: 6148
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