LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHATTANOOGA NICKAJACKS AT MEMPHIS BEARS
04/13/1917
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHATTANOOGA NICKAJACKS AT MEMPHIS BEARS
GAME ID: 31 - FRIDAY, APRIL 13TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chattanooga Nickajacks (2-6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 1
Memphis Bears (5-3) 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 6 11 3
Bears Stick Nickajacks with 6-1 Loss
The Memphis Bears downed the Chattanooga Nickajacks, 6-1, at Bears Ballpark. Stellar pitching by Willie Howard had a lot to do with it. The right-hander, who was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1909 draft, handcuffed his opponent all game. Memphis is now 5-3.

Memphis first baseman Arthur Rudolph contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the second. With two down, he hit a cutter to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 8th hit of the season and put the Bears ahead, 5-0.

"It never gets old," said Howard. "Winning, that is."
CHATTANOOGA BATTING LINESCORE MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Scott CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .424 0 1
R. Edwards 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 5
   c-R. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
W. Wilson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .179 0 3
J. Cephus 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 1 7
E. Evans 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .259 0 1
E. Gransbury LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .379 0 4
J. Redwine C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .091 0 1
D. Smiley SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 0 3
D. Robinson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-A. Howard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   P. Black P 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-A. Talley PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 1 7 1 2 1 19      
a - A. Howard pinch hit for D. Robinson in the 5th
b - A. Talley pinch hit for P. Black in the 9th
c - R. Thomas pinch hit for R. Edwards in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Scott (4, 5th Inning off W. Howard, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Smiley (2, 7th Inning off W. Howard, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Scott 3 , R. Edwards , W. Wilson , J. Cephus , D. Smiley 3 , A. Talley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Edwards , R. Thomas , J. Cephus , E. Evans 2 , D. Robinson
Sac Fly: P. Black
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gransbury (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Edwards-Smiley-Cephus)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Saunders 3B 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 .370 0 2
A. Johnson RF 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .269 0 4
A. Rudolph 1B 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 .296 0 6
S. Burke LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 0 6
C. Saunders C 3 1 2 0 1 1 0 .269 0 3
J. Watkins 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .192 0 1
A. Ewing SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .241 0 1
J. Bell CF 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .167 0 4
W. Howard P 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 0
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .125 0 1
   U. Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 30 6 11 6 3 2 14      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for W. Howard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Saunders (1, 7th Inning off P. Black, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Saunders 4 , A. Johnson , A. Rudolph , S. Burke , C. Saunders 3 , A. Ewing , J. Bell
2-out RBI: A. Johnson , A. Rudolph
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Burke , J. Watkins 2
GIDP: A. Johnson
Sac Bunt: A. Johnson , J. Watkins
Sac Fly: A. Rudolph
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Saunders (5) , A. Ewing (1)
CS: A. Ewing (1)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Burke (1) , A. Ewing 2 (3)
CHATTANOOGA PITCHING LINESCORE MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Robinson L (0-2) 4.0 8 6 6 1 0 0 76 5.06   
P. Black 4.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 61 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Robinson 21
Batters Faced: D. Robinson 22, P. Black 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Robinson 7-6, P. Black 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: D. Robinson 76-51, P. Black 61-34
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Howard W (1-0) 8.0 6 1 1 1 1 0 126 1.12   
U. Grant 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Howard 66
Batters Faced: W. Howard 32, U. Grant 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Howard 8-15, U. Grant 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Howard 126-79, U. Grant 21-11
WP: W. Howard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Willie Howard
Ballpark: Bears Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 5662
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