On Tuesday, June 5, 1917, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and New York Lincoln Giants split games of a doubleheader at Ridgewood Park, Irving Avenue at Halsey Street.
Game One features Cyclone Joe Williams pitching for New York pitted against String Bean Williams for Brooklyn. No mound artistry in this game, as both teams join together for 31 total hits. Joe Williams highlights New York's offensive by hitting for the cycle. Center fielder and leadoff batter Spottswood Poles also connects on four hits, one for a double, with two runs scored. Catcher Doc Wiley wields three hits. Right fielder Blainey Hall and second baseman Ted Kimbro also register multiple hits. All told, String Bean Williams allows 13 runs on 18 hits and no walks and no strikeouts in a losing effort. Smokey Joe Williams allows Brooklyn eleven runs on 13 hits and seven walks with one strikeout for the chaotic win. Center fielder Charles Earle leads Brooklyn with three runs scored. Pearl Webster has two hits, including a double; second baseman Bill Handy and third baseman Bill Kindle also post multiple hits, including a triple each.
Game Two has New York right-hander Lee Wade opposed by Brooklyn's Lefty Harvey in a seven-inning affair. The Royal Giants' southpaw limits the Lincoln Giants to just four hits. After yielding three runs in the first, including extra-base hits from shortstop Dick Wallace and Ted Kimbro, Harvey hurls a gem over the final six innings, walking six and twice striking out Spottswood Poles for the win. Brooklyn musters nine runs on ten hits and two base-on-balls facing Harvey, who strikes out four in a losing effort. Playing first base, Louis Santop has a hit, a stolen base, and two runs scored. Bill Kindle also scores two runs. Pearl Webster, right fielder Johnny Pugh, and catcher Ernest Gatewood each post two hits apiece.
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