Once Upon A Summer 7/18/1918: N.Y. Ship League Team Defeats Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, New Jersey

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK

The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey), July 17, 1918

On Thursday, July 18, 1918, the New York Ship League Team defeats the Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, New Jersey.

The Morning Post (Camden, New Jersey),

Friday, July 19, 1918

In a tightly contested affair, N.Y. Ship League starter Jack Barnard, despite four fielding errors, limits the Giants to a pair of runs on just five hits for the win.  Barnard's battery mate, Hyde, drives home the game's decisve run in the sixth with a double.  In a similar, albeit losing effort, Brooklyn starter Irvin Brooks yields three runs on five hits, two by Hyde.  Second baseman Joe Hewitt weilds two hits and scores a run; first baseman Eddie Douglass  accounts for one hit and Brooklyn's second run.  Right fielder Johnny Pugh, and John Donaldson, pinch-hitting in the seventh inning for John Cason, account for Brooklyn's only other hits.

The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 19, 1918

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LHP - JOHN DONALDSON w/BROOKLYN:

1. 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2K; (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K, (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)

• LINE: 45 innings, 10 runs, 42 hits, 6 walks, 21 strikeouts, 2.00 ERA

• Since joining Brooklyn, John Donaldson has been to the plate no less than eleven times, with eight hits, including a triple and two runs scored (missing boxscores: 6/30/18 game two vs. Lincoln Giants; 7/4/18, game two vs. Cuban Stars; 7/17 vs. Bacharach Giants).

ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON

• 6/28 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Acquire Midwest Pitching Great, John Donaldson
• 6/30 - John Donaldson Loses Brooklyn Royal Giants Debut To New York Lincoln Giants
• 7/3 - John Donaldson Poised To Make Brooklyn/Queens Debut At Dexter Park
• 7/4 - John Donaldson Twirls Shutout Over Cuban Stars In Dexter Park Debut
• 7/7 - Joe Williams Wins Second Straight Decision Over John Donaldson; Lincoln Giants and Royal Giants Split Twin Bill
• 7/13 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Glendale at Farmer's Oval, Queens
• 7/14 - John Donaldson Defeats Bushwick; Royal Giants Split Twin Bill At Dexter Park
• 7/15 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Take Series Opener From Atlantic City Bacharach Giants
• 7/16 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Take Game Two from Bacharach Giants; John Donaldson Earns The Victory
• 7/17 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Wrap Up Series With Bacharach Giants at Atlantic City

 

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Restoring Baseball Great John Donaldson's Lost Legacy With Negro Leagues Historian and Founder of The Donaldson Network, Peter Gorton.

Minnesota native Peter Gorton leads a group of historians dedicated to discovering the lost legacy of John Wesley Donaldson.  In this episode, we discuss the man, baseball career, and life of one of the more incredible and inspiring athletes to ever play the game, and how his amazing legacy became lost to a nation, most particularly Baseball's Hall of Fame.  

Original airdate: March 13, 2021