Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/17/1918: New York Ship Wins Second Contest Against Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, N.J.

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK






On Saturday, August 17, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants, for a second time, meet defeat against the New York Ship League Team at the Third and Erie Streets ballpark, Camden, New Jersey.  Brooklyn previously lost to the New York Shippers here on July 18 by a score of 3 to 2.  The visitors again come away with two runs, but the Ship Team this time tallies five for the victory.




Despite the Delaware River Ship Building A.A. League season reaching its conclusion, the Royal Giants and Ship Team nevertheless partake in an exhibition.

Starting pitcher, Jack Barnard yields just two runs on seven hits in a near mirror image of his previous start against the Royal Giants.  Through two games and 18 innings pitched against Brooklyn, Barnard has now allowed just four runs on twelve hits.  He held Brooklyn scoreless through the seventh until they ruined the shutout, scoring their runs in the eighth.  

Second baseman Joe Hewitt and third baseman Oliver Marcell score for Brooklyn.  Only Marcell and Rafael Figarola wield multiple hits and left fielder John Donaldson accounts for one.

Also making his second start against the Ship Team, right-hander Irvin Brooks yields an equal seven hits, but the shipbuilders do a better job bunching them together for two runs in the first, one in the third, and a retaliatory two runs in the home eighth.


MEANWHILE, out in the Midwest, rumors are running wild ... but have no fear, for John Donaldson is scheduled to pitch for Brooklyn in North Bergen, N.J., on Sunday.

"Donaldson won fame with the All-Nations of Kansas City, and in one game against all stars from the National and American leagues, struck Ty Cobb out three times." 




ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S STARTS 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)
  6. 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  7. 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox, Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
  8. 8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants, Olympic Field)
  • LINE: 72 innings, 27 runs, 81 hits, 12 walks, 25 strikeouts, 3.37 ERA 
BEDFORD & SULLIVAN PODCAST:
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




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