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Wednesday, September 01, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/1/1918: New York Lincoln Giants Sweep Twin Bill From Brooklyn Royal Giants at Olympic Field; Joe "Cyclone" Williams Earns Dual Victory, John Donaldson Suffers Loss in Second Tilt

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK





On Sunday, September 1, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants were defeated in both ends of a doubleheader by the New York Lincoln Giants at Olympic Oval, Harlem.

GAME ONE - Sunday's opener features Brooklyn right-hander Irvin Brooks pitted against Joe "Cyclone" Williams for New York.  The Lincoln Giants open the scoring with a run in the second.  Afterwhich, the score remains unchanged until the Lincoln Giants add single runs in the fifth and sixth innings for a 3-0 lead.  Smokey Joe Williams makes it stand.  Brooklyn eventually enters the scorer's book with a run in the seventh and one in the ninth inning but would score no more.  All told, future Hall of Famer Joe Williams limits the Royal Giants to a pair of runs on eight hits and three walks with five strikeouts for the victory.  Shortstop John Henry "Pop" Lloyd and third baseman Oliver Marcell lead the Royal Giants with two hits apiece, and right fielder Johnny Pugh connects for a home run.  Batting fourth between Pop Lloyd and Marcell, John Donaldson is held hitless by Joe Williams.  Irvin Brooks is the hard-luck loser, allowing three runs on seven hits and three walks with five strikeouts.  Center fielder Jules Thomas leads the Lincoln Giants with two hits, including a double.  Left fielder Blainey Hall, first baseman Ted Kimbro, and shortstop Dick Wallace score for the Lincoln Giants.




GAME TWO features Brooklyn southpaw John Donaldson opposed by Ad Lankford for the Lincoln Giants.  In another tightly contested affair, the Royal Giants open the scoring in the first inning, but the home team answers with two in the bottom half of the frame.  The Lincoln Giants add a run in the fifth.  Afterwhich, Brooklyn musters single runs in the sixth and seventh innings, tying the game at three.  Pitching in relief of Lankford, Joe Williams and John Donaldson traded zeroes in the eighth.  In the top of the ninth, Brooklyn cannot affect the score, but the Lincoln Giants do just that, pushing across the winning run in the home ninth to complete a twin bill sweep of the Royal Giants.  In a relief role, Williams earns his second victory of the day, while highly reputed midwesterner John Donaldson takes the loss.  







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, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6 K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
  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)
  9. 8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang, Nurge's Field, N.J.)
  10. 8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock, Brooklyn)
  11. 9/1/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants, Olympic Field)
  • LINE: 99 innings, 44 runs, 119 hits, 13 walks, 30 strikeouts, 4.00 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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