On Sunday, September 22, 1918, members of the New York Giants, playing under "Jersey City," hosted the Brooklyn Royal Giants in a doubleheader at the Culver Avenue and West Side Avenue ballpark, Hudson County, New Jersey.
This is the first time in the history of the Brooklyn Royal Giants they have faced a major league team.
- Jersey City Giants: Hal Chase, Art Fletcher, Larry Doyle, Jay Kirke, Joe Wilhoit, George Burns, Ollie O'Mara, Lew Wendell, Red Causey, Al Demaree.
- Brooklyn Royal Giants: John Henry "Pop" Lloyd, Louis Santop.
The first contest features midwestern star John Donaldson opposed by right-hander Al Demaree for the Giants. Brooklyn is limited to no runs on just three hits. John Donaldson yields seven runs on ten hits for the loss.
Game two is a more tightly contested affair pitting Irvin Brooks for Brooklyn versus rookie Red Causey for Jersey City. In a seven-inning contest, Brooklyn and Causey duel through six scoreless innings. The Jersey City hosts score in the top of the seventh, but the Royal Giants do not answer. Right-hander Red Causey is the victor in a seven-inning shutout performance. Irvin Brooks takes the hard-luck loss.
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Saturday, September 21, 1918
Kingsbridge Athletics vs. Brooklyn Royal Giants
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ONCE UPON A SUMMER, 1918: JOHN DONALDSON'S LONE SEASON WITH THE BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
- 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
- 7/18 - N.Y. Ship League Team Defeat Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, New Jersey
- 7/21 - Cuban Stars Double-Up Brooklyn Royal Giants; John Donaldson Takes Loss at Dexter Park
- 7/24 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Bow To Stan Baumgartner and Bethlehem Steel at Allentown, PA
- 7/27 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Camp Dix Soldiers*
- 7/28 - Silk Sox Clout John Donaldson's Offerings; Brooklyn Royal Giants Fall at Doherty's Oval
- 8/3 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Prospect Heights at Hackensack*
- 8/4 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Forfeit Game To Glendale at Farmer's Oval
- 8/7 - Bethlehem Steel Team Hosts a Scoreless Tie Against Brooklyn Royal Giants
- 8/11 - New York Lincoln Giants and Royal Giants Split Twin Bill at Olympic Field; Joe "Cyclone" Williams Wins Opener, John Donaldson Wins Game Two
- 8/17 - New York Ship Wins Second Contest Against Brooklyn Royal Giants at Camden, N.J.
- 8/18 - The Tietjen & Lang Shipyard Nine Defeat John Donaldson and the Brooklyn Royal Giants, North Bergen, N.J.
- 8/24 - Morse Dry Dock BBC Defeat Royal Giants in John Donaldson's True Brooklyn Debut
- 8/25 - Irvin Brooks Twirls Shutout; Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Glendale at Farmer Oval, Queens
- 9/1 - New York Lincoln Giants Sweep Twin Bill From Royal Giants at Olympic Field; Joe "Cyclone" Williams Earns Dual Victory, John Donaldson Suffers Loss in Second Tilt
- 9/2 - Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Stars Split Games of a Doubleheader at Dexter Park
- 9/4 - Southpaw John Donaldson Hands Camp Mills Their First Loss This Season; Brooklyn Royal Giants Win, 7 to 6
- 9/8 - John Donaldson's Return Match Against Morse Dry Dock Along Brooklyn Waterfront Likely Rained Out
- 9/12 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Glendale in Eleven Innings at Farmer's Oval, Queens
- 9/14 - Brooklyn Royal Giants Defeat Tietjen and Lang Club; John Donaldson and the Backdrop of WWI
- 9/15 - Bushwick Sweeps Both Ends of Doubleheader Against Brooklyn Royal Giants at Dexter Park
LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S PITCHING RECORD w/ BROOKLYN:
- 6/30/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 2 runs, 7 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
- 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
- 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
- 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
- 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, 6 K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park, N.J.)
- 7/21/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 6 runs, 10 hits, 4 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
- 7/28/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 9 runs, 16 hits, 2 W, 3 K (Silk Sox; Doherty's Oval, N.J.)
- 8/11/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 2 runs, 13 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
- 8/18/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 5 runs, 5 hits, (?) W, 4 K (Tietjen & Lang; Nurge's Field, N.J.)
- 8/24/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 8 runs, 19 hits, 1 W, 2 K (Morse Dry Dock; Brooklyn)
- 9/1/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
- 9/2/1918 - (L) 2 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 0 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
- 9/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 6 runs, 7 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Camp Mills, Garden City, NY)
- 9/14/1918 - (W) No game account vs. Tietjen and Lang Ship Club (Nurge's Field, N.J.)
- 9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants, Jersey City)
- LINE: 119 innings, 58 runs, 138 hits, 13 walks, 31 strikeouts, 4.38 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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