Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/22/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants Stage Doubleheader Versus New York Giant Players at Jersey City

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK



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.


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.




Saturday, September 21, 1918
Kingsbridge Athletics vs. Brooklyn Royal Giants
DYCKMAN OVAL


UNRESOLVED



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

LHP - JOHN DONALDSON'S PITCHING RECORD 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)
  12. 9/2/1918 - (L) 2 innings, 1 run, 2 hits, 0 W, 1 K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  13. 9/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 6 runs, 7 hits, (?) W, (?) K (Camp Mills, Garden City, NY)
  14. 9/14/1918 - (W) No game account vs. Tietjen and Lang Ship Club (Nurge's Field, N.J.)
  15. 9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants, Jersey City)
  • LINE: 119 innings, 58 runs, 138 hits13 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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