On Sunday, September 19, 1926, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and the Atlantic City Bacharach Giants stage a twin bill at Graham Field, 15th Avenue at 86th Street.
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Game one pits Atlantic City southpaw Claud Grier opposed by longtime great Dick "Cannonball" Redding for Brooklyn. The Bacharachs take an early lead with two in the first and two more in the second, and starter Claud Grier makes it stand. Brooklyn tallies two in the home second and scores one in the third to pull within one. But that's as close as they'd get. Grier holds the Royal Giants scoreless over the game's final six innings for the victory. Atlantic City posts insurance runs in the seventh and ninth innings to secure a 6-3 win. The 36-year old Dick Redding takes the loss. Left-hander Willis Flournoy finishes out the game in relief of Redding.
The Royal Giants exact a measure of revenge in game two. Right-hander Roy Roberts starts for the Bacharachs while Connie Rector toes the slab for Brooklyn. In a seven-inning affair, Brooklyn jumps out to a 3-0 lead in the second, then adds single runs in the fourth through sixth innings for a 6-0 advantage. Starter Connie Rector yields no runs, and Bill Holland preserves the shutout in relief of Rector.
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