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Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/15/1918: Bushwick Sweeps Both Ends of Doubleheader Against Brooklyn Royal Giants at Dexter Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


New York Herald, Monday, September 16, 1918

On Sunday, September 15, 1918, Max Rosner's Bushwicks sweep both ends of a doubleheader from the Brooklyn Royal Giants at Dexter Park.



GAME ONE - Right-hander Irvin Brooks toes the slab for Brooklyn and is opposed by Lefty Russell, one-time pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics and Robins.  

The Royal Giants open with two runs in the first inning.  But Bushwick answers in the second with a six-run burst, highlighted by Lefty Russell's bases-clearing double.  Joe Weiss singled and scored in the third, and in the fifth, right fielder Casey Stengel tripled home a run and scored, giving Bushwick a 9-2 lead.  The Royal Giants rally for two in the top of the eighth, but Joe Weiss pushes across the Dexter's tenth run in the bottom half.  Brooklyn then musters three more runs in the ninth to no avail.

Irvin Brooks surrenders ten runs on 15 hits, four going for extra bases, and four walks with six strikeouts in the loss.  Joe Weiss leads Bushwick with four hits, including a double and two runs scored, and Lefty Russell helps himself with two hits and a run scored.  Russell allows seven runs on eleven hits and three walks with three strikeouts to win on the mound.

Shortstop John Henry Lloyd leads Brooklyn with three hits, including a double, and left fielder John Donaldson goes 2 for 5 with a triple and two runs scored.


The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, September 16, 1918


GAME TWO - With George Robinson facing off against Bill Kelleher for Bushwick, the teams traded single runs in the first inning, but not without incident.  In the top of the frame, Bushwick catcher Fred Hohman is knocked unconscious by a foul ball off the bat of John Henry Lloyd.  After about five minutes, Hohman resumes his position behind the plate.  

First baseman Al Birch singled and scored in the bottom of the frame, tying the score at one.  After two scoreless innings, Bushwick breaks out with four runs in the fourth, highlighted by Casey Stengel's run-scoring single and third baseman Joe Riconda's two-run home run.  The Royal Giants score once in the fifth, then tie the game at five apiece with three runs in the sixth, all the result of Bushwick errors as Bill Kelleher yielded no hits.  With one out and two runners on base in the home eighth, second baseman Joe Weiss clears the bases with a triple en route to a 7-5 victory and twin bill sweep in front of a record crowd at Dexter Park.

George Robinson yields seven runs on nine hits and five walks in the loss.  Bill Kelleher holds the Royal Giants to five runs on just five hits and five walks with four strikeouts for the win.

Casey Stengel goes 2 for 3 at the plate.  However, he lost one fly ball in the sun and simply dropped another otherwise easy chance.  

Robinson wields Brooklyn's only extra-base hit.  Center fielder William Parks, Oliver Marcell, John Cason, and John Henry Lloyd account for Brooklyn's remaining hits.  Through both games, Pop Lloyd totals four hits in ten at-bats.



The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Monday, September 16, 1918


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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.)
  • LINE: 110 innings, 51 runs, 128 hits, 13 walks, 31 strikeouts, 4.17 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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Thursday, September 02, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/2/1921: Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Stars Split Games of Doubleheader at Dexter Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Brooklyn Citizen, 
Tuesday, September 3, 1918

On Monday, September 2, 1918, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and Cuban Stars split games of a doubleheader at Dexter Park.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Tuesday, September 3, 1918


GAME ONE - In a back and forth affair, the Cuban Stars promptly pounce on George Robinson's offerings for two runs in the first inning and two in the third.  Facing Rafael Cruz of the Stars, the Royal Giants answer with three runs in the fourth, then two more in the sixth.  But their lead does not last.  In the seventh, the Cuban Stars even the score at five.  Afterwhich, southpaw John Donaldson enters the game in relief of George Robinson and tosses a scoreless eighth.  In the visitor's ninth, left fielder Julio Rojo triples home the go-ahead run.  Pitching in relief of starter Isidro Fabré, right-hander Evelio Calderín holds the Giants scoreless in their final at-bat for the win.  Hero of the game Julio Rojo goes 4 for 5 with two triples and two runs scored, José María Fernández wields three hits also including a triple, and first baseman Agspito Lázaga leads the Stars with three runs scored.  Despite yielding 13 hits, Rafael Cruz holds the Giants to five runs with three walks and three strikeouts for the win.  George Robinson walks off to a no-decision as John Donaldson (two hits, one strikeout) sustains the loss in relief.  Royal Giant right fielder Johnny Pugh goes 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored, Rafael Figarola collects two hits and scores, and although held hitless, shortstop John Henry Lloyd stars in the field for Brooklyn.


The Brooklyn Citizen, Tuesday, September 3, 1918


GAME TWO - Brooklyn unleashes a 17-hit barrage en route to a commanding 10-4 victory.  Cuban Stars starter Rafael Cruz is knocked out of the box before completing the second.  In relief, Isidro Fabré and Evelio Calderín yield another seven runs on eleven hits in an abbreviated seven-inning contest.  Both shortstop Peláyo Chacon and Isidro Fabré wield doubles and scored, and Julio Rojo swats his third triple of the afternoon.  John Henry Lloyd leads Brooklyn with four hits including a double and two runs scored, second baseman Irvin Brooks is next in with three hits, and center fielder William Parks scores twice.  Playing left field and batting fourth, John Donaldson collects two hits with a double and run scored.  In support of starter Shang Johnson, Brooklyn turns a triple-play: Figarola to Lloyd, to Oliver Marcell back to Figarola.  Otherwise, Johnson allows four runs on ten hits and a troublesome eight walks for the win.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Tuesday, September 3, 1918

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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)
  • LINE: 101 innings, 45 runs, 121 hits, 13 walks, 31 strikeouts, 4.01 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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