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Tuesday, October 12, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 10/12/1918: John Donaldson Wins Duel Against Joe "Cyclone" Williams; Royal Giants and Lincoln Giants Split Doubleheader at Dexter Park

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


On Saturday, October 12, 1918, Columbus Day, the New York Lincoln Giants visited Dexter Park to take on the Brooklyn Royal Giants one last time in a decisive doubleheader to determine the Colored baseball champions for the season.  The opponents enter with their series tied, thus necessitating a twin bill sweep by either to declare an outright victor.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, October 13, 1921



Game One pits future Hall of Famer Joe "Cyclone" Williams for the Harlem visitors against southpaw John Donaldson for Brooklyn.  

Donaldson reaches safely in the home second and advances to second on third baseman Todd Allen's
errant throw to first base, then scores the game's opening run on center fielder Tom Fiall's base hit. 

In the third, Joe Williams draws a walk against Donaldson and soon scores on a double by right fielder Blainey Hall.

John Donaldson again helps his cause with a single against Smokey Joe, leading off the fourth.  Tom Fiall then reaches safely on a misplay and wild throw by first baseman William Parks resulting in both runners moving into scoring position.  Next in, left fielder Johnny Pugh clears the bases with a line drive to right field.  Right fielder Frank Crockett reaches safely when his fly to center field is dropped by the usually sure-handed Jules Thomas.  After Crockett steals second, Royal catcher John Cason drives home both runners.

Shortstop John Henry Lloyd singled and scored in the eighth, giving the Royals a 6-1 lead and the final margin of victory.

Smokey Joe Williams yields six runs on nine hits, and no walks with two strikeouts in a losing effort.

Blainey Hall leads the Lincolns with two hits and the game's only extra-base hit.  Royal first baseman
Bill Pettus and Lloyd each wield two hits, and Donaldson leads Brooklyn with two runs scored.

"Donaldson, pitching for the Royals, 
was in rare form." - The Standard Union.

Midwestern star John Donaldson was indeed in top form.  On the heels of a four-hit shutout performance against Long Island City, the Royal Giant left-hander holds the Lincoln Giants to a lone run on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts for the victory.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, October 13, 1921


Lincoln Giants right-hander Ad Lankford toes the rubber in Game Two against Phil Cockrell for the Royals.  The game is an abbreviated five-inning contest, called due to darkness, with the Lincolns leading Brooklyn by a 3-1 score.  In the third, Harlem center fielder Jules Thomas drives home two runs, and Blainey Hall scored on a fielder's choice.  Third baseman Oliver Marcell drove in Brooklyn's only run in the fifth and final inning.


Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Sunday, October 13, 1921

Therefore, the Lincoln Giants and Royal Giants series remains tied, but a decisive game will not be scheduled as the season is fast coming to its end and will remain dormant until the end of the war.  The Brooklyn Royal Giants will close out the season on Sunday with a twin bill against Bushwick.  Afterwhich, many players from the Lincolns and Royals are due to report in camp by Tuesday, October 16.


The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 
Sunday, October 13, 1921

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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, N.Y.)
  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)
  16. 9/29/1918 - (ND) 4 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  17. 10/6/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 4 hits, 1 W, 6 K (Long Island City; Recreation Park)
  18. 10/12/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants; Dexter Park)
  • LINE: 141 innings, 62 runs, 154 hits, 16 walks, 47 strikeouts, 3.95 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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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 9/29/1918: Smokey Joe Williams Outlasts Irvin Brooks and John Donaldson in Lincoln Giants Decisive Series Win over Brooklyn Royal Giants

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Evening World (New York, NY), Saturday, September 28, 1918



On Sunday, September 29, 1918, after defeating the Cuban Stars of Havana in game one, the New York Lincoln Giants complete a twin bill sweep with a victory over the Brooklyn Royal Giants in the second game at Olympic Field, Harlem.

New York Herald, 
Monday, September 30, 1918



New York and Brooklyn enter the game tied in their season series and bill it for the (local) colored championship.  

Right-hander Irvin Brooks toes the slab for Brooklyn and is opposed by right-hander Joe "Cyclone" Williams for the home Lincoln Giants.

The Harlem locals promptly take a 3-0 lead in the first inning, then increase it to five in the fourth, knocking Irvin Brooks out of the box before he records an out.  Royal Giant southpaw John Donaldson
is called in from his position in left field to relieve Brooks, who takes over center field, with
William Parks shifting to left.  Donaldson ends the threat, but as the final score suggests, the damage was already done.

Brooklyn manages single runs in the fifth and sixth innings, but the Lincoln Giants answer with two more in their half of the sixth then another in the seventh.  The Royal Giants push across two runs in the eighth inning, but no more.  Smokey Joe twirls a scoreless ninth to close out the victory.

Future Hall of Famer Joe Williams allows four runs on eight hits and four walks with seven strikeouts over nine innings for the win.

Four Lincoln Giants wield multiple hits, Jules Thomas, Todd Allen, and Bill Pierce hit for extra bases.

Irvin Brooks takes the loss, yielding five runs on five hits and two walks with four strikeouts while failing to pitch out of the fourth.  John Donaldson surrenders three runs in relief on six hits and one walk with five strikeouts.

William Parks and Bill Pettus lead Brooklyn with three hits each.  Right fielder Johnny Pugh accounts for two of four runs scored, John Donaldson and John Henry Lloyd the others.

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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.)
  15. 9/22/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 7 runs, 10 hits, (?) W, (?) K (New York Giants, Jersey City)
  16. 9/29/1918 - (ND) 4 innings, 3 runs, 6 hits, 1 W, 5 K (Lincoln Giants, Olympic Field)
  • LINE: 123 innings, 61 runs, 144 hits, 14 walks, 36 strikeouts, 4.46 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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Friday, September 24, 2021

OTD in the Bronx 9/24/1922: Joe "Cyclone" Williams Earns Relief Win in Game One of New York Lincoln Giants Twin Bill Sweep Over Original Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City

From the desk: THE BRONX GAME

The New York Age, Saturday, September 23, 1922


The New York Age, Saturday, September 23, 1922

On Sunday, September 24, 1922, before a robust crowd of 10,000 fans, the New York Lincoln Giants sweep both games of a twin bill against the Original Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City at the Catholic Protectory Oval, Bronx.


The New York Age, 
Saturday, September 30, 1922



GAME ONE is a tightly contested affair.  Left-hander Sam Streeter toes the slab for Atlantic City and is opposed by Charlie Bradford for the Lincolns.  The Bacharachs promptly take a 1-0 lead in the first.  After a scoreless second, the teams traded single runs in the third.  Then after a scoreless fourth, Lincoln center fielder, Jules Thomas homers off Streeter tying the game at two.  The score remains unchanged through the eighth inning.  Charlie Bradford exits to a no-decision after a representative effort.  Right-hander and future Hal of Famer Joe "Cyclone" Williams enters in relief and hurls a scoreless top half of the ninth.  The Lincoln Giants then push across the winning run in the bottom half of the frame, giving Smokey Joe the victory.


The New York Age, 
Saturday, September 23, 1922

GAME TWO is called after seven innings because of darkness.  This time it is the Lincoln Giants who open the scoring in the first.  The home team then erupts for five runs in the third inning, highlighted by catcher Doc Wiley's home run, giving the Bronxmen a 6-0 lead.  Lincoln starter Shang Johnson makes the lead stand, allowing only single runs in the fourth and late in the seventh for the win.  Atlantic City right-hander Joe Wheeler takes the loss.

The Orginal Bacharachs Giants were formed in Atlantic City for the 1922 season in response to the main team members, now being bankrolled by former Brooklyn Royal Giants owner John W. Connor, making the calculated decision to compete for profits within New York City and surrounding areas.  This team is managed by John Henry Lloyd whereas the Original Bacharachs are piloted by Dick Lundy.


Nearby at Bronx Oval, before a crowd of 7,000, John Henry Lloyd's Bacharach Giants took both games of a doubleheader against the local Bronx Giants.  Bacharach right-hander Dick "Cannonball" Redding twirled a 4-0 shutout in the first game.  Right-hander Roy Roberts endures more difficulty in the second game, but the Bacharachs ultimately win out 11 to 8 for the sweep. - New York Age




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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


The Evening World (New York, NY), Saturday, August 31, 1918


New-York Tribune (New York, NY), 
Saturday, August 31, 1918

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.


New York Herald, Monday, September 2, 1918


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.  


New-York Tribune, Monday, September 2, 1918


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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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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/11/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants and New York Lincoln Giants Split Twin Bill at Olympic Field; Joe William Takes Opener, John Donaldson Wins Game Two

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Evening World (New York, New York), 
 Saturday, August 10, 1918


New York Herald (New York, New York),
Monday, August 5, 1918


New York Tribune (New York, New York),
Wednesday, August 7, 1918

On Sunday, August 11, 1918, in the sixth of their series of games, the Brooklyn Royal Giants and New York Lincoln Giants split games of a doubleheader at Olympic Field, 136 Street at 5th Avenue, Harlem. 


GAME ONE - Lincoln Giants starter Joe "Cyclone" Williams headlines the opening match, limiting the Brooklyn invaders to a pair of runs on six hits and two walks with eleven strikeouts for the win.  Brooklyn does not cross home plate again after Williams allows a run in the first and third innings.  Second baseman Joe Hewitt and third sacker Oliver Marcell score for Brooklyn, and playing left field, John Donaldson wields three hits, including a double.  Starting for the Royals, Irvin Brooks yields four runs on seven hits (none for extra bases) and three walks with six strikeouts in a losing effort.  Lincoln Giants' second baseman Sam Mongin wields two hits and scored twice, and center fielder Jules Thomas collects two hits as well.  Smokey Joe Williams helped his own cause with a hit and a run scored.


GAME TWO - Despite 13 hits by the Lincoln Giants, Brooklyn starter John Donaldson bests right-hander Scottie Hendrix and reliever Gifford McDonald, limiting New York to just a pair of runs for the win.  New York actually holds a 2-1 lead through five.  But after the third inning, Donaldson does not yield another run - six scoreless frames to end the game.  Meanwhile, Brooklyn bunches their runs in the latter innings with three in the sixth, two in the seventh, and single runs in the top of the eighth and ninth innings for an 8-2 final margin of victory.


The New York Herald, Sunday, August 12, 1918


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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, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  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)
  • LINE: 72 innings, 27 runs, 81 hits, 12 walks, 25 strikeouts, 3.37 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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Saturday, August 07, 2021

Once Upon A Summer 8/7/1918: Brooklyn Royal Giants and Bethlehem Steel Duel to a Scoreless Tie

From the desk: DEM BARNSTORMERS & THE DONALDSON NETWORK


The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA),
Monday, August 5, 1918

On Wednesday, August 7, 1918, the visiting Brooklyn Royal Giants and Bethlehem Steel team duel to a nine-inning scoreless tie at the Bethlehem steelworker's field, Allentown, PA.

The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA),
Thursday, August 8, 1918

Right-hander Irvin Brooks yields just five hits (none for extra bases), and no walks with two strikeouts over nine complete.  

As a result of the government's Work or Fight edict, the well-fortified Bethlehem Steel team generate hits by shortstop Sammy Fishburne and experienced major leaguers right fielder Beebe Roth, center fielder Babe Twombly, first baseman Walter Holke, and second baseman Ed Fitzpatrick.  

Starting for Bethlehem, Kutz is relieved in the fifth by former major league twirler for both Philadelphia clubs, Stan Baumgartner.  Together they limit Brooklyn to just four hits.  Kuts walks two and strikes out as many, while Baumgartner walks none, fans one, and hits Giant shortstop Pop Lloyd with a pitch for good measure.

Brooklyn's great Western star John Donaldson wields the game's lone extra-base hit.  Second baseman Joe Hewitt, third baseman Oliver Marcell, and center fielder Jules Thomas account for the remaining balance of Brooklyn hits.

The game features superior fielding throughout, with the Royals committing no errors and Bethlehem just one.  First baseman Rafael Figarola leads the diamond with 15 putouts, and steelworker Sammy Fishburne leads fielders with six assists.


The Allentown Democrat (Allentown, PA),
Thursday, August 8, 1918

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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, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  2. 7/4/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 0 RUNS, 5 hits, 1 W, 6K (Cuban Stars; Dexter Park)
  3. 7/7/1918 - (L) 9 innings, 3 runs, 9 hits, 2 W, 2K (Lincoln Giants; Olympic Field)
  4. 7/14/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 1 run, 7 hits, 1 W, 5K (Bushwick; Dexter Park)
  5. 7/16/1918 - (W) 9 innings, 4 runs, 14 hits, (?)W, 6K* (Atlantic City; Bacharach Park)
  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.)
  • LINE: 63 innings, 25 runs, 68 hits, 12 walks, 25 strikeouts, 3.57 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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