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Pittsburgh Crawfords @ American League Stars in Mexico

1935-10-27 · Day game

American League Stars in Mexico defeated Pittsburgh Crawfords 7–2. American League Stars in Mexico put up 3 in the 3rd. Rogers Hornsby went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PTC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
ALM	0	2	3	0	0	0	1	1		7	9

Pittsburgh Crawfords — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	3	1	1	0
Chester Williams	4	0	0	0	0	0
Judy Johnson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Josh Gibson	4	0	2	1	0	1
Oscar Charleston	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Crutchfield	4	0	1	0	0	0
Curtis Harris	4	1	2	0	0	1
Sam Bankhead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bert Hunter	1	0	0	0	3	0

American League Stars in Mexico — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric McNair	5	0	2	1	0	0
Doc Cramer	4	2	1	0	1	0
Heinie Manush	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	2	1	0	2	0
Rogers Hornsby	3	2	2	3	1	0
Pinky Higgins	3	0	0	0	1	2
Red Kress	4	0	0	0	0	2
Luke Sewell	3	1	2	1	1	0
Jack Knott	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Crawfords — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bert Hunter	8.0	9	7	6

American League Stars in Mexico — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Knott	9.0	9	5	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cool Papa Bell: D7
Chester Williams: 34(B)/SH.2-3
Judy Johnson: 3/G
Josh Gibson: S9.3-H
Oscar Charleston: 23

Bot 1

Eric McNair: 2/FL
Doc Cramer: 9
Heinie Manush: 3/G

Top 2

Jimmie Crutchfield: 13
Curtis Harris: D/78
Sam Bankhead: 43.2-3
Bert Hunter: W
Cool Papa Bell: S9.3-H;1-2
Chester Williams: 6(1)/FO

Bot 2

Jimmie Foxx: W
Rogers Hornsby: S8.1-3
Pinky Higgins: W.1-2
Red Kress: K
Luke Sewell: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Jack Knott: WP.3-H;1-2#
Jack Knott: K

Top 3

Judy Johnson: 7
Josh Gibson: 8
Oscar Charleston: K

Bot 3

Eric McNair: S7
Doc Cramer: 64(1)/FO
Heinie Manush: 8
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Rogers Hornsby: HR/89.2-H;1-H
Pinky Higgins: 7

Top 4

Jimmie Crutchfield: 8
Curtis Harris: K
Sam Bankhead: 43

Bot 4

Red Kress: K
Luke Sewell: W
Jack Knott: SB2
Jack Knott: K
Eric McNair: FC5.2X3(5)

Top 5

Bert Hunter: W
Cool Papa Bell: W.1-2
Chester Williams: 53.2-3;1-2
Judy Johnson: 9/L
Josh Gibson: K

Bot 5

Doc Cramer: S8
Heinie Manush: 6(1)3/GDP
Jimmie Foxx: D9
Rogers Hornsby: 8

Top 6

Oscar Charleston: 63
Jimmie Crutchfield: S8
Curtis Harris: S8.1-3
Sam Bankhead: 6
Bert Hunter: W.1-2
Cool Papa Bell: 52(2)/FO

Bot 6

Pinky Higgins: K
Red Kress: 4
Luke Sewell: S9
Jack Knott: 43

Top 7

Chester Williams: 43
Judy Johnson: W
Josh Gibson: PB.1-2
Josh Gibson: S8.2-3
Oscar Charleston: PO1(136)
Oscar Charleston: 43

Bot 7

Eric McNair: 7
Doc Cramer: W
Heinie Manush: SB2
Heinie Manush: W
Jimmie Foxx: 4E6.2-3;1-2
Rogers Hornsby: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Rogers Hornsby: W
Pinky Higgins: K
Red Kress: 9

Top 8

Jimmie Crutchfield: 63
Curtis Harris: 63
Sam Bankhead: D8
Bert Hunter: 23

Bot 8

Luke Sewell: S7
Jack Knott: 13/SH.1-2
Eric McNair: S.2-H
Doc Cramer: 7
Heinie Manush: S.1-2
Jimmie Foxx: 9

Top 9

Cool Papa Bell: S7
Chester Williams: 8
Judy Johnson: 4(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

The box score from the Mexico City newspaper shows Harris and Bankhead trading positions at some point in the game. The PBP does not show when this happened. The Sporting News box score does not show this.

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