1926 Negro World Series
Overview[edit]
The 1926 Colored World Series was the third of four post-season meetings between the respective champions of the Negro National League and the Eastern Colored League. It was a best of nine series between the NNL Chicago American Giants and the ECL Atlantic City Bacharach Giants. It covered eleven games in four cities, with Chicago prevailing five games to four, with two ties.
Game One[edit]
- Friday, October 1 1926, at Bacharach Park in Atlantic City
- Bacharach Giants 3, Chicago American Giants 3
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2
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4
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
1 |
0
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0 |
0 |
2
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0 |
0 |
0
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3 |
8 |
2
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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2 |
0 |
0
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1 |
0 |
0
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3 |
9 |
4
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| no pitchers of record
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Game Two[edit]
- Saturday, October 2 1926, at Bacharach Park in Atlantic City
- Chicago American Giants 7, Bacharach Giants 6
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2
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4
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5
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7
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9
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
7 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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7 |
9 |
2
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| Bacharach Giants
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1 |
0 |
2
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0 |
0 |
3
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0 |
0 |
0
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6 |
6 |
5
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| W: George Harney (1-0) L: Red Grier (0-1)
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- Red Grier was driven from the mound in the second, unable to retire a single opponent, and the American Giants held off the Bacharachs for a 7-6 victory and a 1-0 lead in the Series.
Game Three[edit]
- Sunday, October 3 1926, at Maryland Park in Baltimore
- Bacharach Giants 10, Chicago American Giants 0
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
4
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| Bacharach Giants
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4 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
6
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0 |
0 |
|
10 |
14 |
2
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| W: Red Grier (1-1) L: Webster McDonald(0-1)
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- Red Grier came back from his humiliation the day before to make history by pitching the Negro Leagues' first post-season no-hitter, thirty years before Don Larsen's perfect gem, Grier allowed six walks and struck out eight.
Game Four[edit]
- Monday, October 4 1926, at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
- Bacharach Giants 4, Chicago American Giants 4
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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7
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8
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| Chicago American Giants
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2 |
0 |
0
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1 |
0 |
0
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1 |
0 |
0
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4 |
8 |
2
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
4 |
0
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1 |
0 |
0
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4 |
8 |
0
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| no pitchers of record
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Game Five[edit]
- Tuesday, October 5 1926, at Baker Bowl in Philadelphia
- Bacharach Giants 7, Chicago American Giants 5
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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| Chicago American Giants
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3 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
2
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0 |
0 |
0
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5 |
4 |
3
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
6 |
0
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1 |
0 |
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7 |
13 |
3
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| W: Hooks Mitchell (1-0) L: Rube Currie (0-1)
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Game Six[edit]
- Wednesday, October 6 1926, at Bacharach Park in Atlantic City
- Bacharach Giants 6, Chicago American Giants 4
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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E
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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2 |
0 |
0
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0 |
2 |
0
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4 |
6 |
0
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| Bacharach Giants
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1 |
1 |
0
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0 |
1 |
1
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1 |
1 |
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6 |
12 |
2
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| W: Red Grier (2-1) L: Willie Powell (0-1)
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Game Seven[edit]
- Saturday, October 9 1926, at Schorling's Park in Chicago
- Chicago American Giants 5, Bacharach Giants 4
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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| Bacharach Giants
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1 |
0 |
1
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2 |
0 |
0
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1 |
1 |
0
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4 |
8 |
3
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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1 |
3 |
0
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0 |
0 |
1
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5 |
10 |
0
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| W: Bill Foster (1-0) L: Hubert Lockhart (0-1)
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- Two out when winning run scored
Game Eight[edit]
- Sunday, October 10 1926, at Schorling's Park in Chicago
- Bacharach Giants 3 Chicago American Giants 0
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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E
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
3 |
0
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3 |
6 |
0
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0
|
0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
3 |
2
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| W: Rats Henderson (1-0) L: George Harney (1-1)
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Game Nine[edit]
- Monday, October 11 1926, at Schorling's Park in Chicago
- Chicago American Giants, 6 Bacharach Giants 3
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
3 |
0
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3 |
8 |
3
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
3 |
0
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1 |
0 |
3
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0 |
0 |
0
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6 |
8 |
1
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| W: Rube Currie (1-1) L: Red Grier (2-2)
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Game Ten[edit]
- Wednesday, October 13 1926, at Schorling's Park in Chicago
- Chicago American Giants 13, Bacharach Giants 0
| Team
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R
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H
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E
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
6 |
3
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| Chicago American Giants
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13 |
13 |
0
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| W: Willie Powell (1-1) L: Rats Henderson (1-1)
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- No full box score has yet been found for this game.
Game Eleven[edit]
- Thursday, October 14 1926, at Schorling's Park in Chicago
- Chicago American Giants 1, Bacharach Giants 0
| Team
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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R
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H
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E
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| Bacharach Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
10 |
3
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| Chicago American Giants
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
0
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0 |
0 |
1
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1 |
4 |
0
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| W: Bill Foster (2-0) L: Hubert Lockhart (0-2)
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- One out when winning run scored
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