August 2, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit 10, Chicago American Giants 6. Struck out, by Johnson 4, by Williams 2, by Donaldson 2."
August 3, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Sacrifice Hits - Donaldson"
August 4, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Left Field"
August 5, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Hilldale Team Wins - Defeats Detroit Stars in Five-Inning Game by 6-3 Score - Detroit, Michigan, August 5 (Special). - Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five inning tilt from the Detroit Stars today, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible."
Detroit, MI
"Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five game tilt from the Detroit Stars today, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible. John Donaldson, Left Field."
Detroit, MI
"Hilldale Nine Wins in Detroit - Detroit, Michigan, August 6. - Philadelphia Hilldale team won a five-inning tilt from the Detroit Stars yesterday, 6 to 3. From the third frame until the game was called at the end of the fifth a drizzling rain made clean handling of the ball almost impossible."
August 6, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 8, Hilldale 6."
August 7, 1919
Detroit, MI
"HILLDALE WINS FINAL - Defeats Detroit Stars in Last Game of Series by 6 to 3 - Philadelphia Hilldale team won the last game of the series from the Detroit Stars, 6 to 3, giving the visitors two of the five games and making the count three all for the season. Landy had a big day at the bat, getting a triple and three singles in four trips to the plate. Hilldale 6, Detroit Stars 3.
August 9, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 1, Chicago American Giants 2. Struck Out - by Donaldson 3, by Williams 2."
August 10, 1919
Detroit, MI
"American Giants Win From Detroit Stars - Lead Rube Foster trims Detroit Stars - Detroit, Michigan, August 15. - The game here Sunday was one filled with excitement. It was a batting duel between Dixon and Francis for the American Giants and Melarcher for the Detroit Stars. The score was 5 to 3 with the long end on the side of the Giants. Barber stood out conspicuously for poling a home run, knocking the ball out of the park."
August 17, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 0, Wyandotte 1. Donaldson, Left Field, Two Hits."
August 23, 1919
Detroit, MI
"On next Sunday afternoon, the attraction at Lakeside, as announced by Manager Jack Walt, will be the Detroit Stars, a colored organization which has one of the best teams of its kind in the country. This ball club travels all over the country playing only the best semi-pro teams. The AC followers are assured of a first class attraction."
August 31, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 6, Maxwell 5. Struck out - by Donaldson 3, by Gough 5, by Kuhagen 1."
September 1, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 2, Maxwell 5. Donaldson Pitching."
Detroit, MI
"Republics of Alma Want to be Considered - Can't See How Series Between Detroit Stars and Maxwells Decides Title. - Alma, September 5. - The Republics of this city can't see how the recent weekend series of the Detroit Stars and Maxwells for the state semi-pro title can decide the championship. Their reason is that following the even split at Alma the Maxwells have not met the Republics in additional games, as had been agreed and because the Detroit Stars have not considered playing the Republics. The manager of the Maxwells, when that team was in Alma, agreed to arrange dates in Detroit for additional games, but they were never forthcoming. The Detroit Stars never offered as much as a reply to the letters sent to them regarding games. The Republics desire to make it clear that they are perfectly willing to meet either aggregation, or for that matter any other aggregation which believes that it has the strength to cop the semi-pro title."
September 7, 1919
Dayton, OH
"Struck out - by Britt 2, by Rile 1, by Donaldson 5."
September 13, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 10, Cuban Stars 2"
September 14, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 8, Cuban Stars 1. Donaldson, Left Field"
September 28, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 15, River Rouge 2. Struck out - by Krapp 2, by Weed 1, by Johnson 4, by Donaldson 6."
October 4, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 7, Wyandotte 0. Struck out - by Donaldson 6, by Carroll 2."
October 11, 1919
Kansas City, MO
"A Negro Team to Play Here. - Tierney's All-Stars Will Meet Chicago Giants Saturday and Sunday. - The Chicago American Giants, headed by Rube Foster, will play an all star club Saturday and Sunday at Association Park. Foster's club is ranked among the leading negro associations in the country. Williams and Whitworth, the team's star pitchers, are considered the equal of many of the best major league hurlers. 'Cot' Tierney who is handling the all star club will have several minor and major league players in his lineup. John Donaldson who has been pitching for the Detroit Stars this season will be here to hurl one of these games. Lefty Maples of the St. Louis Browns will pitch for the All Stars in Saturday's game and possibly Roy Sanders will work the Sunday contest. A double header will be played Sunday with the Peet Brothers, champions of the Mercantile League, and the Grand Billard furnishing the curtain raiser.
October 18, 1919
Kansas City, MO
"All-Stars and Giants Again. - The Final Game of The Season at Association Park Tomorrow. - What promises to be a real baseball game will be played tomorrow at Association Park when the Chicago American Giants tangle with the All Stars, piloted by 'Cot' Tierney, in the final contest of their series. Several new faces will be seen in the lineup of the Giants, who have strengthened their club by the addition of several negro players on their way to the south to play during the winter months. Rolla Maple or 'Lefty' Graham will pitch for the All Stars with Mack Wheat as the receiver. John Donaldson, considered the greatest of all negro pitchers, will work for the Giants, and Dixon will be his battery mate. 'Rube' Foster, manager of the Giants, has been investigating the baseball situation here this week and has intimated that a negro league will be organized during the winter months. Kansas City may land a team in the organization, with John Donaldson as the team's manager. Two other players, who will be here in case this city lands a berth, will be Jose Mendez and Torriente, both Cubans."
Kansas City, MO
"All Stars Win Second. - All-Stars, With Sanders Pitching, Beat Giants in Final Game, 8 to 3. - The offerings of Roy Sanders proved too much for the Chicago Giants and Cot Tierney's All Stars made it two straight in the final game of the series yesterday at Association Park, 8 to 3. A crowd of five thousand persons saw the game. In the first inning the Giants started off with two runs but from then on until the ninth only one man reached third base. The visitors made their other counter in the ninth on three hits. Sanders struck out thirteen Giants and in seven of the nine innings he had them eating out of his hand. John Donaldson, who was scheduled to work for the Chicago team, developed a Charley Horse and Whitworth was sent to the mound. The All Stars took a liking to the curves of Whitworth in the first inning and counted a run. In the second they added two more and clinched the victory by scoring five in the fourth. A double by Jocks DeFate, with the bases loaded featured the All Stars' rally. DeFate was the first batter to face Dave Brown after Whitworth has been derricked. Two runs were in and the bases loaded with none out when DeFate delivered his pinch hit, Brown settled down after the fourth and allowed only three hits and fanned seven in the remaining innings, in a preliminary game the Peet Brothers trounced the Murdocks, 13 to 2. Meeker pitched for the Peet Brothers. The Giants and the All Stars may meet in a third game at Association Park next Sunday."
October 19, 1919
Kansas City, MO
"Baseball's Finale Here Sunday - All-Stars and Giants Meet in Last Game at Association Park. - Baseball fans will be treated to their last game of the season Sunday afternoon when the Chicago American Giants meet 'Cot' Tierney's All Stars at Association Park in the third game of the series. The All Stars have been victorious in the contests played and feel confident of making a clean sweep of the series. 'Rube' Foster, the Giants' leader, has bolstered up some of the weak spots in his team with players on their way to the South, where they play during the Winter months. John Donaldson has fully recovered from the 'Charley horse' attack of last week and will pitch for the Giants. Dixon will wear the shinguards, 'Lefty' Maple of the St. Louis Browns, who let the Giants down with four hits last Saturday, or Musser, a Western Leaguer, will work for the All STars, with Mack Wheat doing the receiving. The game will be called at 3 o'clock."
Kansas City, MO
"All-Stars and Giants Again. - The Final Game of Season at Association Park Tomorrow. - What promises to be a real baseball game will be played tomorrow at Association Park when the Chicago American Giants tangle with the All Stars, piloted by 'Cot' Tierney, in the final contest of their series. Several new faces will be see in the lineup of the Giants, who have strengthened their club by the addition of several negro players on their way to the south to play during the winter months. Rolla Maple or 'Lefty' Graham will pitch for the All Stars with Mach Wheat as the receiver, John Donaldson, considered the greatest of all negro pitchers, will work for the giants, and Dixon will be his battery mate. 'Rube' Foster, manager of the Giants, has been investigating the baseball situation here this week and has intimated that a negro league will be organized during the winter months. Kansas City may land a team in the organization, with John Donaldson as the team's manager. Two other players, who will be here in case this city lands a berth, will be Jose Mendez and Christobal Torriente, both Cubans."
Kansas City, MO
"Chicago Giants 9, All Stars 6. Struck out - by Graham 8, by Donaldson 8, by Williams 2."
Kansas City, MO
"Sports - Giants Beat All-Stars in Final Contest, 9-6. - The Chicago Giants succeeded in winning one of the three games of the season by annexing the contest from the All-Stars at Association Park, 9 to 6. The combat was an interesting affair and one that had the fans on edge from the first inning. 'Lefty' Graham worked for the All-Stars, and he was hit at opportune times, while John Donaldson, B. Williams and Davey Brown was nearly invincible in the pinches. The three pitchers were used by Rube Foster to make sure of a victory. John Donaldson worked six innings for the Giants. The Chicago lads started off in the lead by scoring five runs in the third frame. A home run by 'Ty' Lyons, with the bases loaded, netted the Negro nine four tallies. The All-Stars had their big inning in the fourth when they put over four. They made two more in the fifth, but from then on there was nothing doing in the way of runs, although they had men on bases on several occasions."
October 26, 1919
Kansas City, MO
"Big Double Header, Sunday, October 26 - Last Appearance of the Famous Chicago American Giants against All Stars - for Championship - Of the Five Game Series, of which the All Stars have won two and Foster's team one, making it necessary for Foster's team to win both games of the double header to win the championship. Maples and Graham will pitch for the white boys while the great John Donaldson and the invincible Dave Brown will pitch for the Giants. Rube swears he has never been beaten a full series and that he's going into this game for blood. First game begins promptly at 2:00 p.m. Don't miss them."
Kansas City, MO
"Graham to Pitch for All-Stars - The Chicago American Giants Will Face Ex-Bine Today. - The Chicago American Giants and The Kansas City All Stars will meet in a double header this afternoon at Association Park, unless it is raining at the time of the start of the first game at 1:30 o'clock. Cold weather will not postpone the affair. Today's game will be the final of the 5-game series. The All Stars have won two of the three contests already played. The Giants have not dropped a 5 game series in three years and feel confident of annexing both combats this afternoon. John Donaldson will work the first game for the Giants. Whitworth or Davey Brown will hurl the afterpiece. "Lefty" Graham will oppose Donaldson in the opening fray. Art Rasmussen, star heaver of the Sioux City club of the Western League or "Lefty" Meeker will be on the rubber for the All Stars in the second combat. Mack Wheat will catch. Pat Boyle and Wheeler will umpire."
June 7, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Right Field"
June 8, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Struck out, by Donaldson 1."
June 9, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars vs Cuban Stars game, mostly illegible."
June 10, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Right Field"
June 11, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, 2 Runs."
June 14, 1919
Alma, MI
"Colored Stars to Battle Republics - (Special to the News Courier) - Alma, Michigan, June 13. - The Republic baseball team has billed the Detroit Stars for a battle Saturday on the local diamond so that two contests will feature the weekend bill instead of one, as the American Oil company team of Jackson is to appear here Sunday. Omstead, who pitched the Truckmakers to a victory over the Maxwell aggregation of Detroit last Truckey will be sent to the mound to bring home the Sunday game with the Jackson nine."
June 15, 1919
Chicago, IL
"Struck out, by Whitworth 4, by Donaldson 3."
June 17, 1919
Chicago, IL
"Donaldson, Right Field"
June 18, 1919
Chicago, IL
"Donaldson, Right Field"
June 19, 1919
Chicago, IL
"Struck out - Donaldson 3, Brown 2."
June 22, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Right Field and Pitcher."
June 24, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Right Field, Sacrifice Hit."
June 26, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Sacrifice Hit."
June 29, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Center Field"
July 4, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 19, Pittsburgh 5."
July 7, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, 2 Hits"
July 13, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Struck out - by Comstock 8, by Donaldson 2"
July 15, 1919
Atlantic City, NJ
"Rube Foster's Detroit Stars will open a series of games here today."
July 16, 1919
Atlantic City, NJ
"Detroit Stars 6, Giants 3. Batteries - Crawford and Petway, Redding and Gatewood"
Atlantic City, NJ
"Bacharach's Streak Broken - Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 17 - After winning eight shut-out games in a row the Bacharach Giants lost to the Detroit Stars in ten innings here yesterday. Score, 6 to 3."
Atlantic City, NJ
"Detroit Stars Break Bacharach's Streak - Special to the Inquirer - Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 16 (Special). - After winning eight shut-out games in a row, the Bacharach Giants lost to the Detroit Stars in ten innings here today, score 6 to 3. The visitors, after tieing the score in the ninth, came across with a batting rally in the tenth, netting three runs and the game. Redding fumbled the ball in the second inning, allowing two runs to score."
Atlantic City, NJ
"Baseball Notes - The Detroit Stars handed the Bacharach Giants their first defeat in many days at Inlet Park yesterday, winning out 2 to 0. The Detroit crowd plays Hilldale today."
July 17, 1919
Atlantic City, NJ
"Donaldson Pitching."
July 18, 1919
Atlantic City, NJ
"Walks Ten, But Wins - Atlantic City, July 19. - Bacharach Giants blanked the Detroit Stars here yesterday, 1 to 0. Although Roy Roberts passed ten men, good support by his teammates saved the game."
Atlantic City, NJ
"Bacharach Giants Win - Muff at Plate Costs Detroit Stars 1-0 Game at Atlantic City - Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 18 (Special). - Bacharach Giants blanked the Detroit Stars here today, 1 to 0, although Roberts passed ten men, good support by his teammates saved the game. Pugh scored the only run in the seventh, when Bruce Petway dropped the ball at the plate."
July 27, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Donaldson, Pinch Hitter"
July 28, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 13, Chicago American Giants 3"
July 29, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Struck out - by Donaldson 7."
July 30, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit 8, Chicago Giants 5. Donaldson, Left Field"
July 31, 1919
Detroit, MI
"Detroit Stars 12, Chicago Giants 8. Donaldson, 2 Hits One run."