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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 7

Game played on Monday, June 15, 1936 (N) at Idora Park, Youngtown OH
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 2 0  4 0 0  0 0  -   7 14  2
Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 1  1 0 0  3 0 1  0 1  -   8 17  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      6   2   3    0     0         1   2
Willie Wells ss                       6   2   3    1     0         2   4
Ed Stone rf                           5   0   2    2     1         2   0
Ted Page cf                           5   1   1    1     1         4   0
Harry Williams 2b                     4   1   0    0     1         2   3
Duke Markham lf                       5   0   3    2     0         3   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   1    1     1        11   1
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   0    0     1         6   3
Billy Nicholas p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Leon Day p                          4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               44   7  14    7     5   6    31  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Willie Wells, Harry Williams. 
E: 2.  Willie Wells, Harry Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Dandridge, Willie Wells 2. 
3B:  Ed Stone. 
SH:  Harry Williams. 
GDP:  Leon Ruffin. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Dandridge 2, Harry Williams. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 6   3   3    0     0         4   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   2   1    0     0         2   4
Johnny Washington 1b                  6   0   1    1     0        13   0
Josh Gibson c                         5   1   3    4     0         8   0
Bill Perkins lf                       5   0   3    1     0         2   0
Cool Papa Bell cf                     5   2   3    0     0         4   0
Judy Johnson 3b                       5   0   1    0     0         0   3
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   2    2     1         0   2
Theolic Smith p                       2   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Bill Harvey p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               44   8  17    8     2   8    33  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Johnny Washington, Judy Johnson. 
E: 1.  Sam Bankhead. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson 2, Bill Perkins. 
3B:  Dick Seay. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead 2. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 
CS:  Bill Perkins 2. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Billy Nicholas                       3       7   3    2   1   0   0  17
Leon Day L                           7.1    10   5    4   1   8   0  31
Totals                               10.1   17   8    6   2   8   0  48

Billy Nicholas pitched to 3 batters in the 4th inning

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith                        6.2    10   6    6   2   3   0  31
Bill Harvey W                        4.1     4   1    1   3   3   0  19
Totals                               11     14   7    7   5   6   0  50



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Umpires: HP -  Duffy, 1B -  Flauto

Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/15/1936 -- Newark Eagles at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                                                      
1. R.Dandridge         3b        J.Crutchfield       rf        
2. W.Wells             ss        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. E.Stone             rf        J.Washington        1b        
4. T.Page              cf        J.Gibson            c         
5. H.Williams          2b        B.Perkins           lf        
6. D.Markham           lf        C.Papa Bell         cf        
7. R.Moore             1b        J.Johnson           3b        
8. L.Ruffin            c         D.Seay              2b        
9. B.Nicholas          p         T.Smith             p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; R.Dandridge doubled; W.Wells out on unknown play;
E.Stone tripled [R.Dandridge scored]; T.Page walked; H.Williams
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Page to second];
D.Markham out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, 
0.

 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled; J.Crutchfield stole second;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1,  0.

EAGLES 2ND: R.Moore out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked;
B.Nicholas out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1,  0.

 2ND: B.Perkins singled; C.Papa Bell forced B.Perkins (unknown
fielder) [C.Papa Bell to first]; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
D.Seay tripled [C.Papa Bell scored]; T.Smith walked;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles
1,  1.

EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; T.Page out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
1,  1.

 3RD: S.Bankhead reached on an error by W.Wells [S.Bankhead to
first]; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled
[S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; B.Perkins lined into a double
play (W.Wells to H.Williams) [J.Gibson out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,  2.

EAGLES 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; D.Markham singled
to shortstop [D.Markham to second (error by S.Bankhead)];
R.Moore out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1,  2.

 4TH: C.Papa Bell singled; J.Johnson singled [C.Papa Bell to
second]; D.Seay singled [C.Papa Bell scored, J.Johnson to
second]; L.DAY REPLACED B.NICHOLAS (PITCHING); T.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1,  3.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Day out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled;
R.Dandridge stole second; W.Wells doubled [R.Dandridge scored];
E.Stone singled [W.Wells scored]; T.Page out on unknown play;
H.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3,
 3.

 5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown
play; B.Perkins singled; B.Perkins was caught stealing second
(L.Ruffin to H.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3,  3.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Markham singled; D.Markham was picked off first
(T.Smith to J.Washington); R.Moore out on unknown play; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3,  3.

 6TH: C.Papa Bell singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
D.Seay out on unknown play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3,  3.

EAGLES 7TH: L.Day singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
W.Wells singled [L.Day to second]; E.Stone out on unknown play;
T.Page singled [L.Day scored, W.Wells to second]; B.HARVEY
REPLACED T.SMITH (PITCHING); H.Williams walked [W.Wells to
third, T.Page to second]; D.Markham singled [W.Wells scored,
T.Page scored, H.Williams to second]; H.Williams stole third;
R.Moore singled [H.Williams scored, D.Markham to second];
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 7, 
3.

 7TH: J.Crutchfield reached on an error by H.Williams
[J.Crutchfield to first]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Crutchfield to
second]; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled
[J.Crutchfield scored (unearned), S.Bankhead scored]; B.Perkins
doubled [J.Gibson scored]; B.Perkins was caught stealing third
(L.Ruffin to R.Dandridge); C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 3 R
(2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 7,  6.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Day out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled;
R.Dandridge stole second; W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 7,  6.

 8TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay walked; D.Seay was
picked off first (L.Day to R.Moore); B.Harvey out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 7,  6.

EAGLES 9TH: T.Page out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; D.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 7,  6.

 9TH: J.Crutchfield singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to second]; J.Washington out on
unknown play; J.Gibson singled [J.Crutchfield scored]; B.Perkins
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 7,  7.

EAGLES 10TH: R.Moore walked; L.Ruffin grounded into a double
play (J.Johnson to S.Bankhead to J.Washington) [R.Moore out at
second]; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 7,  7.

 10TH: C.Papa Bell singled; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
D.Seay out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 7,  7.

EAGLES 11TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells doubled;
E.Stone walked; T.Page out on unknown play; H.Williams out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 7,  7.

 11TH: J.Crutchfield singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Crutchfield to second]; J.Washington
singled [J.Crutchfield scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 7,
 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           7  14   2  10
                  8  17   1   9


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