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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 8 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Sunday, June 21, 1936 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  0 4 0  4  -   8 10  2
Newark Eagles                       0 3 0  1 1 0  0  -   5  8  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield rf, lf             3   2   1    0     1         0   0
Cool Papa Bell cf                     4   2   2    1     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead lf, ss                   1   2   0    0     2         0   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   1   2    3     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b, 3b              4   1   2    2     0         0   0
Chester Williams ss                   3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Oscar Charleston ph, 1b             1   0   1    1     0         0   0
Judy Johnson 3b, rf                   4   0   2    1     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Dan Wilson ph, 2b                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leroy Matlock p                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   8  10    8     3   1    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Dan Wilson, Leroy Matlock. 

BATTING -
2B:  Josh Gibson, Judy Johnson. 
3B:  Cool Papa Bell. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
HBP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  7


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   1   0    1     0         0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   3   2   2    2     0         0   0
Duke Markham cf                       3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Leon Day p                            3   0   1    1     0         0   0
  William Bell p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   5   8    5     0   2    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Harry Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells. 
3B:  Thad Christopher. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leroy Matlock W                      7       8   5    4   0   2   0  31
Totals                               7       8   5    4   0   2   0  31


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day L                           6       7   7    7   3   0   1  30
William Bell                         1       3   1    1   0   1   0  6
Totals                               7      10   8    8   3   1   1  36

Leon Day pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning
HBP:  Leon Day. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Turner, 1B - Bert Gholston

Time of Game: 1:40   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/21/1936, game 2 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. J.Crutchfield       rf        R.Dandridge         3b        
2. C.Papa Bell         cf        W.Wells             ss        
3. S.Bankhead          lf        E.Stone             rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         M.Suttles           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        H.Williams          2b        
6. C.Williams          ss        T.Christopher       lf        
7. J.Johnson           3b        D.Markham           cf        
8. D.Seay              2b        L.Ruffin            c         
9. L.Matlock           p         L.Day               p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells out on
unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0, Eagles 0.

 2ND: J.Washington singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles singled; H.Williams reached on an error
by L.Matlock [M.Suttles to second, H.Williams to first];
T.Christopher tripled [M.Suttles scored, H.Williams scored
(unearned)]; D.Markham out on unknown play [T.Christopher
scored]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles 3.

 3RD: L.Matlock out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield reached on
an error by H.Williams [J.Crutchfield to first]; C.Papa Bell out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.   0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 3RD: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; W.Wells doubled;
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 3.

 4TH: J.Gibson doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; T.Christopher
singled; D.Markham out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled
[T.Christopher to second]; L.Day singled [T.Christopher scored,
L.Ruffin to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.   0, Eagles 4.

 5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield walked; C.Papa Bell tripled [J.Crutchfield
scored]; S.Bankhead walked; J.Gibson homered [C.Papa Bell
scored, S.Bankhead scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 4
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone singled;
M.Suttles singled [E.Stone to third]; H.Williams out on unknown
play [E.Stone scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Eagles 5.

 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Johnson doubled; D.Seay
out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   4, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Markham out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
4, Eagles 5.

 7TH: J.Crutchfield singled; C.Papa Bell singled [J.Crutchfield
to second]; S.Bankhead walked [J.Crutchfield to third, C.Papa
Bell to second]; W.BELL REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); J.Gibson out
on unknown play; J.Washington singled [J.Crutchfield scored,
C.Papa Bell scored, S.Bankhead to second]; O.CHARLESTON BATTED
FOR C.WILLIAMS; O.Charleston singled [S.Bankhead scored,
J.Washington to second]; J.Johnson singled [J.Washington scored,
O.Charleston to second]; D.WILSON BATTED FOR D.SEAY; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.   8, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 7TH: J.CRUTCHFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
S.BANKHEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.WASHINGTON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); O.CHARLESTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); J.JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); D.WILSON STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); R.Dandridge reached on an error by
D.Wilson [R.Dandridge to first]; W.Wells out on unknown play;
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   8, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  8  10   2   7
 Eagles           5   8   1   5


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