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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 11, 1937 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              1 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3 11  2
Pittsburgh Crawfords                1 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  7  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marvin Barker cf                      4   1   1    0     1         2   0
George Giles 1b                       4   1   2    0     0        11   1
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   0   2    1     1         2   1
Walter Cannady 2b                     3   0   1    0     2         2   3
Clint Thomas rf                       4   0   2    1     1         1   0
Ralph Burgin 3b                       5   0   1    0     0         1   2
Bob Clarke c                          5   0   0    0     0         5   0
Curtis Henderson ss                   4   0   1    0     0   1     3   6
Barney Brown p                        3   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               36   3  11    2     5   2    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ralph Burgin, Curtis Henderson. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Giles 2. 
SH:  George Giles, Barney Brown. 
IW:  Walter Cannady. 
GDP:  Walter Cannady. 
Team LOB:  13


Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      4   1   1    0     0         1   0
  Oscar Charleston ph                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   1   2    1     0         1   5
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Rap Dixon lf                          3   0   0    0     1         1   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    0     0        11   0
Dan Wilson 2b                         4   0   1    0     0         5   8
Leon Ruffin c                         3   0   0    0     0         4   1
  Jabbo Andrews ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Theolic Smith p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Tom Young ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               35   2   7    1     1   3    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Chester Williams, Johnny Washington, Dan Wilson. 
E: 2.  Emmett Wilson, Dan Wilson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Emmett Wilson. 
SH:  Emmett Wilson. 
HBP:  Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Chester Williams. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9       7   2    1   1   3   0  38
Totals                               9       7   2    1   1   3   0  38

HBP:  Barney Brown. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith L                      9      11   3    1   5   2   0  43
Totals                               9      11   3    1   5   2   0  43

IW:  Theolic Smith. 


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Umpires: HP - Bill Harris, 1B - Cool Turner, 2B -  , 3B - Gerald Hayes

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5300

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/11/1937, game 1 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. M.Barker            cf        B.Burbage           rf        
2. G.Giles             1b        E.Wilson            cf        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        C.Williams          ss        
4. W.Cannady           2b        H.Spearman          3b        
5. C.Thomas            rf        R.Dixon             lf        
6. R.Burgin            3b        J.Washington        1b        
7. B.Clarke            c         D.Wilson            2b        
8. C.Henderson         ss        L.Ruffin            c         
9. B.Brown             p         T.Smith             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles doubled to
right-center; F.Jenkins singled to right field [G.Giles scored];
W.Cannady grounded into a double play (C.Williams to D.Wilson to
J.Washington) [F.Jenkins out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
1,  0.

 1ST: B.Burbage singled; E.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Burbage to second]; C.Williams singled to
right-center [B.Burbage scored]; C.Williams stole second;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; R.Dixon walked; J.Washington out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1,  1.

 2ND: C.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, 
1.

 2ND: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,  1.

 3RD: C.Henderson struck out; B.Brown reached on an error by
D.Wilson [B.Brown to first]; M.Barker walked [B.Brown to
second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled to
center field [B.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
E.Wilson), M.Barker to third, F.Jenkins to second]; W.Cannady
was walked intentionally; C.Thomas singled to left field
[M.Barker scored (unearned), F.Jenkins to third, W.Cannady to
second]; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.   3,  1.

 3RD: B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson singled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  1.

 4TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; C.Henderson singled;
B.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Henderson
to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
 3,  1.

 4TH: R.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown
play; D.Wilson singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  1.

 5TH: G.Giles doubled; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; W.Cannady
walked; C.Thomas walked [G.Giles to third, W.Cannady to second];
R.Burgin out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.   3,  1.

 5TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
1.

 6TH: C.Henderson out on unknown play; B.Brown singled;
M.Barker singled [B.Brown to second]; G.Giles out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Brown to third, M.Barker to second];
F.Jenkins walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.   3,  1.

 6TH: C.Williams singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
R.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Washington singled [C.Williams to
second]; D.Wilson reached on an error by R.Burgin [C.Williams
scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Washington to second, D.Wilson to
first]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.   3,  2.

 7TH: C.Thomas out on unknown play; R.Burgin singled; B.Clarke
out on unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  2.

 7TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson tripled; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  2.

 8TH: B.Brown out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; G.Giles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,  2.

 8TH: H.Spearman was hit by a pitch; R.Dixon out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  2.

 9TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled;
C.Thomas singled [W.Cannady to second]; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3, 
2.

 9TH: J.ANDREWS BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; J.Andrews reached on an
error by C.Henderson [J.Andrews to first]; T.YOUNG BATTED FOR
T.SMITH; T.Young out on unknown play; O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR
B.BURBAGE; O.Charleston out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   3,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  3  11   2  13
                  2   7   2   9


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