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Newark Eagles (NW2) 13 Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 5

Game played on Saturday, July 17, 1937 (D) at Hinchliffe Stadium, Patterson NJ
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 1  0 0 0  4 0 0   -   5 10  1
Newark Eagles                       7 0 0  0 1 3  0 2 x   -  13 14  0

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage rf                      5   2   2    2     0         1   0
Emmett Wilson cf                      5   0   2    1     0         3   0
Bill Harvey lf                        3   0   1    0     2         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   0    0     0         1   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  2   0   0    0     2         6   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Dan Wilson 2b                         4   1   2    0     0         4   4
Leon Ruffin c                         4   1   2    1     0         3   1
Marion Cain p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jim Lewis p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Theolic Smith p                     2   1   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               36   5  10    5     4   7    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Johnny Washington, Chester Williams, Dan Wilson. 
E: 1.  Buddy Burbage. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buddy Burbage, Leon Ruffin, Theolic Smith. 
HR:  Buddy Burbage. 
GDP:  Henry Spearman. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dan Wilson. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   2   1    1     1         4   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   1   2    0     0         3   4
Willie Wells ss                       5   2   1    1     0         0   2
Ed Stone rf                           3   4   2    1     2         1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   4    6     1         8   1
Ray Dandridge 3b                      5   0   1    1     0         3   0
Dick Lundy lf                         3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Joe Brown c                           4   1   1    2     0         8   0
Leon Day p                            4   1   2    1     0         0   1
  Jonas Gaines p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               37  13  14   13     5   1    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Seay, Willie Wells, Mule Suttles. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone, Mule Suttles, Ray Dandridge. 
GDP:  Ray Dandridge. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Marion Cain L                        0.1     3   6    6   3   0   0  7
Jim Lewis                            5.1     8   5    5   2   0   0  26
Theolic Smith                        2.1     3   2    2   0   1   0  9
Totals                               8      14  13   13   5   1   0  42


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           7.1    10   5    5   4   6   1  35
Jonas Gaines SV                      1.2     0   0    0   0   1   0  5
Totals                               9      10   5    5   4   7   1  40



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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Frank Forbes, 1B - James Crump

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/17/1937 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. B.Burbage           rf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. E.Wilson            cf        D.Seay              2b        
3. B.Harvey            lf        W.Wells             ss        
4. H.Spearman          3b        E.Stone             rf        
5. J.Washington        1b        M.Suttles           1b        
6. C.Williams          ss        R.Dandridge         3b        
7. D.Wilson            2b        D.Lundy             lf        
8. L.Ruffin            c         J.Brown             c         
9. M.Cain              p         L.Day               p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play;
B.Harvey walked; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield walked; D.Seay singled to right field
[J.Crutchfield to third]; W.Wells singled [J.Crutchfield scored,
D.Seay to second]; E.Stone walked [D.Seay to third, W.Wells to
second]; M.Suttles hit a ground rule double to rightfield
[D.Seay scored, W.Wells scored, E.Stone to third]; R.Dandridge
popped to L.Ruffin in foul territory; D.Lundy walked; J.LEWIS
REPLACED M.CAIN (PITCHING); J.Brown singled [E.Stone scored,
M.Suttles scored, D.Lundy to third]; L.Day singled [D.Lundy
scored, J.Brown to third]; J.Crutchfield forced L.Day (unknown
fielder) [J.Brown scored, J.Crutchfield to first]; D.Seay flied
to unknown fielder; 7 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 7.

 2ND: J.Washington walked; C.Williams out on unknown play;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 2ND: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles walked; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 7.

 3RD: J.Lewis out on unknown play; B.Burbage doubled; E.Wilson
singled [B.Burbage scored]; B.Harvey walked [E.Wilson to
second]; H.Spearman grounded into a double play (W.Wells to
D.Seay to M.Suttles) [B.Harvey out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 3RD: D.Lundy out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown
play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 7.

 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; D.Wilson singled; D.Wilson stole second; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on
unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  1, Eagles 7.

 5TH: J.Lewis out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 7.

EAGLES 5TH: E.Stone doubled; M.Suttles singled to right field
[E.Stone scored, M.Suttles to second (error by B.Burbage)];
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; D.Lundy out on unknown play;
J.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 8.

 6TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
1, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Day singled; J.Crutchfield singled [L.Day to
second]; D.Seay flied to unknown fielder; W.Wells flied to
unknown fielder; E.Stone walked [L.Day to third, J.Crutchfield
to second]; M.Suttles singled [L.Day scored, J.Crutchfield
scored, E.Stone to third]; R.Dandridge doubled [E.Stone scored,
M.Suttles to third]; T.SMITH REPLACED J.LEWIS (PITCHING);
D.Lundy out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1, Eagles
11.

 7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled;
L.Ruffin doubled [D.Wilson scored]; T.Smith doubled [L.Ruffin
scored]; B.Burbage homered [T.Smith scored]; E.Wilson singled;
B.Harvey singled [E.Wilson to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; J.Washington walked [E.Wilson to third, B.Harvey to
second]; C.Williams out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  
5, Eagles 11.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
5, Eagles 11.

 8TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled; J.GAINES
REPLACED L.DAY (PITCHING); T.Smith out on unknown play;
B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   5, Eagles
11.

EAGLES 8TH: D.Seay singled; W.Wells forced D.Seay (unknown
fielder) [W.Wells to first]; E.Stone singled [W.Wells scored,
E.Stone to second (on throw)]; M.Suttles singled [E.Stone
scored]; R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (C.Williams to
D.Wilson to J.Washington) [M.Suttles out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.   5, Eagles 13.

 9TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5,
Eagles 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5  10   1   8
 Eagles          13  14   0   5


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