Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 14 1
New York Black Yankees 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 x - 4 8 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Emmett Wilson cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Washington 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Chester Williams ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Harvey p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pepper Bassett c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith lf 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 1 14 1 0 0 24 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Chester Williams.
BATTING -
SH: Bill Harvey.
GDP: Buddy Burbage, Henry Spearman, Bill Harvey, Leon Ruffin.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
CS: Buddy Burbage.
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Marvin Barker 3b 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 0
George Giles 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
Clint Thomas cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Walter Cannady 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
Bud Barbee rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Fats Jenkins lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Clarke c 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Jake Stephens ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
Connie Rector p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 8 3 5 0 27 9
FIELDING -
DP: 4. George Giles 4, Walter Cannady 4, Jake Stephens 4.
E: 1. Marvin Barker.
BATTING -
HR: Marvin Barker, Clint Thomas.
SH: George Giles, Fats Jenkins.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bill Harvey L 8 8 4 3 5 0 2 38
Totals 8 8 4 3 5 0 2 38
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Connie Rector W 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 37
Totals 9 14 1 0 0 0 0 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/18/1937 -- at (N)
Starting Lineups:
1. B.Burbage rf M.Barker 3b
2. E.Wilson cf G.Giles 1b
3. H.Spearman 3b C.Thomas cf
4. J.Washington 2b W.Cannady 2b
5. C.Williams ss B.Barbee rf
6. B.Harvey p F.Jenkins lf
7. P.Bassett c B.Clarke c
8. L.Ruffin 1b J.Stephens ss
9. T.Smith lf C.Rector p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage singled; B.Burbage was caught stealing second
(B.Clarke to J.Stephens); E.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Spearman singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
1ST: M.Barker singled; G.Giles out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Barker to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; W.Cannady walked; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: C.Williams singled; B.Harvey out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Williams to second]; P.Bassett out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, 0.
2ND: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; B.Clarke walked;
J.Stephens out on unknown play; C.Rector out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: T.Smith singled; B.Burbage singled [T.Smith to second];
E.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Spearman grounded into a double
play (J.Stephens to W.Cannady to G.Giles) [B.Burbage out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, 0.
3RD: M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; C.Thomas homered; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. 0, 1.
4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Williams out on
unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, 1.
4TH: B.Barbee walked; F.Jenkins out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Barbee to second]; B.Clarke reached on an
error by C.Williams [B.Barbee scored (unearned) (no RBI),
B.Clarke to first]; J.Stephens out on unknown play; C.Rector out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, 2.
5TH: P.Bassett singled; L.Ruffin grounded into a double play
(W.Cannady to J.Stephens to G.Giles) [P.Bassett out at second];
T.Smith singled; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, 2.
5TH: M.Barker singled; G.Giles walked [M.Barker to second];
C.Thomas out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play;
B.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, 2.
6TH: E.Wilson reached on an error by M.Barker [E.Wilson to
second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Washington singled
[E.Wilson scored (unearned)]; C.Williams out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1,
2.
6TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; J.Stephens singled; C.Rector singled [J.Stephens to
second]; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
1, 2.
7TH: P.Bassett singled; L.Ruffin singled [P.Bassett to
second]; T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1,
2.
7TH: G.Giles singled; C.Thomas singled [G.Giles to second];
W.Cannady out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play;
F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, 2.
8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Washington singled;
C.Williams singled [J.Washington to second]; B.Harvey grounded
into a double play (J.Stephens to W.Cannady to G.Giles)
[C.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 2.
8TH: B.Clarke walked; J.Stephens out on unknown play; C.Rector
out on unknown play; M.Barker homered [B.Clarke scored]; G.Giles
out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1, 4.
9TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled; T.Smith
singled [L.Ruffin to second]; B.Burbage grounded into a double
play (W.Cannady to J.Stephens to G.Giles) [T.Smith out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
1 14 1 9
4 8 1 10
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