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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 7 Washington Black Senators (WBS) 4

Game played on Sunday, April 24, 1938 (D) at Greenlee Field, Pittsburgh PA
Exhibition game

Washington Black Senators           0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 1   -   4  9  3
Pittsburgh Crawfords                2 0 2  0 1 1  1 0 x   -   7  9  2

BATTING

Washington Black Senators            AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage cf                      4   0   0    0     1         3   0
Calvin Clarke 2b                      5   2   1    0     0         4   5
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   2    0     1         4   1
Zollie Wright rf                      5   0   2    2     0         3   0
Henry Spearman 3b                     5   0   1    1     0         2   1
Jabbo Andrews lf                      5   1   2    0     0         0   0
Mickey Casey c                        4   0   1    0     1         5   1
Curtis Henderson ss                   3   0   0    1     1         2   1
Laymon Yokely p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Specs Roberts p                     2   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Harry Kincannon p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39   4   9    4     4   3    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Calvin Clarke, Curtis Henderson 2. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jabbo Andrews. 

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson rf                         4   2   2    1     1         2   0
Fuzzy Walton cf                       4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   1   1    1     0         0   2
Harry Williams 2b                     4   2   3    3     0         2   3
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   0   0    0     1        12   0
Clyde Smith 3b                        4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Napoleon Hairston lf                  4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Leon Ruffin c                         3   0   0    0     1         4   0
Henry Richardson p                    2   1   0    0     0         0   2
  Roland Calhoun p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Harvey ph, p                   2   0   2    1     0         0   1
Totals                               34   7   9    7     4   3    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Sam Bankhead, Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Harry Williams. 
3B:  Bill Harvey. 
HR:  Harry Williams. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Washington Black Senators            IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Laymon Yokely L                      2       3   4    2   0   0   1  10
Specs Roberts                        3       2   1    0   2   1   0  13
Harry Kincannon                      3       4   2    2   2   2   0  15
Totals                               8       9   7    4   4   3   1  38

Laymon Yokely pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd inning

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry Richardson W                   4       3   1    1   2   0   0  18
Roland Calhoun                       2       3   2    1   0   1   0  11
Bill Harvey SV                       3       3   1    1   2   2   0  14
Totals                               9       9   4    3   4   3   0  43



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/24/1938 --   at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                                               
1. B.Burbage           cf        D.Wilson            rf        
2. C.Clarke            2b        F.Walton            cf        
3. D.Thomas            1b        S.Bankhead          ss        
4. Z.Wright            rf        H.Williams          2b        
5. H.Spearman          3b        J.Washington        1b        
6. J.Andrews           lf        C.Smith             3b        
7. M.Casey             c         N.Hairston          lf        
8. C.Henderson         ss        L.Ruffin            c         
9. L.Yokely            p         H.Richardson        p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage walked; C.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Thomas out
on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0,  0.

 1ST: D.Wilson singled; F.Walton out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Williams homered [D.Wilson
scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0,  2.

 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Andrews singled;
J.Andrews stole second; M.Casey walked; C.Henderson out on
unknown play; L.Yokely out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.   0,  2.

 2ND: C.Smith out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, 
2.

 3RD: B.Burbage reached on an error by J.Washington [B.Burbage
to first]; C.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   0, 
2.

 3RD: H.Richardson reached on an error by C.Henderson
[H.Richardson to second (error by C.Henderson)]; D.Wilson
singled [H.Richardson scored (unearned), D.Wilson to second (on
throw)]; S.ROBERTS REPLACED L.YOKELY (PITCHING); F.Walton out on
unknown play [D.Wilson to third]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play
[D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; H.Williams out on unknown play; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.   0,  4.

 4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Andrews singled;
M.Casey singled [J.Andrews to third]; C.Henderson out on unknown
play [J.Andrews scored]; S.Roberts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1,  4.

 4TH: J.Washington walked; C.Smith out on unknown play;
N.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked [J.Washington to
second]; H.Richardson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
  1,  4.

 5TH: R.CALHOUN REPLACED H.RICHARDSON (PITCHING); B.Burbage out
on unknown play; C.Clarke reached on an error by S.Bankhead
[C.Clarke to first]; D.Thomas singled [C.Clarke to second];
Z.Wright singled [C.Clarke scored (unearned), D.Thomas to
second]; H.Spearman singled [D.Thomas scored, Z.Wright to
second]; J.Andrews reached on a fielder's choice [Z.Wright to
third, H.Spearman to second]; M.Casey out on unknown play;
C.Henderson out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  
3,  4.

 5TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; F.Walton out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead singled to second base [S.Bankhead to second
(error by C.Clarke)]; H.Williams singled [S.Bankhead scored
(unearned)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.   3,  5.

 6TH: S.Roberts out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; C.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3, 
5.

 6TH: H.KINCANNON REPLACED S.ROBERTS (PITCHING); C.Smith
singled; N.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR R.CALHOUN; B.Harvey tripled [C.Smith
scored]; D.Wilson walked; F.Walton walked [D.Wilson to second];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.   3,  6.

 7TH: B.HARVEY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); D.Thomas walked;
Z.Wright out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play;
J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  6.

 7TH: H.Williams doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play
[H.Williams to third]; C.Smith out on unknown play [H.Williams
scored]; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  
3,  7.

 8TH: M.Casey out on unknown play; C.Henderson walked;
H.Kincannon out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3,  7.

 8TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled; D.Wilson
out on unknown play; F.Walton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   3,  7.

 9TH: C.Clarke singled; D.Thomas singled [C.Clarke to second];
Z.Wright singled [C.Clarke scored, D.Thomas to second];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play;
M.Casey out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4,  7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   9   3  12
                  7   9   2   7


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