Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 3 7 5
Newark Eagles 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 x - 6 11 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dan Wilson 3b 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Oscar Charleston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gene Benson rf 4 1 1 1 0 4 0
Sam Bankhead cf 4 0 1 1 0 4 1
Harry Williams 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 3
Chester Williams ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 3
Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 1
Napoleon Hairston lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1
Pepper Bassett c 3 1 1 0 0 4 3
Leon Ruffin ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 2 1 2 0 1 0 0
Bill Harvey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 7 3 4 6 24 12
FIELDING -
E: 5. Dan Wilson 2, Gene Benson, Napoleon Hairston, Pepper Bassett.
PB: 1. Pepper Bassett.
BATTING -
2B: Gene Benson, Napoleon Hairston.
GDP: Gene Benson.
Team LOB: 7
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Dick Seay 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 1
Willie Wells ss 3 1 2 0 1 5 4
Ed Stone rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0
Mule Suttles 1b 3 1 1 1 1 5 1
Ray Dandridge 3b 4 1 3 3 0 2 2
Lennie Pearson lf 4 1 2 0 0 2 0
Johnny Hayes c 4 0 0 0 0 6 1
Terris McDuffie p 4 0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals 34 6 11 4 2 2 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dick Seay, Mule Suttles, Terris McDuffie.
BATTING -
2B: Jimmie Crutchfield, Ed Stone, Ray Dandridge.
3B: Willie Wells.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Ray Dandridge, Lennie Pearson.
CS: Jimmie Crutchfield.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith L 8 11 6 4 2 2 0 36
Totals 8 11 6 4 2 2 0 36
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Terris McDuffie W 9 7 3 3 4 6 0 37
Totals 9 7 3 3 4 6 0 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Burgin
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938 -- at Newark Eagles (D)
Starting Lineups:
Newark
1. D.Wilson 3b J.Crutchfield cf
2. G.Benson rf D.Seay 2b
3. S.Bankhead cf W.Wells ss
4. H.Williams 2b E.Stone rf
5. C.Williams ss M.Suttles 1b
6. J.Washington 1b R.Dandridge 3b
7. N.Hairston lf L.Pearson lf
8. P.Bassett c J.Hayes c
9. T.Smith p T.McDuffie p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson walked; G.Benson grounded into a double play
(T.McDuffie to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [D.Wilson out at second];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled
to center field; W.Wells singled to center field [D.Seay to
second]; E.Stone flied to unknown fielder [D.Seay to third];
M.Suttles singled to left field [D.Seay scored, W.Wells to
second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
0, Eagles 1.
2ND: H.Williams singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled to left field; L.Pearson stole
second; J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; P.Bassett allowed a passed ball [L.Pearson to third];
J.Crutchfield reached on an error by G.Benson [L.Pearson scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Crutchfield to first]; D.Seay out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 2.
3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; T.Smith walked; D.Wilson
walked [T.Smith to second]; G.Benson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Eagles 2.
EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone doubled to
left-center; M.Suttles out on unknown play [E.Stone to third];
R.Dandridge singled to left field [E.Stone scored]; R.Dandridge
stole second [R.Dandridge to third (error by P.Bassett)];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles
3.
4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Eagles 3.
EAGLES 4TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield doubled to left field [J.Crutchfield
to third (error by N.Hairston)]; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 3.
5TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; T.Smith singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 3.
EAGLES 5TH: W.Wells walked; E.Stone flied to G.Benson [W.Wells
to second]; M.Suttles walked; R.Dandridge doubled to left field
(N.Hairston to D.Wilson) [W.Wells scored, M.Suttles scored,
R.Dandridge out at third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Eagles 5.
6TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 5.
EAGLES 6TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield reached on an error by D.Wilson
[J.Crutchfield to first]; J.Crutchfield was caught stealing
second (P.Bassett to C.Williams); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 5.
7TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Eagles 5.
EAGLES 7TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells tripled to
center field (S.Bankhead to P.Bassett) [W.Wells out at home];
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Eagles 5.
8TH: P.Bassett singled; T.Smith singled [P.Bassett to second];
D.Wilson struck out; G.Benson doubled [P.Bassett scored, T.Smith
to third]; S.Bankhead singled [T.Smith scored, G.Benson to
third]; H.Williams out on unknown play [G.Benson scored,
S.Bankhead to second]; C.Williams walked; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 3, Eagles 5.
EAGLES 8TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled
to center field; L.Pearson singled to center field [R.Dandridge
to second]; J.Hayes flied to G.Benson [R.Dandridge scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by D.Wilson)]; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 3, Eagles 6.
9TH: N.Hairston doubled; L.RUFFIN BATTED FOR P.BASSETT;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR T.SMITH;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR D.WILSON;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3,
Eagles 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 7 5 7
Eagles 6 11 0 6
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