Buffalo Black Aces 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 - 9 13 1
Washington Black Senators 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 11 13 4
BATTING
Buffalo Black Aces AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jesse Douglas ss 5 3 3 1 1 0 5 1
Jimmy Ford 2b 5 1 2 2 1 0 2 4
Bill Hoskins lf 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Goose Curry cf 5 0 3 3 1 0 2 0
Johnny Ray rf 4 0 0 1 2 0 4 1
Elton Gladney 3b 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Alfred Saylor 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Leonard Henderson ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Vet Dunbar c 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 1
Johnny Johnson p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
William Sumrall p 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 43 9 13 9 8 0 26 9
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Jesse Douglas, Jimmy Ford, Johnny Ray, Alfred Saylor 2, Vet Dunbar.
E: 1. Alfred Saylor.
BATTING -
2B: Vet Dunbar 2.
3B: Goose Curry.
HR: Jimmy Ford.
Team LOB: 15
Washington Black Senators AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 1
Tracey Johnson 2b 5 3 1 2 0 0 3 4
Dave Thomas 1b 5 1 2 1 0 0 10 1
Henry Spearman 3b 5 1 4 5 0 0 2 1
Zollie Wright rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
Jabbo Andrews lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mickey Casey c 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 0
Curtis Henderson ss 3 2 2 0 1 0 3 2
Specs Roberts p 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Clarence Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Laymon Yokely p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 37 11 13 11 3 0 27 11
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dave Thomas, Zollie Wright.
E: 4. Tracey Johnson 2, Curtis Henderson, Clarence Williams.
BATTING -
HR: Henry Spearman.
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING -
CS: Curtis Henderson.
PITCHING
Buffalo Black Aces IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Johnson 4 11 7 6 1 0 0 23
William Sumrall L 4.2 2 4 4 2 0 1 17
Totals 8.2 13 11 10 3 0 1 40
Johnny Johnson pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning
Washington Black Senators IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Specs Roberts 6.1 9 5 4 5 0 1 35
Clarence Williams 1.2 2 3 2 3 0 0 11
Laymon Yokely W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 5
Totals 9 13 9 6 8 0 1 51
Clarence Williams pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Kemp, 1B - Lee
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 800
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938 -- Buffalo Black Aces at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Buffalo
1. J.Douglas ss B.Burbage cf
2. J.Ford 2b T.Johnson 2b
3. B.Hoskins lf D.Thomas 1b
4. G.Curry cf H.Spearman 3b
5. J.Ray rf Z.Wright rf
6. E.Gladney 3b J.Andrews lf
7. A.Saylor 1b M.Casey c
8. V.Dunbar c C.Henderson ss
9. J.Johnson p S.Roberts p
BLACK ACES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Douglas singled; J.Ford out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Curry tripled [J.Douglas
scored]; J.Ray walked; E.Gladney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB. Black Aces 1, 0.
1ST: B.Burbage singled; T.Johnson reached on an error by
A.Saylor [B.Burbage to second, T.Johnson to first]; D.Thomas
singled [B.Burbage scored, T.Johnson to second]; H.Spearman
singled [T.Johnson scored (unearned), D.Thomas to third];
Z.Wright hit into a double play (J.Ray to A.Saylor) [D.Thomas
scored, H.Spearman out at first]; J.Andrews out on unknown play;
3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 1, 3.
BLACK ACES 2ND: A.Saylor out on unknown play; V.Dunbar out on
unknown play; J.Johnson singled; J.Douglas out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 1, 3.
2ND: M.Casey singled; C.Henderson singled [M.Casey to second];
S.Roberts forced M.Casey (unknown fielder) [C.Henderson to
second, S.Roberts to first]; B.Burbage singled [C.Henderson
scored, S.Roberts to third]; T.Johnson forced B.Burbage (unknown
fielder) [S.Roberts scored, T.Johnson to first]; D.Thomas
singled [T.Johnson to second]; H.Spearman singled [T.Johnson
scored, D.Thomas to second]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Aces 1, 6.
BLACK ACES 3RD: J.Ford singled; B.Hoskins singled [J.Ford to
second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; J.Ray hit into a double
play (Z.Wright to D.Thomas) [B.Hoskins out at first]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 1, 6.
3RD: J.Andrews out on unknown play; M.Casey singled;
C.Henderson singled [M.Casey to third]; S.Roberts out on unknown
play [M.Casey scored]; C.Henderson was caught stealing second
(V.Dunbar to J.Douglas); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 1, 7.
BLACK ACES 4TH: E.Gladney out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on
unknown play; V.Dunbar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Black Aces 1, 7.
4TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown
play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black
Aces 1, 7.
BLACK ACES 5TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled; J.Ford homered [J.Douglas scored]; B.Hoskins out on
unknown play; G.Curry singled; J.Ray walked [G.Curry to second];
E.Gladney walked [G.Curry to third, J.Ray to second]; A.Saylor
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Aces 3, 7.
5TH: H.Spearman singled; Z.Wright walked [H.Spearman to
second]; W.SUMRALL REPLACED J.JOHNSON (PITCHING); J.Andrews hit
into a double play (J.Ford to A.Saylor to V.Dunbar to J.Douglas
to J.Ford) [H.Spearman scored (no RBI), J.Andrews to first];
M.Casey out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Aces
3, 7.
BLACK ACES 6TH: V.Dunbar reached on an error by T.Johnson
[V.Dunbar to first]; W.Sumrall out on unknown play; J.Douglas
out on unknown play; J.Ford walked [V.Dunbar to second];
B.Hoskins reached on an error by T.Johnson [V.Dunbar to third,
J.Ford to second, B.Hoskins to first]; G.Curry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Black Aces 3, 7.
6TH: C.Henderson out on unknown play; S.Roberts out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Black Aces 3, 7.
BLACK ACES 7TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; E.Gladney walked;
A.Saylor reached on an error by C.Henderson [E.Gladney to
second, A.Saylor to first]; V.Dunbar doubled [E.Gladney scored,
A.Saylor scored (unearned)]; C.WILLIAMS REPLACED S.ROBERTS
(PITCHING); W.Sumrall out on unknown play; J.Douglas walked;
J.Ford out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black
Aces 5, 7.
7TH: T.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown
play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Black Aces 5, 7.
BLACK ACES 8TH: B.Hoskins walked; G.Curry walked [B.Hoskins to
second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; E.Gladney out on unknown
play; L.HENDERSON BATTED FOR A.SAYLOR; L.Henderson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Aces 5, 7.
8TH: L.HENDERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Z.Wright out on
unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; M.Casey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 5, 7.
BLACK ACES 9TH: V.Dunbar doubled; W.Sumrall reached on an error
by C.Williams [V.Dunbar to third, W.Sumrall to first]; J.Douglas
singled [V.Dunbar scored, W.Sumrall to second]; L.YOKELY
REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.Ford out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins singled [W.Sumrall to third, J.Douglas to second];
G.Curry singled [W.Sumrall scored (unearned), J.Douglas scored,
B.Hoskins to third]; J.Ray out on unknown play [B.Hoskins scored
(unearned)]; E.Gladney out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Black Aces 9, 7.
9TH: C.Henderson walked; L.Yokely walked [C.Henderson to
second]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; T.Johnson singled
[C.Henderson scored, L.Yokely to second]; D.Thomas out on
unknown play; H.Spearman homered to leftfield [L.Yokely scored,
T.Johnson scored]; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Aces 9, 11.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Black Aces 9 13 1 15
11 13 4 3
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