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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 1 Newark Eagles (NW2) 0

Game played on Tuesday, May 17, 1938 (N) at Dunn Field, Trenton NJ
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  3
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  5

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dan Wilson 3b                         3   0   1    0     1         0   1
Gene Benson rf                        4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead cf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   0   1    0     1         2   3
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   1   1    1     0        14   0
Napoleon Hairston lf                  3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     1         9   4
Barney Morris p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Totals                               30   1   4    1     3   9    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Leon Ruffin 3. 

BATTING -
HR:  Johnny Washington. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Dan Wilson, Harry Williams. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 3   0   1    0     0         2   0
  Mule Suttles ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   1    0     0         1   2
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   0    0     0         5   2
Ed Stone rf                           2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Fran Matthews 1b                      2   0   0    0     1        10   1
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Joe Brown c                           2   0   0    0     0         4   3
  Johnny Hayes ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Evans p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               27   0   2    0     3   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Dick Seay 2, Willie Wells, Fran Matthews, Joe Brown. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Fran Matthews. 

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Morris W                      9       2   0    0   3   4   0  30
Totals                               9       2   0    0   3   4   0  30


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans L                          9       4   1    1   3   9   1  33
Totals                               9       4   1    1   3   9   1  33



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/17/1938 --   at Newark Eagles (N)

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        R.Dandridge         3b        
6. J.Washington        1b        F.Matthews          1b        
7. N.Hairston          lf        L.Pearson           lf        
8. L.Ruffin            c         J.Brown             c         
9. B.Morris            p         B.Evans             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson singled to shortstop [D.Wilson to second (error by
W.Wells)]; G.Benson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled; J.Crutchfield was caught
stealing second (L.Ruffin to H.Williams); D.Seay out on unknown
play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

 2ND: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington homered;
N.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Ruffin walked; B.Morris out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; F.Matthews walked; F.Matthews was caught stealing
second (L.Ruffin to C.Williams); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 0.

 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson reached on an
error by D.Seay [G.Benson to second (error by D.Seay)];
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Ruffin dropped a foul fly hit by L.Pearson;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play;
B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

 4TH: C.Williams singled; J.Washington out on unknown play;
N.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

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 0.

 5TH: J.Brown dropped a foul fly hit by B.Morris; B.Morris out
on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: E.Stone walked; E.Stone was picked off first, but
was safe on an error by L.Ruffin [E.Stone to second];
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; F.Matthews out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles
0.

 6TH: F.Matthews dropped a foul fly hit by S.Bankhead;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Williams walked; C.Williams
out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Ruffin dropped a foul fly hit by J.Brown; J.Brown
out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

 7TH: N.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; B.Morris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 0.

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

 8TH: D.Wilson walked; D.Wilson was caught stealing second
(J.Brown to W.Wells); G.Benson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 8TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; F.Matthews out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Eagles 0.

 9TH: H.Williams singled; H.Williams was caught stealing second
(J.Brown to W.Wells); C.Williams out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 9TH: J.HAYES BATTED FOR J.BROWN; J.Hayes out on unknown
play; B.Evans walked; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR J.CRUTCHFIELD;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; D.Seay singled [B.Evans to
second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   1,
Eagles 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   4   3   5
 Eagles           0   2   5   3


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