Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 8 0
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dan Wilson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Gene Benson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Bankhead cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Harry Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Chester Williams ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Johnny Washington 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Leon Ruffin c 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Bill Harvey ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Pepper Bassett c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Matlock p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oscar Charleston ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Theolic Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 3 0 1 0 24 9
BATTING -
2B: Gene Benson.
Team LOB: 4
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
Dick Seay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Wells ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 5 4
Mule Suttles 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
Ray Dandridge 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Ed Stone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lennie Pearson lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
Joe Brown c 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Leon Day p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 31 1 8 1 2 0 27 7
BATTING -
3B: Jimmie Crutchfield.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
CS: Willie Wells.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leroy Matlock L 7 8 1 1 2 0 0 30
Theolic Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 8 8 1 1 2 0 0 33
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leon Day W 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 31
Totals 9 3 0 0 1 0 0 31
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/19/1938 -- 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 M.Suttles 1b
5. C.Williams ss R.Dandridge 3b
6. J.Washington 1b E.Stone rf
7. N.Hairston lf L.Pearson lf
8. L.Ruffin c J.Brown c
9. L.Matlock p L.Day p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield tripled to right-center; D.Seay out
on unknown play; W.Wells singled to left field [J.Crutchfield
scored]; M.Suttles singled [W.Wells to second]; R.Dandridge out
on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
2ND: H.Williams out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; J.Washington singled; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown singled;
L.Day out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled [J.Brown to
second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Eagles 1.
3RD: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled;
R.Dandridge walked [M.Suttles to second]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0,
Eagles 1.
4TH: 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 1.
EAGLES 4TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Day singled;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
5TH: 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 1.
EAGLES 5TH: W.Wells singled; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(L.Ruffin to C.Williams); M.Suttles out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 1.
6TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Matlock out on unknown
play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 6TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson walked;
J.Brown out on unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
7TH: 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 1.
EAGLES 7TH: 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.
0, Eagles 1.
8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; N.Hairston singled; B.HARVEY BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN;
B.Harvey walked [N.Hairston to second]; O.CHARLESTON BATTED FOR
L.MATLOCK; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 8TH: P.BASSETT REPLACED B.HARVEY (PLAYING C); T.SMITH
REPLACED O.CHARLESTON (PITCHING); M.Suttles out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
9TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Benson doubled to
left-center; S.Bankhead out on unknown play [G.Benson to third];
H.Williams grounded out (W.Wells to M.Suttles); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Eagles 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
0 3 0 4
Eagles 1 8 0 8
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