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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 5 Washington Black Senators (WBS) 2

Game played on Saturday, May 21, 1938 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 4 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   5 10  1
Washington Black Senators           0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  5  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     5   0   3    2     0         2   3
Marvin Barker cf                      4   0   0    0     1         3   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       5   0   2    0     0         0   0
Jim Starks 1b                         4   0   0    0     1        14   0
Ameal Brooks rf                       4   1   0    0     1         2   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     5   1   2    0     0         0   1
Leroy Morney ss                       2   2   1    2     3         1   2
Bob Clarke c                          5   1   1    1     0         5   2
Bill Holland p                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               38   5  10    5     6   1    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leroy Morney. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Campbell. 
3B:  Leroy Morney. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Leroy Morney. 

Washington Black Senators            AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage cf                      4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Tracey Johnson 2b                     4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   1   2    1     0         9   1
Henry Spearman 3b                     3   0   0    0     1         3   2
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   0    1     1         2   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      3   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Mickey Casey ph                     1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Eddie Powell c                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Charlie Hughes ss                     3   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Calvin Clarke ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Harry Kincannon p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Specs Roberts p                     3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               33   2   5    2     2   4    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Charlie Hughes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Specs Roberts. 
3B:  Tracey Johnson, Dave Thomas. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       9       5   2    2   2   4   0  35
Totals                               9       5   2    2   2   4   0  35


Washington Black Senators            IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Harry Kincannon L                    2       4   4    4   2   1   0  12
Specs Roberts                        7       6   1    1   4   0   0  32
Totals                               9      10   5    5   6   1   0  44



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Umpires: HP -  Lee, 1B - James Crump

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/21/1938 -- New York Black Yankees at   (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. D.Campbell          2b        B.Burbage           cf        
2. M.Barker            cf        T.Johnson           2b        
3. F.Jenkins           lf        D.Thomas            1b        
4. J.Starks            1b        H.Spearman          3b        
5. A.Brooks            rf        Z.Wright            rf        
6. W.Cannady           3b        J.Andrews           lf        
7. L.Morney            ss        E.Powell            c         
8. B.Clarke            c         C.Hughes            ss        
9. B.Holland           p         H.Kincannon         p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker
walked; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  0.

 1ST: 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
Yankees 0,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Brooks walked; W.Cannady singled to center
field [A.Brooks to second]; L.Morney tripled [A.Brooks scored,
W.Cannady scored]; B.Clarke singled [L.Morney scored]; B.Holland
out on unknown play [B.Clarke to second]; D.Campbell doubled to
right field [B.Clarke scored]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 4,  0.

 2ND: H.Spearman out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown
play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 4,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: S.ROBERTS REPLACED H.KINCANNON (PITCHING);
J.Starks out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play;
W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 4,  0.

 3RD: E.Powell out on unknown play; C.Hughes out on unknown
play; S.Roberts doubled; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: L.Morney walked; L.Morney stole second;
B.Clarke out on unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play;
D.Campbell singled [L.Morney scored]; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  0.

 4TH: T.Johnson tripled; D.Thomas tripled [T.Johnson scored];
H.Spearman walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play [D.Thomas
scored]; J.Andrews out on unknown play; E.Powell out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: F.Jenkins singled; J.Starks walked
[F.Jenkins to second]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; W.Cannady
out on unknown play; L.Morney walked [F.Jenkins to third,
J.Starks to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 5TH: C.Hughes 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 Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: B.Holland singled; D.Campbell out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled [B.Holland
to second]; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5,  2.

 6TH: T.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: A.Brooks out on unknown play; W.Cannady
singled; L.Morney walked [W.Cannady to second]; B.Clarke out on
unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 7TH: J.Andrews reached on an error by L.Morney [J.Andrews to
first]; E.Powell out on unknown play; C.Hughes out on unknown
play; S.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: D.Campbell singled; M.Barker out on unknown
play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 8TH: 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
Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: A.Brooks reached on an error by C.Hughes
[A.Brooks to first]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 9TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; Z.Wright walked; M.CASEY
BATTED FOR J.ANDREWS; M.Casey singled [Z.Wright to second];
E.Powell out on unknown play; C.CLARKE BATTED FOR C.HUGHES;
C.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 5,  2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    5  10   1  12
                  2   5   1   6


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