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Newark Eagles (NW2) 6 Buffalo Black Aces (BFA) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1938 (D) at Offermann Stadium, Buffalo NY
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 3 0  0 1 0   -   6 12  0
Buffalo Black Aces                  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  4  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   1   1    0     0   0     6   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   1   2    0     0   0     0   4
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    1     1   0     3   3
Ed Stone rf                           3   2   2    1     1   0     2   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   3    3     0   1    10   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    1     0   0     0   2
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   0   1    0     0   0     5   0
Ray Robinson p                        3   1   1    0     1   0     0   2
Totals                               35   6  12    6     4   1    27  11


BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone. 
3B:  Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells, Ed Stone. 

Buffalo Black Aces                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas ss                      3   0   0    1     2         3   2
Jimmy Ford 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Bill Hoskins lf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   1
Goose Curry cf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnny Ray rf                         4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Vet Dunbar c                          4   1   1    0     0         5   2
Alfred Saylor 1b                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Elton Gladney ph, 1b                3   0   1    1     1        10   0
Emory Long 3b                         2   0   0    0     1         2   1
  Leonard Henderson ph                1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Johnson p                      2   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Johnnie Dawson ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   4    2     5   5    27   7

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jesse Douglas 2, Jimmy Ford, Vet Dunbar. 

BATTING -
2B:  Elton Gladney. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Robinson W                       9       4   2    2   5   5   0  37
Totals                               9       4   2    2   5   5   0  37


Buffalo Black Aces                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Johnson L                     9      12   6    6   4   1   0  39
Totals                               9      12   6    6   4   1   0  39



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Umpires: HP -  Blakeslee, 1B -  Newman

Time of Game: 1:48   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/29/1938 -- Newark Eagles at Buffalo Black Aces
(D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        Buffalo                       
1. J.Crutchfield       cf        J.Douglas           ss        
2. D.Seay              2b        J.Ford              2b        
3. W.Wells             ss        B.Hoskins           lf        
4. E.Stone             rf        G.Curry             cf        
5. M.Suttles           1b        J.Ray               rf        
6. R.Dandridge         3b        V.Dunbar            c         
7. L.Pearson           lf        A.Saylor            1b        
8. J.Hayes             c         E.Long              3b        
9. R.Robinson          p         J.Johnson           p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; W.Wells singled; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(V.Dunbar to J.Douglas); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black
Aces 0.

BLACK ACES 1ST: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Aces 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone singled; M.Suttles tripled [E.Stone
scored]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play [M.Suttles scored];
L.Pearson walked; J.Hayes out on unknown play; R.Robinson out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Black Aces 0.

BLACK ACES 2ND: G.Curry out on unknown play; J.Ray singled;
V.Dunbar singled [J.Ray to second]; E.GLADNEY BATTED FOR
A.SAYLOR; E.Gladney doubled [J.Ray scored, V.Dunbar to third];
E.Long walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Douglas walked
[V.Dunbar scored, E.Gladney to third, E.Long to second]; J.Ford
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 2, Black Aces
2.

EAGLES 3RD: E.GLADNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
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.  Eagles 2,
Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 3RD: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Black Aces 2.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone walked; M.Suttles struck out while E.Stone
was caught stealing second (V.Dunbar to J.Douglas); R.Dandridge
singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 4TH: V.Dunbar out on unknown play; E.Gladney out on
unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Black Aces 2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; R.Robinson singled;
J.Crutchfield singled [R.Robinson to second]; D.Seay singled
[R.Robinson to third, J.Crutchfield to second]; W.Wells walked
[R.Robinson scored, J.Crutchfield to third, D.Seay to second];
E.Stone out on unknown play [J.Crutchfield scored]; M.Suttles
singled [D.Seay scored, W.Wells to second]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 5TH: J.Johnson walked; J.Douglas out on unknown
play; J.Ford reached on a fielder's choice [J.Johnson to
second]; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Aces 2.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled to
left field (B.Hoskins to J.Ford) [J.Hayes out at second];
R.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5,
Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 6TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; V.Dunbar out on
unknown play; E.Gladney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Aces 2.

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.
 Eagles 5, Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 7TH: E.Long out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; J.Douglas walked; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Aces 2.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Stone doubled; M.Suttles singled [E.Stone
scored]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Eagles 6, Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 8TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; G.Curry out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 6, Black Aces 2.

EAGLES 9TH: R.Robinson walked; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; D.Seay singled [R.Robinson to second]; W.Wells lined into
a double play (J.Douglas to J.Ford) [R.Robinson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 6, Black Aces 2.

BLACK ACES 9TH: V.Dunbar out on unknown play; E.Gladney walked;
L.HENDERSON BATTED FOR E.LONG; L.Henderson singled [E.Gladney to
second]; J.DAWSON BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; J.Dawson out on unknown
play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 6, Black Aces 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           6  12   0   6
 Black Aces       2   4   0   8


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