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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Washington Black Senators (WBS) 4

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

Washington Black Senators           3 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   4  7  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 2  5 0 x   -   8 11  0

BATTING

Washington Black Senators            AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Burbage cf                      1   1   0    0     4   0     0   0
Bill Sadler ss                        4   1   1    0     0   0     5   0
Dave Thomas 1b                        4   0   1    1     0   0     4   2
Henry Spearman 3b                     4   1   1    2     1   0     2   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   0   1    0     0   0     2   0
Alex Crumbley lf                      3   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Eddie Powell c                        4   0   0    0     0   0     9   1
Curtis Henderson 2b                   4   1   1    0     0   0     1   3
Laymon Yokely p                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Roland Calhoun p                    0   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
Totals                               31   4   7    4     7   0    24   7


BATTING -
SH:  Bill Sadler, Dave Thomas, Laymon Yokely. 
Team LOB:  10


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   1   2    0     0   0     1   2
Willie Wells ss                       3   3   1    0     0   0     1   3
Ed Stone rf                           5   2   2    2     0   0     1   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   1   2    2     0   0     1   1
Fran Matthews 1b                      3   1   1    2     1   0    12   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    1     1   0     9   2
Ray Robinson p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Honey Green p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
  Willie Smith ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bob Evans p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   8  11    8     3   0    27  11


BATTING -
3B:  Willie Wells. 
SH:  Honey Green. 
HBP:  Willie Wells 2. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Wells. 

PITCHING

Washington Black Senators            IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Laymon Yokely L                      6.1    10   8    8   3   0   0  34
Roland Calhoun                       1.2     1   0    0   0   0   0  6
Totals                               8      11   8    8   3   0   0  40

HBP:  Laymon Yokely 2. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Robinson                         0.1     4   3    3   1   0   0  6
Honey Green W                        6.2     3   1    1   5   0   0  28
Bob Evans SV                         2       0   0    0   1   0   0  7
Totals                               9       7   4    4   7   0   0  41



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 6/17/1938 --   at Newark Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. B.Burbage           cf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. B.Sadler            ss        D.Seay              2b        
3. D.Thomas            1b        W.Wells             ss        
4. H.Spearman          3b        E.Stone             rf        
5. Z.Wright            rf        R.Dandridge         3b        
6. A.Crumbley          lf        F.Matthews          1b        
7. E.Powell            c         L.Pearson           lf        
8. C.Henderson         2b        J.Hayes             c         
9. L.Yokely            p         R.Robinson          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage walked; B.Sadler singled [B.Burbage to second];
D.Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Burbage to
third, B.Sadler to second]; H.Spearman singled [B.Burbage
scored, B.Sadler scored]; Z.Wright singled [H.Spearman to
second]; A.Crumbley singled [H.Spearman scored, Z.Wright to
second]; H.GREEN REPLACED R.ROBINSON (PITCHING); E.Powell out on
unknown play; C.Henderson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.   3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: 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.
  3, Eagles 0.

 2ND: L.Yokely singled; B.Burbage walked [L.Yokely to second];
B.Sadler out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Yokely to
third, B.Burbage to second]; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
H.Spearman walked; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.   3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; F.Matthews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   3, Eagles 0.

 3RD: A.Crumbley walked; E.Powell out on unknown play;
C.Henderson out on unknown play; L.Yokely out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson walked; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
H.Green out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled [L.Pearson to
second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   3,
Eagles 0.

 4TH: B.Burbage walked; B.Sadler out on unknown play; D.Thomas
out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   3, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells was hit by a pitch; Wells charged the
mound; W.Wells stole second; E.Stone out on unknown play
[W.Wells to third]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play [W.Wells
scored]; F.Matthews walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   3, Eagles 1.

 5TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown
play; E.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   3,
Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes walked; H.Green out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to second]; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
 3, Eagles 1.

 6TH: C.Henderson singled; L.Yokely out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Henderson to second]; B.Burbage walked;
B.Sadler out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled [C.Henderson
scored, B.Burbage to second]; H.Spearman out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: W.Wells tripled; E.Stone singled [W.Wells scored];
R.Dandridge singled [E.Stone to third]; F.Matthews out on
unknown play [E.Stone scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Hayes singled [R.Dandridge to second]; H.Green out on unknown
play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   4, Eagles 3.

 7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown
play; E.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Eagles 3.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
W.Wells was hit by a pitch [D.Seay to second]; E.Stone singled
[D.Seay scored, W.Wells to second]; R.Dandridge singled [W.Wells
scored, E.Stone to second]; F.Matthews singled [E.Stone scored,
R.Dandridge to second]; L.Pearson singled [R.Dandridge scored,
F.Matthews to third]; R.CALHOUN REPLACED L.YOKELY (PITCHING);
J.Hayes out on unknown play [F.Matthews scored]; W.SMITH BATTED
FOR H.GREEN; W.Smith out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
 4, Eagles 8.

 8TH: B.EVANS REPLACED W.SMITH (PITCHING); C.Henderson out on
unknown play; R.Calhoun walked; B.Burbage out on unknown play;
B.Sadler out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Eagles
8.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Eagles 8.

 9TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   4,
Eagles 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  4   7   0  10
 Eagles           8  11   0   8


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