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Newark Eagles (NW2) 6 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Monday, July 4, 1938 (D) at Dexter Park, Brooklyn NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 0  0 4 1   -   6 13  1
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  1 1 1  0 0 0   -   3  7  2

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   2   2    0     0         2   2
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    2     0         4   5
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   2    2     0         2   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Fran Matthews 1b                      2   0   0    0     0         6   2
  Mule Suttles ph, 1b                 2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Johnny Hayes c                        4   1   3    0     0        10   2
Terris McDuffie p                     4   1   2    0     0         0   1
Totals                               38   6  13    5     0   4    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Willie Wells. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Ray Dandridge, Fran Matthews. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        5   1   2    1     0         0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Clint Thomas cf                       4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Thad Christopher c                    3   0   0    0     1         3   2
Walter Cannady 1b                     4   1   0    0     0        13   1
Fats Jenkins lf                       2   0   1    0     2         0   0
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   2    2     0         4   5
Leroy Morney ss                       4   0   0    0     0         1   6
Bill Holland p                        3   0   1    0     0         1   2
  Barney Brown ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   3   7    3     4   9    27  17

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Walter Cannady 2, David Campbell, Leroy Morney. 
E: 2.  Clint Thomas, Leroy Morney. 

BATTING -
HR:  Goose Curry. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clint Thomas. 
CS:  Fats Jenkins. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie W                    9       7   3    3   4   9   1  37
Totals                               9       7   3    3   4   9   1  37


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland L                       9      13   6    5   0   4   0  38
Totals                               9      13   6    5   0   4   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B -  Turner, 2B -  , 3B - Frank Forbes

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/4/1938, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. J.Crutchfield       cf        G.Curry             rf        
2. D.Seay              2b        M.Barker            3b        
3. W.Wells             ss        C.Thomas            cf        
4. E.Stone             rf        T.Christopher       c         
5. R.Dandridge         3b        W.Cannady           1b        
6. F.Matthews          1b        F.Jenkins           lf        
7. L.Pearson           lf        D.Campbell          2b        
8. J.Hayes             c         L.Morney            ss        
9. T.McDuffie          p         B.Holland           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
(T.Christopher to D.Campbell); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: G.Curry singled to shortstop [G.Curry to
second (error by W.Wells)]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
C.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled;
F.Matthews grounded into a double play (D.Campbell to W.Cannady)
[R.Dandridge out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Jenkins
walked; F.Jenkins was caught stealing second (J.Hayes to
W.Wells); D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled;
T.McDuffie out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: L.Morney out on unknown play; B.Holland
singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 4TH: D.Seay singled; W.Wells out on unknown play [D.Seay
to second]; E.Stone singled to center field [D.Seay scored];
R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (L.Morney to W.Cannady)
[E.Stone out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: C.Thomas singled to left field; C.Thomas
stole second; T.Christopher out on unknown play; W.Cannady out
on unknown play [C.Thomas to third]; F.Jenkins walked;
D.Campbell singled to right field [C.Thomas scored, F.Jenkins to
second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 5TH: F.Matthews out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Eagles 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: B.Holland out on unknown play; G.Curry hit
an inside the park homer to center field; M.Barker out on
unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 6TH: T.McDuffie singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown
play; D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: T.Christopher walked; W.Cannady forced
T.Christopher (unknown fielder) [W.Cannady to first]; F.Jenkins
out on unknown play [W.Cannady to second]; D.Campbell singled to
center field [W.Cannady scored]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 7TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; M.SUTTLES BATTED FOR F.MATTHEWS; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
B.Holland out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play;
M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled to
center field [J.Hayes scored (error by C.Thomas)]; T.McDuffie
singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled
[T.McDuffie to third, D.Seay to second (on throw)]; W.Wells
singled [T.McDuffie scored, D.Seay scored, W.Wells to second (on
throw)]; E.Stone singled [W.Wells scored]; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: C.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Christopher
out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 9TH: M.Suttles out on unknown play; L.Pearson reached on
an error by L.Morney [L.Pearson to first]; J.Hayes singled
[L.Pearson to second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield singled [L.Pearson scored (unearned), J.Hayes to
second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 6, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: F.Jenkins singled; D.Campbell out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR
B.HOLLAND; B.Brown walked [F.Jenkins to second]; G.Curry out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 6, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           6  13   1   5
 Black Yankees    3   7   2   7


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