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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

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

Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 1   -   4  8  0
New York Black Yankees              1 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   3  9  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   1    0     0         4   6
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    1     0   1     2   1
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   1   0    0     1         3   3
Fran Matthews 1b                      2   0   1    0     0         5   0
  Mule Suttles ph, 1b                 1   1   1    0     0         3   1
Lennie Pearson lf                     3   1   1    0     0         3   0
Johnny Hayes c                        1   0   0    0     1         1   0
  Joe Brown ph, c                     2   0   2    3     0         0   0
Ray Robinson p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               32   4   8    4     2   5    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Seay, Ray Dandridge, Fran Matthews. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Wells, Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Mule Suttles, Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Dick Seay. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry rf                        3   1   1    0     2         1   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   1   2    0     1         0   3
Clint Thomas cf                       4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Thad Christopher c                    5   0   1    1     0         8   1
Walter Cannady 1b                     4   0   0    1     1        12   0
Fats Jenkins lf                       4   0   1    0     1         2   0
David Campbell 2b                     4   1   2    0     0         1   1
Leroy Morney ss                       2   0   0    0     1         1   1
Roy K. Williams p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Barney Brown p                      3   0   2    1     1         0   6
Totals                               33   3   9    3     8   1    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Thad Christopher, David Campbell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Barker, Thad Christopher. 
SH:  Leroy Morney. 
GDP:  Goose Curry. 
Team LOB:  12


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ray Robinson                         0       0   1    1   3   0   0  3
Terris McDuffie W                    9       9   2    2   5   1   0  39
Totals                               9       9   3    3   8   1   0  42

Ray Robinson pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy K. Williams                      1.1     3   1    1   1   1   0  8
Barney Brown L                       7.2     5   3    3   1   4   0  28
Totals                               9       8   4    4   2   5   0  36



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/4/1938, game 2 -- 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. R.Robinson          p         R.Williams          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Crutchfield singled; D.Seay out on unknown play;
W.Wells doubled [J.Crutchfield scored]; E.Stone out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: G.Curry walked; M.Barker walked [G.Curry to
second]; C.Thomas walked [G.Curry to third, M.Barker to second];
T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED R.ROBINSON (PITCHING); T.Christopher flied
to unknown fielder; W.Cannady flied to unknown fielder [G.Curry
scored]; F.Jenkins flied to unknown fielder; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Matthews singled; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Matthews to second]; J.Hayes walked;
B.BROWN REPLACED R.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: D.Campbell singled; L.Morney out on a
sacrifice bunt (D.Seay to F.Matthews) [D.Campbell to second];
B.Brown singled to first base [D.Campbell scored]; G.Curry
walked [B.Brown to second]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
C.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 3RD: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown
play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: T.Christopher out on unknown play; W.Cannady
walked; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; D.Campbell singled
[W.Cannady to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 4TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; F.Matthews out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Brown walked; B.Brown was picked off first
(T.McDuffie to F.Matthews); G.Curry singled; M.Barker out on
unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Hayes out on unknown play; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; W.Cannady
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 6TH: D.Seay singled; W.Wells struck out while D.Seay was
caught stealing second (T.Christopher to D.Campbell); E.Stone
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black
Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: L.Morney walked; B.Brown out on unknown
play; G.Curry grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to D.Seay
to F.Matthews) [L.Morney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 7TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; M.SUTTLES BATTED
FOR F.MATTHEWS; M.Suttles singled; L.Pearson doubled [M.Suttles
to third]; J.BROWN BATTED FOR J.HAYES; J.Brown singled
[M.Suttles scored, L.Pearson scored]; T.McDuffie out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: M.SUTTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
J.BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); M.Barker doubled; C.Thomas
out on unknown play; T.Christopher doubled [M.Barker scored];
W.Cannady out on unknown play; F.Jenkins walked; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees
3.

EAGLES 8TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown
play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
3, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; B.Brown
singled; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Barker singled [B.Brown
to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 9TH: R.Dandridge walked; M.Suttles out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Dandridge to second]; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Brown singled to left field [R.Dandridge
scored]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 4, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; W.Cannady
out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 4, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           4   8   0   5
 Black Yankees    3   9   0  12


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