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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 2 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 10, 1938 (D) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  0 0 2  0  -   2  5  1
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 1 0  0  -   1  9  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Giles 1b                       3   1   0    0     1         7   0
Gene Benson cf                        3   0   1    0     1         3   1
Dan Wilson lf                         3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Harry Williams 2b                     3   0   1    1     0         2   3
Bus Clarkson ss                       3   0   1    1     0         1   1
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   0    0     0         3   1
Theolic Smith rf                      2   0   1    0     1         1   0
Clyde Smith 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         3   0
Leroy Matlock p                       2   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Johnny Taylor p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               26   2   5    2     3   7    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  George Giles, Harry Williams, Bus Clarkson. 
E: 1.  Leroy Matlock. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  George Giles, Gene Benson. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Dick Seay 2b                          4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   0   3    0     0         3   0
Willie Wells ss                       4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       2   0   1    1     1         4   0
Ray Dandridge 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   2    0     0         7   0
Roosevelt Davis p                     3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   1   9    1     2   3    21   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ray Dandridge. 

BATTING -
IW:  Mule Suttles. 
GDP:  Willie Wells. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leroy Matlock W                      5       7   1    0   2   2   0  25
Johnny Taylor SV                     2       2   0    0   0   1   0  6
Totals                               7       9   1    0   2   3   0  31

Leroy Matlock pitched to 1 batters in the 6th inning
IW:  Leroy Matlock. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roosevelt Davis L                    7       5   2    2   3   7   0  29
Totals                               7       5   2    2   3   7   0  29



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Umpires: HP -  Turner

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/10/1938, game 2 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. G.Giles             1b        D.Seay              2b        
2. G.Benson            cf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
3. D.Wilson            lf        W.Wells             ss        
4. H.Williams          2b        E.Stone             rf        
5. B.Clarkson          ss        M.Suttles           1b        
6. P.Bassett           c         R.Dandridge         3b        
7. T.Smith             rf        L.Pearson           lf        
8. C.Smith             3b        J.Hayes             c         
9. L.Matlock           p         R.Davis             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Giles out on unknown play; G.Benson walked; G.Benson stole
second; D.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Williams out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield singled;
W.Wells singled [J.Crutchfield to second]; E.Stone out on
unknown play [J.Crutchfield to third, W.Wells to second];
M.Suttles was walked intentionally; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; T.Smith singled to third base [T.Smith to second (error by
R.Dandridge)]; C.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled;
R.Davis singled [J.Hayes to second]; D.Seay singled [J.Hayes to
third, R.Davis to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

 3RD: L.Matlock out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; G.Benson singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

 4TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
  0, Eagles 0.

 5TH: T.Smith out on unknown play; C.Smith out on unknown play;
L.Matlock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles
0.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay reached on an error by L.Matlock [D.Seay to
first]; On a bunt J.Crutchfield singled to third base [D.Seay to
second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles singled to center field [D.Seay scored
(unearned), J.Crutchfield to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   0, Eagles 1.

 6TH: G.Giles walked; G.Giles stole second; G.Benson out on
unknown play; D.Wilson singled to center field [G.Giles to
third]; H.Williams singled to center field [G.Giles scored,
D.Wilson to third]; B.Clarkson singled to pitcher [D.Wilson
scored, H.Williams to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play;
T.Smith walked [H.Williams to third, B.Clarkson to second];
C.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.   2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson walked; Matlock was ejected for unknown
reasons (timing not known exactly either); J.TAYLOR REPLACED
L.MATLOCK (PITCHING); J.Hayes singled to center field (G.Benson
to C.Smith) [L.Pearson out at third]; R.Davis out on unknown
play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   2,
Eagles 1.

 7TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; G.Giles out on unknown
play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   2,
Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Crutchfield singled; W.Wells grounded into a
double play (B.Clarkson to H.Williams to G.Giles) [J.Crutchfield
out at second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   2, Eagles 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  2   5   1   6
 Eagles           1   9   1   9


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