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Pittsburgh Crawfords (PTC) 5 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 31, 1938 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Regular-Season game

Pittsburgh Crawfords                0 0 0  4 0 0  0 1 0   -   5 10  1
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 2   -   3  3  1

BATTING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Giles 1b                       5   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Dan Wilson 3b                         5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead cf                       5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Napoleon Hairston lf                  5   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Chester Williams 2b                   4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Alex Crumbley rf                      3   2   2    1     1   0     0   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Taylor p                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               38   5  10    4     2   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bus Clarkson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dan Wilson, Sam Bankhead, Chester Williams, Bus Clarkson. 
3B:  Alex Crumbley. 
Team LOB:  8


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marvin Barker cf                      4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney ss                       3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Zollie Wright rf                      3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Barney Brown p                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bill Holland p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Goose Curry ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   3   3    2     4   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leroy Morney. 

BATTING -
3B:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Pittsburgh Crawfords                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Taylor W                      9       3   3    2   4   0   0  35
Totals                               9       3   3    2   4   0   0  35

WP:  Johnny Taylor. 

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown L                       3.2     6   4    4   0   0   0  17
Bill Holland                         4.1     4   1    0   2   0   0  20
Neck Stanley                         1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9      10   5    4   2   0   0  40



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B -  Kemp, 2B -  Lee, 3B - Fred McCreary

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 10791

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 2 --   at New York Black Yankees
(D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 New York                      
1. G.Giles             1b        M.Barker            cf        
2. D.Wilson            3b        L.Morney            ss        
3. S.Bankhead          cf        W.Cannady           3b        
4. N.Hairston          lf        T.Christopher       lf        
5. C.Williams          2b        Z.Wright            rf        
6. A.Crumbley          rf        J.Washington        1b        
7. B.Clarkson          ss        C.Palm              c         
8. L.Ruffin            c         D.Campbell          2b        
9. J.Taylor            p         B.Brown             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Black
Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   0, Black Yankees 0.

 2ND: N.Hairston out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher out on unknown play; Z.Wright
walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Black Yankees 0.

 3RD: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell singled; B.Brown out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Black Yankees 0.

 4TH: G.Giles singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
doubled [G.Giles scored]; N.Hairston reached on a fielder's
choice (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead out at third]; C.Williams
doubled [N.Hairston scored]; A.Crumbley tripled [C.Williams
scored]; B.Clarkson doubled [A.Crumbley scored]; L.Ruffin
singled [B.Clarkson to third]; B.HOLLAND REPLACED B.BROWN
(PITCHING); J.Taylor out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
 4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: W.Cannady walked; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

 5TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; A.Crumbley walked;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled [A.Crumbley to
second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  
4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney
walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

 7TH: G.Giles singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.   4, Black Yankees 0.

 8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; A.Crumbley singled;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play [A.Crumbley to second]; L.Ruffin
reached on an error by L.Morney [A.Crumbley scored (unearned)
(no RBI), L.Ruffin to first]; J.Taylor walked [L.Ruffin to
second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.   5, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; G.CURRY
BATTED FOR B.HOLLAND; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Barker
singled; J.Taylor threw a wild pitch [M.Barker to second];
L.Morney reached on an error by B.Clarkson [M.Barker scored
(unearned) (no RBI), L.Morney to first]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.   5, Black Yankees 1.

 9TH: N.STANLEY REPLACED G.CURRY (PITCHING); D.Wilson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: T.Christopher walked; Z.Wright tripled
[T.Christopher scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play
[Z.Wright scored]; C.Palm out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   5, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  5  10   1   8
 Black Yankees    3   3   1   5


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