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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 7 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Friday, August 12, 1938 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 0 2  0 3 1  1 0 0   -   7 14  2
Newark Eagles                       1 0 0  0 0 4  0 0 0   -   5 11  3

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     5   2   3    1     0         0   0
Marvin Barker cf                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Walter Cannady 3b                     5   1   2    2     0         0   1
Thad Christopher lf                   5   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   2   3    1     0         1   0
Zollie Wright rf                      5   0   2    1     0         0   0
Josh Johnson c                        4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Leroy Morney ss                       4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Bill Holland p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Roy K. Williams p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               41   7  14    6     0   4    27   1

FIELDING -
E: 2.  David Campbell, Walter Cannady. 

BATTING -
2B:  Marvin Barker, Zollie Wright. 
SH:  Marvin Barker. 
GDP:  Zollie Wright. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Campbell, Walter Cannady 2, Thad Christopher, Johnny Washington. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   2    0     0         0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          5   1   1    0     0         1   1
Ray Dandridge ss, 3b                  5   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       4   1   2    1     1   1     1   0
Ed Stone rf                           5   1   1    1     0   1     0   0
Lennie Pearson lf                     4   1   2    2     1         0   0
Mickey Casey c                        4   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Hayes c                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        2   0   1    0     1         0   0
  Willie Wells ph, ss                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bob Evans p                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Fran Matthews ph                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Henry Miller p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               39   5  11    4     3   5    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Dick Seay, Mule Suttles. 
E: 3.  Ray Dandridge, Mule Suttles, Mickey Casey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Mule Suttles. 
HR:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Fran Matthews. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       6      10   5    4   1   3   1  30
Roy K. Williams SV                   3       1   0    0   2   2   0  12
Totals                               9      11   5    4   3   5   1  42


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bob Evans L                          8      13   7    4   0   3   0  39
Henry Miller                         1       1   0    0   0   1   0  3
Totals                               9      14   7    4   0   4   0  42



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 8/12/1938 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. D.Campbell          2b        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. M.Barker            cf        D.Seay              2b        
3. W.Cannady           3b        R.Dandridge         ss        
4. T.Christopher       lf        M.Suttles           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        E.Stone             rf        
6. Z.Wright            rf        L.Pearson           lf        
7. J.Johnson           c         M.Casey             c         
8. L.Morney            ss        M.Irvin             3b        
9. B.Holland           p         B.Evans             p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell singled; M.Barker out on unknown
play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay singled;
R.Dandridge grounded out (W.Cannady to J.Washington) [D.Seay to
second]; M.Suttles singled [D.Seay scored]; E.Stone out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Washington singled; Z.Wright singled
[J.Washington to second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled; M.Casey out on unknown play;
M.Irvin out on unknown play; B.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell reached on an error by M.Suttles
[D.Campbell to first]; M.Barker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [D.Campbell to second]; W.Cannady singled [D.Campbell
to third]; D.Campbell stole home and W.Cannady stole second;
T.Christopher singled [W.Cannady to third]; T.Christopher stole
second; J.Washington out on unknown play [W.Cannady scored
(unearned)]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Crutchfield doubled; D.Seay out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Casey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Campbell singled; M.Barker doubled
[D.Campbell to third]; W.Cannady singled [D.Campbell scored,
M.Barker scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play;
J.Washington forced W.Cannady (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to
first]; Z.Wright doubled [J.Washington scored]; J.Johnson out on
unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin walked; B.Evans out on unknown play;
J.Crutchfield singled [M.Irvin to second]; D.Seay out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 5, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: L.Morney singled; L.Morney was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by M.Casey [L.Morney to second];
B.Holland out on unknown play; D.Campbell singled [L.Morney
scored (unearned)]; M.Barker out on unknown play; W.Cannady
reached on an error by R.Dandridge [D.Campbell to third,
W.Cannady to first]; W.Cannady stole second; T.Christopher out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 6,
Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles doubled to right field; E.Stone singled
to left field [M.Suttles scored]; L.Pearson hit an inside the
park homer to left field [E.Stone scored]; M.Casey singled to
right-center; M.Irvin singled to third base [M.Casey to second];
B.Evans reached on an error by W.Cannady [M.Casey scored
(unearned) (no RBI), M.Irvin to third, B.Evans to first];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 6, Eagles 5.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.Washington singled; J.Washington stole
second; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled
[J.Washington scored]; L.Morney out on unknown play; B.BROWN
BATTED FOR B.HOLLAND; B.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 7TH: R.WILLIAMS REPLACED B.BROWN (PITCHING); M.Suttles
struck out; E.Stone struck out; L.Pearson walked; M.Casey
reached on an error by D.Campbell [L.Pearson to second, M.Casey
to first]; W.WELLS BATTED FOR M.IRVIN; W.Wells out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.HAYES REPLACED M.CASEY (PLAYING C);
W.WELLS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); R.DANDRIDGE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); D.Campbell out on unknown play; M.Barker
out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 8TH: F.MATTHEWS BATTED FOR B.EVANS; F.Matthews singled;
F.Matthews was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: H.MILLER REPLACED F.MATTHEWS (PITCHING);
T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Washington singled;
Z.Wright grounded into a double play (D.Seay to M.Suttles)
[J.Washington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

EAGLES 9TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked;
E.Stone out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 7, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    7  14   2   8
 Eagles           5  11   3  10


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