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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 6 Toledo Crawfords (TLC) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 14, 1939 (D) at Swayne Field, Toledo OH
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              2 1 0  0 0 2  0 0 1   -   6 11  1
Toledo Crawfords                    0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 1   -   3 10  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     5   1   2    0     0         2   0
Ralph Burgin rf                       4   1   0    0     0         3   0
Walter Cannady ss                     4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   2    1     0         6   0
Clarence Palm c                       4   1   0    1     0         1   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       3   1   0    0     1         5   0
Goose Curry cf                        4   1   3    0     0         4   0
George Scales 3b                      4   0   2    2     0         1   0
Bill Holland p                        4   0   0    1     0         5   2
Totals                               36   6  11    6     1   3    27   2

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Clarence Palm. 

BATTING -
GDP:  George Scales. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry. 

Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Ross Taylor lf                        4   0   1    0     0   0     8   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   1    0     1   0     3   0
Oscar Charleston 1b                   4   2   2    0     0   0     5   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   1   3    2     0   0     2   4
Willie Spencer 3b                     4   0   2    1     0   0     0   1
Ned Miller 2b                         4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Jimmy Johnson p                       4   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
Totals                               36   3  10    3     1   0    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Oscar Charleston, Willie Spencer, Ned Miller. 
E: 1.  Oscar Charleston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Oscar Charleston, Bus Clarkson, Willie Spencer. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland W                       9      10   3    3   1   0   0  37
Totals                               9      10   3    3   1   0   0  37


Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Johnson L                      9      11   6    6   1   3   0  37
Totals                               9      11   6    6   1   3   0  37



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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - George Goodall

Time of Game: 1:46   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/14/1939, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at  
(D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. D.Campbell          2b        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. R.Burgin            rf        R.Taylor            lf        
3. W.Cannady           ss        J.Williams          rf        
4. J.Washington        1b        T.Dukes             c         
5. C.Palm              c         O.Charleston        1b        
6. A.Brooks            lf        B.Clarkson          ss        
7. G.Curry             cf        W.Spencer           3b        
8. G.Scales            3b        N.Miller            2b        
9. B.Holland           p         J.Johnson           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell singled; R.Burgin forced
D.Campbell (unknown fielder) [R.Burgin to first]; W.Cannady
singled [R.Burgin to second]; J.Washington singled [R.Burgin
scored, W.Cannady to third]; C.Palm out on unknown play
[W.Cannady scored]; A.Brooks reached on an error by O.Charleston
[J.Washington to second, A.Brooks to first]; G.Curry was
credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball
(B.Clarkson unassisted) [J.Washington out at third, A.Brooks to
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  0.

 1ST: C.Palm dropped a foul fly hit by J.Crutchfield;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Taylor singled; J.Williams
out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: G.Scales singled; B.Holland out on unknown
play; D.Campbell singled [G.Scales to second]; R.Burgin forced
G.Scales (unknown fielder) [D.Campbell to second, R.Burgin to
first]; W.Cannady singled (unknown fielder) [D.Campbell scored,
R.Burgin out at third]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, 
0.

 2ND: O.Charleston doubled; B.Clarkson singled [O.Charleston
scored]; B.Clarkson was picked off first (unknown fielder);
W.Spencer singled; N.Miller out on unknown play; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Palm out
on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  1.

 3RD: J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: G.Curry singled; G.Scales grounded into a
double play (W.Spencer to N.Miller to O.Charleston) [G.Curry out
at second]; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 3,  1.

 4TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; O.Charleston singled;
B.Clarkson doubled [O.Charleston scored]; W.Spencer out on
unknown play; N.Miller out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; R.Burgin out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  2.

 5TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Washington singled; C.Palm forced
J.Washington (unknown fielder) [C.Palm to first]; A.Brooks
walked [C.Palm to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; G.Scales
singled to center field [C.Palm scored, A.Brooks scored];
B.Holland out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 5,  2.

 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes singled;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; R.Burgin out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 7TH: W.Spencer out on unknown play; N.Miller out on unknown
play; J.Johnson singled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Palm out
on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

 8TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown
play; T.Dukes walked; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 5,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: G.Curry singled; G.Curry stole second;
G.Scales out on unknown play [G.Curry to third]; B.Holland out
on unknown play [G.Curry scored]; D.Campbell out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 6,  2.

 9TH: B.Clarkson singled; W.Spencer doubled [B.Clarkson
scored]; N.Miller out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 6,  3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    6  11   1   4
                  3  10   1   7


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