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Toledo Crawfords (TLC) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 7

Game played on Tuesday, May 16, 1939 (N) at Kanawha Park, Charleston WV
Exhibition game

New York Black Yankees              0 2 0  1 1 0  2 0 1   -   7 11  0
Toledo Crawfords                    0 0 0  1 1 3  2 0 1   -   8 13  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Ralph Burgin rf                       5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Walter Cannady ss                     5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   3   2    0     0   0     0   0
Ameal Brooks lf                       2   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
Goose Curry cf                        4   2   3    3     1   0     0   0
George Scales 3b                      4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Neck Stanley p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Clem Martin ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   7  11    6     4   0    25   0


BATTING -
2B:  Goose Curry. 
SH:  Ameal Brooks 2. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry. 
CS:  Ameal Brooks. 

Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   3   4    2     0   0     0   0
Robert Poinsette lf                   4   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Jim Williams rf                       4   0   2    3     1   0     0   0
Tommie Dukes c                        5   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Willie Spencer 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Bill Harvey 1b                        4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Tarcat Terry 2b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
 Bosco p                              3   2   1    0     1   0     0   1
Totals                               35   8  13    8     3   0    27   3

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Spencer, Bill Harvey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Williams. 
3B:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 
HR:  Jimmie Crutchfield, Bus Clarkson. 
SH:  Tarcat Terry. 
SF:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 
IW:  Jim Williams. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Harvey. 
CS:  Jimmie Crutchfield. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley                         7       9   7    7   2   0   2  31
Terris McDuffie L                    1.1     4   1    1   1   0   0  9
Totals                               8.1    13   8    8   3   0   2  40

IW:  Terris McDuffie. 

Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
 Bosco W                             9      11   7    5   4   0   0  42
Totals                               9      11   7    5   4   0   0  42



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Umpires: HP -  Brannan

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/16/1939 -- New York Black Yankees at   (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                                                    
1. D.Campbell          2b        J.Crutchfield       cf        
2. R.Burgin            rf        R.Poinsette         lf        
3. W.Cannady           ss        J.Williams          rf        
4. J.Washington        1b        T.Dukes             c         
5. A.Brooks            lf        B.Clarkson          ss        
6. G.Curry             cf        W.Spencer           3b        
7. G.Scales            3b        B.Harvey            1b        
8. B.Clarke            c         T.Terry             2b        
9. N.Stanley           p                             p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; D.Campbell out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown
play; W.Cannady singled; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,  0.

 1ST: J.Crutchfield singled; J.Crutchfield was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); R.Poinsette out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Brooks singled; G.Curry walked [A.Brooks
to second]; G.Scales singled [A.Brooks scored, G.Curry to
second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown
play; D.Campbell singled [G.Curry scored, G.Scales to second];
R.Burgin out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2,  0.

 2ND: T.Dukes out on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown
play; W.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Washington
singled; A.Brooks out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,  0.

 3RD: B.Harvey out on unknown play; T.Terry out on unknown
play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
2,  0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Clarke
singled; N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Campbell walked
[B.Clarke to second]; R.Burgin singled [B.Clarke scored,
D.Campbell to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  0.

 4TH: J.Crutchfield homered; R.Poinsette out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3,  1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.Washington reached on an error by
W.Spencer [J.Washington to first]; A.Brooks out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second]; G.Curry singled
[J.Washington scored (unearned)]; G.Scales out on unknown play;
B.Clarke out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 4,  1.

 5TH: B.Clarkson homered; W.Spencer out on unknown play;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; T.Terry out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Campbell
out on unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  2.

 6TH:  singled; J.Crutchfield singled [ to second]; R.Poinsette
walked [ to third, J.Crutchfield to second]; J.Williams doubled
[ scored, J.Crutchfield scored, R.Poinsette scored]; T.Dukes out
on unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; W.Spencer out
on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 4,  5.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Washington
singled; A.Brooks walked [J.Washington to second]; G.Curry
singled to right field [J.Washington scored, A.Brooks to third];
A.Brooks was caught stealing home ( to W.Spencer to T.Dukes to
W.Spencer) [G.Curry to third]; G.Curry stole home; G.Scales out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 6,  5.

 7TH: B.Harvey singled; T.Terry out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Harvey to second]; B.Harvey stole third; 
walked; J.Crutchfield out on a sacrifice fly to A.Brooks
[B.Harvey scored,  to second]; R.Poinsette singled to left field
[ scored]; J.Williams singled [R.Poinsette to second]; T.Dukes
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 6,  7.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Clarke walked; C.MARTIN BATTED FOR
N.STANLEY; C.Martin out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 6,  7.

 8TH: T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED C.MARTIN (PITCHING); B.Clarkson
singled; W.Spencer out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled
[B.Clarkson to second]; T.Terry out on unknown play;  out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 6,  7.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Washington
reached on an error by B.Harvey [J.Washington to first];
A.Brooks out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington
to second]; G.Curry doubled to center field (W.Spencer
unassisted) [J.Washington scored (unearned), G.Curry out at
third]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 7,  7.

 9TH: Apparent inside-the-park home run; Curry ruled out for
fail; J.Crutchfield tripled to left-center; R.Poinsette flied to
A.Brooks; J.Williams was walked intentionally; T.Dukes singled
to center field [J.Crutchfield scored, J.Williams to second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 7,  8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    7  11   0   8
                  8  13   2   7


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