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Newark Eagles (NW2) 4 Toledo Crawfords (TLC) 0

Game played on Saturday, May 27, 1939 (D) at Dunn Field, Trenton NJ
Regular-Season game

Toledo Crawfords                    0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  3  1
Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 0 0  0 2 x   -   4  8  0

BATTING

Toledo Crawfords                     AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leroy Morney 2b                       2   0   0    0     1         1   3
Jack Johnson 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         2   2
Bill Harvey lf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Tommie Dukes c                        3   0   1    0     1         7   1
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   0   0    0     0         2   4
Oscar Charleston 1b                   3   0   1    0     0         9   1
Willie Spencer rf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ross Taylor cf                        3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jimmy Johnson p                       3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               29   0   3    0     2   6    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jack Johnson, Bus Clarkson. 
E: 1.  Jack Johnson. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Leroy Morney. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Leroy Morney, Bus Clarkson. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       2   0   0    0     3         1   5
Dick Seay 2b                          2   0   1    0     1         3   7
Fred Wilson lf                        4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        15   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   1   0    0     0         7   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     4   1   0    0     0         0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        4   2   4    2     0         0   1
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   2    1     0         0   0
James Brown p                         4   0   0    1     0         0   3
Totals                               30   4   8    4     5   4    27  16


BATTING -
2B:  Dick Seay, Fred Wilson, Monte Irvin. 
3B:  Monte Irvin. 
SH:  Dick Seay. 
HBP:  Ed Stone. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells. 

PITCHING

Toledo Crawfords                     IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Johnson L                      8       8   4    4   5   4   0  37
Totals                               8       8   4    4   5   4   0  37

WP:  Jimmy Johnson. 
HBP:  Jimmy Johnson. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
James Brown W                        9       3   0    0   2   6   0  32
Totals                               9       3   0    0   2   6   0  32

HBP:  James Brown. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 1:55   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/27/1939 --   at Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Newark                        
1. L.Morney            2b        W.Wells             ss        
2. J.Johnson           3b        D.Seay              2b        
3. B.Harvey            lf        F.Wilson            lf        
4. T.Dukes             c         M.Suttles           1b        
5. B.Clarkson          ss        E.Stone             rf        
6. O.Charleston        1b        L.Pearson           cf        
7. W.Spencer           rf        M.Irvin             3b        
8. R.Taylor            cf        L.Ruffin            c         
9. J.Johnson           p         J.Brown             p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Morney was hit by a pitch; L.Morney stole second;
J.Johnson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells walked; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); D.Seay out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

 2ND: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; O.Charleston singled;
O.Charleston was picked off first (unknown fielder); W.Spencer
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles walked; E.Stone forced M.Suttles (unknown
fielder) [E.Stone to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
M.Irvin tripled [E.Stone scored]; L.Ruffin singled [M.Irvin
scored]; J.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

 3RD: R.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Johnson singled; L.Morney
out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: W.Wells walked; D.Seay doubled [W.Wells to third];
F.Wilson lined into a double play (B.Clarkson to J.Johnson)
[W.Wells out at third]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; T.Dukes walked; B.Clarkson
forced T.Dukes (unknown fielder) [B.Clarkson to first];
B.Clarkson stole second; O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone reached on an error by J.Johnson [E.Stone
to first]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled
[E.Stone to second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; J.Brown out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

 5TH: W.Spencer out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown
play; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; D.Seay walked;
F.Wilson doubled [D.Seay to third]; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled;
J.Johnson threw a wild pitch [M.Irvin to second]; L.Ruffin out
on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

 7TH: T.Dukes singled; B.Clarkson out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; W.Spencer out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells walked; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Wells to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0,
Eagles 2.

 8TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; L.Morney walked; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: E.Stone was hit by a pitch; L.Pearson forced
E.Stone (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to first]; M.Irvin doubled
[L.Pearson scored]; L.Ruffin singled [M.Irvin to third]; J.Brown
out on unknown play [M.Irvin scored]; W.Wells out on unknown
play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Eagles 4.

 9TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown
play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Eagles 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  0   3   1   5
 Eagles           4   8   0   9


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