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Newark Eagles (NW2) 3 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 25, 1939 (D) at Bain Field, Norfolk VA
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 2 0  0  -   3  6  1
New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  0 2 0  0  -   3  5  3

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       3   1   1    0     1   0     0   5
Dick Seay 2b                          4   0   1    1     0   0     5   0
Ed Stone rf                           3   0   1    1     0   1     1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   1   1    1     0   0     4   2
Fred Wilson lf                        3   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Johnny Hayes ph, c                  0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Leon Day p                            3   1   1    0     0   1     2   1
Totals                               27   3   6    3     2   4    18   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Mule Suttles, Leon Ruffin. 
E: 1.  Dick Seay. 

BATTING -
HR:  Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  5


New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        1   1   1    0     3   0     2   0
Flash Miller ss                       3   0   0    0     1   1     3   4
Ameal Brooks lf                       1   0   0    1     1   1     0   1
Walter Cannady 3b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    1     0   0     2   1
David Campbell 2b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   2    0     0   0     4   1
Bob Clarke c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     6   0
Terris McDuffie p                     0   1   0    0     2   0     0   0
  George Scales ph                    1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               21   3   5    2     7   2    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Flash Miller, Zollie Wright. 
E: 3.  Flash Miller, Ameal Brooks, Terris McDuffie. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Scales. 
HR:  Johnny Washington. 
SF:  Ameal Brooks. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day                             6       5   3    1   7   2   1  29
Totals                               6       5   3    1   7   2   1  29

Leon Day pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie                      7       6   3    3   2   4   1  29
Totals                               7       6   3    3   2   4   1  29



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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B -  Cason

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/25/1939, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. W.Wells             ss        G.Curry             cf        
2. D.Seay              2b        F.Miller            ss        
3. E.Stone             rf        A.Brooks            lf        
4. M.Suttles           1b        W.Cannady           3b        
5. F.Wilson            lf        J.Washington        1b        
6. M.Irvin             3b        D.Campbell          2b        
7. L.Pearson           cf        Z.Wright            rf        
8. L.Ruffin            c         B.Clarke            c         
9. L.Day               p         T.McDuffie          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; W.Wells reached on an error by F.Miller [W.Wells to
first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; E.Stone struck out;
M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: G.Curry walked; F.Miller out on unknown
play; A.Brooks struck out; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 2ND: F.Wilson singled to left field [F.Wilson to second
(error by A.Brooks)]; M.Irvin struck out; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: J.Washington homered; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Day struck out; W.Wells out on unknown play;
D.Seay reached on an error by T.McDuffie [D.Seay to first];
E.Stone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: T.McDuffie walked; G.Curry walked
[T.McDuffie to second]; F.Miller struck out; A.Brooks walked
[T.McDuffie to third, G.Curry to second]; W.Cannady hit into a
double play (M.Suttles to L.Ruffin) [T.McDuffie out at home]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 1.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Suttles homered to left-center; F.Wilson struck
out; M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Campbell
out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled; Z.Wright was picked off
first (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black
Yankees 1.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; L.Day singled;
W.Wells walked [L.Day to second]; D.Seay singled [L.Day scored,
W.Wells to second]; E.Stone singled (A.Brooks to W.Cannady)
[W.Wells scored, D.Seay out at third]; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 1.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; T.McDuffie
walked; G.Curry singled [T.McDuffie to third, G.Curry to second
(on throw)]; F.Miller reached on an error by D.Seay [T.McDuffie
scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Curry to third, F.Miller to
first]; A.Brooks out on a sacrifice fly to L.Pearson [G.Curry
scored (unearned)]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 6TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; D.Campbell
out on unknown play; Z.Wright singled; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 7TH: J.HAYES BATTED FOR L.RUFFIN; J.Hayes walked; L.Day
out on unknown play; W.Wells singled [J.Hayes to second]; D.Seay
hit into a double play (Z.Wright to F.Miller) [J.Hayes out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.HAYES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); G.SCALES
BATTED FOR T.MCDUFFIE; G.Scales doubled; G.Curry walked;
F.Miller walked [G.Scales to third, G.Curry to second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Yankees 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3   6   1   5
 Black Yankees    3   5   3   8


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