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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4

Game played on Thursday, July 13, 1939 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              2 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   4 10  1
Newark Eagles                       0 1 1  1 1 0  0 0 1   -   5 11  1

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Flash Miller ss                       1   1   0    0     3   0     0   0
Goose Curry cf                        4   0   2    0     1   1     0   0
Ameal Brooks rf                       4   1   2    1     1   1     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker lf                      3   0   0    2     1   0     0   0
Ralph Burgin 3b                       4   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   0   1    1     0   1     0   0
Neck Stanley p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  George Scales ph                    0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Roy K. Williams p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jesse Brown p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4  10    4     8   4    25   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bob Clarke. 

BATTING -
SH:  Flash Miller. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Flash Miller, Goose Curry. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       4   1   2    0     1   0     0   0
Dick Seay 2b                          4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   2    0     1   0     0   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       2   2   1    2     2   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson lf, cf                 4   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
Monte Irvin cf, 3b                    2   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Vernon Riddick 3b                     3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Fred Wilson lf                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
  Johnny Hayes c                      1   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
James Brown p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Max Manning p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Biz Mackey ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Leon Day p                          0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   5  11    5     7   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leon Ruffin. 

BATTING -
HR:  Mule Suttles, Vernon Riddick. 
SH:  Dick Seay, Monte Irvin. 
SF:  Mule Suttles. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Wells, Ed Stone, Monte Irvin. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley                         7       9   4    4   3   0   2  30
Roy K. Williams                      0.1     0   0    0   2   0   0  3
Jesse Brown                          0.1     0   0    0   1   0   0  2
Terris McDuffie L                    0.2     2   1    0   1   0   0  6
Totals                               8.1    11   5    4   7   0   2  41


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
James Brown                          0       0   2    2   4   0   0  4
Max Manning                          8      10   2    2   4   2   0  34
Leon Day W                           1       0   0    0   0   2   0  3
Totals                               9      10   4    4   8   4   0  41

James Brown pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/13/1939 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. D.Campbell          2b        W.Wells             ss        
2. F.Miller            ss        D.Seay              2b        
3. G.Curry             cf        E.Stone             rf        
4. A.Brooks            rf        M.Suttles           1b        
5. J.Washington        1b        L.Pearson           lf        
6. M.Barker            lf        M.Irvin             cf        
7. R.Burgin            3b        V.Riddick           3b        
8. B.Clarke            c         L.Ruffin            c         
9. N.Stanley           p         J.Brown             p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Campbell walked; F.Miller walked
[D.Campbell to second]; G.Curry walked [D.Campbell to third,
F.Miller to second]; M.MANNING REPLACED J.BROWN (PITCHING);
A.Brooks walked [D.Campbell scored, F.Miller to third, G.Curry
to second]; Manning entered the game with a 3-0 count on Brooks;
J.Washington out on unknown play; M.Barker walked [F.Miller
scored, G.Curry to third, A.Brooks to second]; R.Burgin struck
out; B.Clarke struck out; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees
2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; E.Stone singled; E.Stone was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,
Eagles 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Campbell
singled; F.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[D.Campbell to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Suttles homered to leftfield; L.Pearson walked;
M.Irvin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to
second]; V.Riddick out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 1.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: A.Brooks singled; J.Washington singled
[A.Brooks to third]; M.Barker out on unknown play [A.Brooks
scored]; R.Burgin out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 3RD: M.Manning out on unknown play; W.Wells singled;
D.Seay singled [W.Wells to second]; E.Stone singled [W.Wells to
third, D.Seay to second]; M.Suttles out on a sacrifice fly to
unknown fielder [W.Wells scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: L.Ruffin dropped a foul fly hit by
N.Stanley; N.Stanley out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; F.Miller walked; F.Miller was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees
3, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; V.Riddick homered to
rightfield; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; M.Manning singled;
W.Wells out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3, Eagles 3.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: J.HAYES REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PLAYING C);
G.Curry singled; G.Curry was caught stealing second (unknown
fielder); A.Brooks out on unknown play; J.Washington singled;
M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 3, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles walked; L.Pearson singled [M.Suttles to second];
M.Irvin singled [M.Suttles scored, L.Pearson to third]; M.Irvin
was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Burgin out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 6TH: V.Riddick out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on
unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: F.WILSON REPLACED V.RIDDICK (PLAYING LF);
L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); M.IRVIN CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); D.Campbell out on unknown play; F.Miller
walked; F.Miller was picked off first (unknown fielder); G.Curry
singled; A.Brooks singled (unknown fielder) [G.Curry out at
third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells walked; W.Wells was caught stealing second
(unknown fielder); D.Seay out on unknown play; E.Stone out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 3, Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Washington singled; M.Barker out on
unknown play; R.Burgin singled [J.Washington to second];
B.Clarke singled [J.Washington scored, R.Burgin to second];
G.SCALES BATTED FOR N.STANLEY; G.Scales walked [R.Burgin to
third, B.Clarke to second]; D.Campbell out on unknown play;
F.Miller out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black
Yankees 4, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 8TH: R.WILLIAMS REPLACED G.SCALES (PITCHING); M.Suttles
walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked [M.Suttles
to second]; J.BROWN REPLACED R.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); F.Wilson out
on unknown play; J.Hayes walked [M.Suttles to third, M.Irvin to
second]; B.MACKEY BATTED FOR M.MANNING; T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED
J.BROWN (PITCHING); B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: L.DAY REPLACED B.MACKEY (PITCHING); G.Curry
struck out; A.Brooks struck out; J.Washington popped to J.Hayes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 9TH: W.Wells singled; D.Seay reached on a fielder's
choice on a sacrifice bunt [W.Wells to third (error by
B.Clarke), D.Seay to second]; E.Stone walked; M.Suttles forced
W.Wells (unknown fielder) [D.Seay to third, E.Stone to second,
M.Suttles to first]; L.Pearson singled to center field [D.Seay
scored (unearned), E.Stone to third, M.Suttles to second]; 1 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    4  10   1  10
 Eagles           5  11   1  11


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