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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 27, 1939 (D) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  7  1
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 x   -   2  7  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Echols cf                         4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Dick Seay ss                          4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Fred Wilson rf                        4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Mule Suttles lf                       4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        3   1   0    0     1         0   3
Lennie Pearson 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         0   3
Biz Mackey 1b                         3   0   1    1     1        10   1
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Max Manning p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   1   7    1     2   3    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Monte Irvin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Mule Suttles. 
3B:  Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Biz Mackey. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Campbell 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         1   3
Zollie Wright rf                      4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  3   1   1    0     1        12   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   1     2   2
Flash Miller ss                       3   0   2    1     0         2   3
Ralph Burgin lf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Charlie Biot cf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Alec Wilson c                         3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Roy K. Williams p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   2   7    2     1   3    27  10


BATTING -
3B:  Alec Wilson. 
SH:  Marvin Barker, Flash Miller. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning L                        8       7   2    2   1   3   0  33
Totals                               8       7   2    2   1   3   0  33


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy K. Williams W                    9       7   1    1   2   3   0  34
Totals                               9       7   1    1   2   3   0  34



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Umpires: HP -  Kemp, 1B -  Lee

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/27/1939, game 1 -- Newark Eagles at New York
Black Yankees (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. J.Echols            cf        D.Campbell          2b        
2. D.Seay              ss        Z.Wright            rf        
3. F.Wilson            rf        J.Washington        1b        
4. M.Suttles           lf        M.Barker            3b        
5. M.Irvin             3b        F.Miller            ss        
6. L.Pearson           2b        R.Burgin            lf        
7. B.Mackey            1b        C.Biot              cf        
8. J.Hayes             c         A.Wilson            c         
9. M.Manning           p         R.Williams          p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Echols singled; D.Seay singled to center field (C.Biot
to M.Barker) [J.Echols out at third]; F.Wilson out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: D.Campbell reached on an error by M.Irvin
[D.Campbell to first]; Z.Wright out on unknown play;
J.Washington out on unknown play; M.Barker singled [D.Campbell
to second]; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson tripled;
B.Mackey walked; J.Hayes out on unknown play; M.Manning out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: R.Burgin out on unknown play; C.Biot out on
unknown play; A.Wilson tripled; R.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Echols out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; F.Wilson singled; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell out on unknown play; Z.Wright out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 4TH: M.Irvin walked; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to second]; B.Mackey singled [M.Irvin
scored]; B.Mackey stole second; J.Hayes out on unknown play;
M.Manning out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; F.Miller
singled; R.Burgin out on unknown play; C.Biot out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Echols out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Williams out
on unknown play; D.Campbell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles doubled to center field (C.Biot to
M.Barker) [M.Suttles out at third]; M.Irvin out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: Z.Wright singled; J.Washington singled
[Z.Wright to third]; M.Barker struck out; F.Miller singled to
center field [Z.Wright scored, J.Washington to second]; R.Burgin
singled to right field [J.Washington scored, F.Miller to
second]; C.Biot out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown
play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Mackey out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled;
M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Echols out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: R.Williams out on unknown play; D.Campbell
out on unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 8TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: J.Washington walked; M.Barker out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington to second];
F.Miller out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Washington
to third]; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

EAGLES 9TH: M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; B.Mackey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   7   1   6
 Black Yankees    2   7   0   7


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