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New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

Game played on Tuesday, May 25, 1948 (N) at Red Wing Stadium, Rochester NY
Regular-Season game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  0  2
New York Black Yankees              0 0 0  0 0 0  3 1 x   -   4  5  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       3   1   0    0     1   3     2   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     1   1     3   1
Curley Williams ss                    2   0   0    0     1   1     1   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   0   0    0     1   0     8   2
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Walter Gibbons ph                   0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     1   1     0   2
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   0    0     0   3     3   0
Earl Ashby c                          3   0   0    0     0   2     6   1
  Jim Carter ph                       1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Cotton Williams p                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   4
  Skinner Belfield ph                 1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               29   1   0    0     6  13    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Bob Harvey, Johnny Davis. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Curley Williams. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Curley Williams. 

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marvin Barker 3b                      4   0   1    0     0   1     2   2
Rufus Baker ss                        2   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
  Walter Hardy ph, ss                 2   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Johnny Smith rf                       4   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Art Hefner cf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Ben Littles lf                        3   1   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Honey Lott lf                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Hayes c                        3   1   0    0     0   0    12   1
Bud Barbee 1b                         3   1   1    2     0   1     8   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        1   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
  Fred Bankhead ph, 2b                1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Albert Stephens p                     1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      2   1   1    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               29   4   5    3     2   6    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ben Littles. 
PB: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bud Barbee. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cotton Williams L                    8       5   4    3   2   6   0  31
Totals                               8       5   4    3   2   6   0  31


New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Albert Stephens                      5       0   1    0   4   5   0  20
Neck Stanley W                       4       0   0    0   2   8   0  16
Totals                               9       0   1    0   6  13   0  36

Albert Stephens pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning
HBP:  Albert Stephens. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/25/1948, game 2 -- Newark Eagles at New York
Black Yankees (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Newark                        New York                      
1. J.Wilkes            cf        M.Barker            3b        
2. L.Williams          2b        R.Baker             ss        
3. C.Williams          ss        J.Smith             rf        
4. L.Pearson           1b        A.Hefner            cf        
5. B.Harvey            rf        B.Littles           lf        
6. B.Wilson            3b        J.Hayes             c         
7. J.Davis             lf        B.Barbee            1b        
8. E.Ashby             c         J.Spencer           2b        
9. C.Williams          p         A.Stephens          p         

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes struck out; L.Williams flied to unknown
fielder; C.Williams walked; L.Pearson flied to unknown fielder;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: M.Barker out on unknown play; R.Baker flied
to unknown fielder; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Harvey flied to unknown fielder; B.Wilson flied
to unknown fielder; J.Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: A.Hefner out on unknown play; B.Littles
flied to unknown fielder; J.Hayes flied to unknown fielder; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Ashby struck out; On a bunt C.Williams out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes struck out [J.Wilkes to first (passed
ball)]]; On a bunt L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Barbee flied to unknown fielder; J.Spencer
out on unknown play; A.Stephens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 4TH: C.Williams was hit by a pitch; C.Williams was
caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Pearson flied to
unknown fielder; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: M.Barker struck out; R.Baker struck out;
J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 0,
Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 5TH: B.Wilson walked; J.Davis out on unknown play
[B.Wilson to second]; E.Ashby struck out; C.Williams out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: A.Hefner flied to unknown fielder; B.Littles
struck out; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 0, Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Wilkes walked; L.Williams walked [J.Wilkes to
second]; N.STANLEY REPLACED A.STEPHENS (PITCHING); C.Williams
reached on an error by B.Littles [J.Wilkes scored (unearned) (no
RBI), L.Williams to second, C.Williams to first]; L.Pearson
walked [L.Williams to third, C.Williams to second]; B.Harvey
struck out; B.Wilson struck out; J.Davis struck out; 1 R (0 ER),
0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: B.Barbee struck out; F.BANKHEAD BATTED FOR
J.SPENCER; F.Bankhead walked; N.Stanley struck out; M.Barker
singled [F.Bankhead to second]; W.HARDY BATTED FOR R.BAKER;
W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 0.

EAGLES 7TH: W.HARDY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); F.BANKHEAD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); E.Ashby out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; J.Wilkes struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 0.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: J.Smith singled; A.Hefner walked [J.Smith to
second]; B.Littles forced J.Smith (unknown fielder) [A.Hefner to
second, B.Littles to first]; J.Hayes forced A.Hefner (unknown
fielder) [B.Littles to second, J.Hayes to first]; B.Barbee
tripled to left field [B.Littles scored, J.Hayes scored,
B.Barbee scored (unearned) (error by J.Davis)]; F.Bankhead flied
to unknown fielder; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1,
Black Yankees 3.

EAGLES 8TH: H.LOTT REPLACED B.LITTLES (PLAYING LF); L.Williams
struck out; C.Williams struck out; L.Pearson flied to unknown
fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees 3.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: N.Stanley singled to right field [N.Stanley
to second (error by B.Harvey)]; M.Barker out on unknown play;
W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Smith singled [N.Stanley scored];
A.Hefner flied to unknown fielder; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
1, Black Yankees 4.

EAGLES 9TH: W.GIBBONS BATTED FOR B.HARVEY; W.Gibbons walked;
B.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [W.Gibbons to second];
J.Davis struck out; J.CARTER BATTED FOR E.ASHBY; J.Carter struck
out; S.BELFIELD BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS; S.Belfield popped to
unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Yankees
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           1   0   2   8
 Black Yankees    4   5   1   3


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