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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Friday, July 16, 1948 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  2  1
Newark Eagles                       0 3 0  1 4 0  0 0 x   -   8 12  2

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Walter Hardy ss                       4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Marvin Barker 3b                      3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Johnny Smith lf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
George Crowe 1b                       4   1   1    0     0   1     0   0
Ben Littles rf                        3   1   1    2     0   1     1   0
Honey Lott cf                         3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Rufus Baker c                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Charley Davidson p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Frank Pearson p                     1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               30   2   2    2     2   8    24   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Rufus Baker. 

BATTING -
HR:  Ben Littles. 
Team LOB:  3


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   3    2     1   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin lf                        3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   1   1    1     1   0     0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ziggy Marcell c                       4   1   1    1     0   0     5   0
Max Manning p                         3   2   2    3     1   0     0   0
Totals                               35   8  12    8     4   0    27   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Curley Williams 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Monte Irvin, Max Manning. 
3B:  Curley Williams 2, Leroy Williams. 
HR:  Lennie Pearson, Max Manning. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Charley Davidson L                   4       9   7    7   3   0   2  23
Frank Pearson                        4       3   1    1   1   0   0  16
Totals                               8      12   8    8   4   0   2  39

Charley Davidson pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        9       2   2    2   2   8   1  32
Totals                               9       2   2    2   2   8   1  32



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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Mule Suttles

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/16/1948 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. W.Hardy             ss        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. J.Spencer           2b        C.Williams          ss        
3. M.Barker            3b        L.Pearson           1b        
4. J.Smith             lf        M.Irvin             lf        
5. G.Crowe             1b        B.Harvey            rf        
6. B.Littles           rf        B.Wilson            3b        
7. H.Lott              cf        L.Williams          2b        
8. R.Baker             c         Z.Marcell           c         
9. C.Davidson          p         M.Manning           p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer
walked; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; M.Irvin walked [C.Williams to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: G.Crowe singled to shortstop [G.Crowe to
second (error by C.Williams)]; B.Littles homered [G.Crowe
scored]; H.Lott out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; C.Davidson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams tripled;
Z.Marcell flied to B.Littles [L.Williams scored]; M.Manning
homered to rightfield; J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams tripled
[J.Wilkes scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 3.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 3RD: R.Baker dropped a foul fly hit by M.Irvin; M.Irvin
out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked; B.Wilson out on unknown
play; L.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Eagles 3.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; G.Crowe out on
unknown play; B.Littles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 4TH: Z.Marcell out on unknown play; M.Manning walked;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams tripled (unknown
fielder) [M.Manning scored, C.Williams out at home]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 4.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: H.Lott out on unknown play; R.Baker out on
unknown play; C.Davidson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Pearson homered to leftfield; M.Irvin doubled;
B.Harvey singled [M.Irvin scored]; F.PEARSON REPLACED C.DAVIDSON
(PITCHING); B.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Williams out on
unknown play; Z.Marcell singled [B.Harvey to second]; M.Manning
doubled [B.Harvey scored, Z.Marcell scored]; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; M.Barker walked; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: G.Crowe struck out; B.Littles struck out;
H.Lott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2,
Eagles 8.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled;
L.Williams out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; F.Pearson
struck out; W.Hardy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Manning out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on
unknown play; C.Williams walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: J.Spencer reached on an error by C.Williams
[J.Spencer to first]; M.Barker out on unknown play; J.Smith out
on unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    2   2   1   3
 Eagles           8  12   2   7


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