Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 0
New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 1 7 2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0
Ted Page rf 2 0 1 0 2 3 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 3 0 0 0 1 8 0
Josh Gibson c 2 1 1 1 2 4 2
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1
Vic Harris lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Chester Williams ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 1
Leroy Morney 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3
William Bell p 2 0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals 28 2 5 2 7 6 21 8
BATTING -
2B: Ted Page.
HR: Josh Gibson.
GDP: Oscar Charleston.
Team LOB: 9
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1
Fats Jenkins lf 4 0 2 0 0 5 0
Clint Thomas cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Dave Thomas 1b 3 0 2 0 0 3 1
Walter Cannady 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
George Scales 3b 2 0 0 0 1 2 1
Bill Yancey ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bob Clarke c 3 1 1 1 0 9 1
Frank Blake p 2 0 1 0 1 1 2
Totals 27 1 7 1 3 5 24 8
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dave Thomas, Bob Clarke, Frank Blake.
E: 2. George Scales 2.
BATTING -
2B: Dave Thomas, Frank Blake.
HR: Bob Clarke.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
CS: Clyde Spearman.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
William Bell W 7 7 1 1 3 5 1 30
Totals 7 7 1 1 3 5 1 30
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Frank Blake L 8 5 2 2 7 6 1 35
Totals 8 5 2 2 7 6 1 35
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Pohlman, 1B - Harriet
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/28/1934 -- at New York Black Yankees (D)
Starting Lineups:
New York
1. C.Papa Bell cf C.Spearman rf
2. T.Page rf F.Jenkins lf
3. O.Charleston 1b C.Thomas cf
4. J.Gibson c D.Thomas 1b
5. J.Johnson 3b W.Cannady 2b
6. V.Harris lf G.Scales 3b
7. C.Williams ss B.Yancey ss
8. L.Morney 2b B.Clarke c
9. W.Bell p F.Blake p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page out on unknown play;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 1ST: C.Spearman walked; C.Spearman was caught
stealing second (J.Gibson to C.Williams); F.Jenkins out on
unknown play; C.Thomas singled; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
3RD: C.Williams singled; L.Morney singled [C.Williams to
second]; W.Bell singled (C.Spearman to W.Cannady) [C.Williams
scored, L.Morney to third, W.Bell out at second]; C.Papa Bell
reached on an error by G.Scales [C.Papa Bell to first]; T.Page
walked [C.Papa Bell to second]; O.Charleston grounded into a
double play (F.Blake to B.Clarke to D.Thomas) [L.Morney out at
home]; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; F.Blake out on
unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Black Yankees 0.
4TH: J.Gibson homered to centerfield; J.Johnson out on unknown
play; V.Harris walked; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney
out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 4TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Thomas out
on unknown play; D.Thomas doubled; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 0.
5TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; T.Page doubled; O.Charleston walked; J.Gibson walked
[T.Page to third, O.Charleston to second]; J.Johnson flied to
F.Jenkins; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Yancey out
on unknown play; B.Clarke homered to leftfield; F.Blake doubled;
C.Spearman flied to T.Page; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black
Yankees 1.
6TH: G.Scales dropped a foul fly hit by V.Harris; V.Harris out
on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; L.Morney out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 1.
BLACK YANKEES 6TH: F.Jenkins singled; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; D.Thomas singled [F.Jenkins to second]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; G.Scales walked [F.Jenkins to third, D.Thomas to
second]; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
2, Black Yankees 1.
7TH: W.Bell walked; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; T.Page
walked [W.Bell to second]; O.Charleston out on unknown play;
J.Gibson walked [W.Bell to third, T.Page to second]; J.Johnson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 1.
BLACK YANKEES 7TH: B.Clarke out on unknown play; F.Blake
walked; C.Spearman out on unknown play; F.Jenkins singled
[F.Blake to second]; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 2, Black Yankees 1.
8TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Black Yankees 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
2 5 0 9
Black Yankees 1 7 2 8
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