New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 - 5 9 3
Pittsburgh Crawfords 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 8 1
BATTING
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Clyde Spearman rf 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0
Fats Jenkins lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0
Clint Thomas cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
Walter Cannady 2b 3 0 0 1 2 0 2 0
Dave Thomas 1b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
George Scales 3b 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bill Yancey ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
Bob Clarke c 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Connie Rector p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kid Talley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Beckwith ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Holland pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 4 5 3 24 2
FIELDING -
E: 3. Walter Cannady, Dave Thomas, Bob Clarke.
BATTING -
2B: Bill Yancey.
Team LOB: 10
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Cool Papa Bell cf 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
Vic Harris lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Oscar Charleston 1b 4 2 3 3 0 0 0 1
Josh Gibson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 4 0
Judy Johnson 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chester Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Leroy Morney ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
William Bell p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Kincannon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Matlock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 6 8 6 5 0 27 2
FIELDING -
E: 1. Leroy Morney.
BATTING -
2B: Vic Harris.
HR: Oscar Charleston.
IW: Josh Gibson 2.
Team LOB: 8
PITCHING
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Connie Rector L 4 6 6 6 5 0 1 24
Kid Talley 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 14
Totals 8 8 6 6 5 0 1 38
IW: Connie Rector 2.
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
William Bell W 8.1 8 5 5 4 2 0 38
Harry Kincannon 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Leroy Matlock SV 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
Totals 9 9 5 5 5 3 0 42
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/20/1934 -- New York Black Yankees at (N)
Starting Lineups:
New York
1. C.Spearman rf C.Papa Bell cf
2. F.Jenkins lf V.Harris lf
3. C.Thomas cf O.Charleston 1b
4. W.Cannady 2b J.Gibson c
5. D.Thomas 1b J.Johnson 3b
6. G.Scales 3b J.Crutchfield rf
7. B.Yancey ss C.Williams 2b
8. B.Clarke c L.Morney ss
9. C.Rector p W.Bell p
BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; C.Spearman walked; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 0.
1ST: C.Papa Bell walked; V.Harris doubled to right field
[C.Papa Bell scored]; O.Charleston homered to rightfield
[V.Harris scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; J.Johnson out
on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 3.
BLACK YANKEES 2ND: D.Thomas out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Black Yankees 0, 3.
2ND: C.Williams reached on an error by W.Cannady [C.Williams
to first]; L.Morney out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown
play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Black Yankees 0, 3.
BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Clarke out on unknown play; C.Rector out
on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 3.
3RD: V.Harris flied to C.Thomas; O.Charleston singled to right
field; J.Gibson was walked intentionally [O.Charleston to
second]; J.Johnson singled to right field [O.Charleston scored,
J.Gibson to second]; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black
Yankees 0, 4.
BLACK YANKEES 4TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; C.Thomas out
on unknown play; W.Cannady walked; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 4.
4TH: L.Morney walked; W.Bell forced L.Morney (G.Scales to
W.Cannady) [W.Bell to first]; C.Papa Bell forced W.Bell
(B.Yancey to W.Cannady) [C.Papa Bell to first]; V.Harris walked
[C.Papa Bell to second]; O.Charleston singled [C.Papa Bell
scored, V.Harris to second]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally
[V.Harris to third, O.Charleston to second]; J.Johnson singled
[V.Harris scored, O.Charleston to third, J.Gibson to second];
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black
Yankees 0, 6.
BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Scales out on unknown play; B.Yancey
doubled; B.Clarke out on unknown play; C.Rector out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 6.
5TH: K.TALLEY REPLACED C.RECTOR (PITCHING); B.Clarke dropped a
foul fly hit by C.Williams; C.Williams out on unknown play;
L.Morney out on unknown play; W.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 0, 6.
BLACK YANKEES 6TH: C.Spearman singled; F.Jenkins walked
[C.Spearman to second]; C.Thomas singled [C.Spearman to third,
F.Jenkins to second]; W.Cannady reached on a fielder's choice
[C.Spearman scored, F.Jenkins scored (no RBI), C.Thomas to
second (error by L.Morney; assist by C.Williams)]; D.Thomas
singled [C.Thomas to third, W.Cannady to second]; G.Scales
forced C.Thomas (O.Charleston to J.Gibson) [W.Cannady to third,
D.Thomas to second, G.Scales to first]; B.Yancey struck out;
B.Clarke flied to J.Crutchfield; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black
Yankees 2, 6.
6TH: C.Papa Bell out on unknown play; V.Harris singled;
O.Charleston out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled [V.Harris to
second]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Black Yankees 2, 6.
BLACK YANKEES 7TH: K.Talley out on unknown play; C.Spearman
walked; F.Jenkins singled [C.Spearman to third]; C.Thomas out on
unknown play [C.Spearman scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 3, 6.
7TH: D.Thomas dropped a foul fly hit by J.Crutchfield;
J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black
Yankees 3, 6.
BLACK YANKEES 8TH: D.Thomas out on unknown play; G.Scales out
on unknown play; B.Yancey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Black Yankees 3, 6.
8TH: W.Bell out on unknown play; C.Papa Bell out on unknown
play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black
Yankees 3, 6.
BLACK YANKEES 9TH: B.Clarke struck out; J.BECKWITH BATTED FOR
K.TALLEY; J.Beckwith singled to center field; B.HOLLAND RAN FOR
J.BECKWITH; C.Spearman singled to left field [B.Holland to
second]; F.Jenkins singled to center field [B.Holland scored,
C.Spearman to second]; H.KINCANNON REPLACED W.BELL (PITCHING);
C.Thomas flied to J.Crutchfield; W.Cannady walked [C.Spearman to
third, F.Jenkins to second]; L.MATLOCK REPLACED H.KINCANNON
(PITCHING); D.Thomas singled to second base [C.Spearman scored,
F.Jenkins to third, W.Cannady to second]; G.Scales struck out; 2
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 5, 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Black Yankees 5 9 3 10
6 8 1 8
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