Pittsburgh Crawfords 1 3 2 0 7 2 0 0 0 - 15 20 2
New York Black Yankees 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 8 14 2
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 6 2 3 1 0 0 1 0
Emmett Wilson cf 6 3 4 2 0 0 2 0
Henry Spearman 3b 6 1 2 3 0 0 2 4
Jim Starks 1b 4 1 2 1 2 0 12 0
Bill Harvey lf 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
Johnny Washington 2b 6 0 0 0 0 0 5 7
Dan Wilson ss 5 3 2 1 0 0 2 3
Leon Ruffin c 5 2 3 2 0 0 3 0
Theolic Smith p 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 1
Totals 46 15 20 13 4 0 27 15
FIELDING -
E: 2. Emmett Wilson, Dan Wilson.
BATTING -
2B: Buddy Burbage, Emmett Wilson 2, Bill Harvey, Dan Wilson, Leon Ruffin.
HR: Henry Spearman, Jim Starks, Theolic Smith.
SH: Theolic Smith.
GDP: Emmett Wilson.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Emmett Wilson 2, Jim Starks.
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Fats Jenkins lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
George Giles 1b 5 2 2 0 0 0 10 2
Clint Thomas cf 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 0
Walter Cannady ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 3
Alex Crumbley rf 5 3 3 1 0 0 2 1
Marvin Barker 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Eddie Powell c 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Jake Stephens 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 2
Bud Barbee p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Harry Kincannon p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Roy K. Williams p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 43 8 14 5 0 0 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. George Giles, Walter Cannady, Jake Stephens.
E: 2. George Giles, Jake Stephens.
BATTING -
3B: Clint Thomas 2.
HR: Alex Crumbley.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Walter Cannady, Alex Crumbley.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Theolic Smith W 9 14 8 6 0 0 1 43
Totals 9 14 8 6 0 0 1 43
WP: Theolic Smith.
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bud Barbee 1 4 4 3 2 0 1 9
Harry Kincannon L 3 13 9 9 0 0 2 22
Roy K. Williams 5 3 2 1 2 0 0 20
Totals 9 20 15 13 4 0 3 51
Bud Barbee pitched to 3 batters in the 2nd inning
Harry Kincannon pitched to 7 batters in the 5th inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B - Mo Harris
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 7/24/1937 -- at (D)
Starting Lineups:
1. B.Burbage rf F.Jenkins lf
2. E.Wilson cf G.Giles 1b
3. H.Spearman 3b C.Thomas cf
4. J.Starks 1b W.Cannady ss
5. B.Harvey lf A.Crumbley rf
6. J.Washington 2b M.Barker 3b
7. D.Wilson ss E.Powell c
8. L.Ruffin c J.Stephens 2b
9. T.Smith p B.Barbee p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage singled to left field (F.Jenkins to J.Stephens)
[B.Burbage out at second]; E.Wilson singled; E.Wilson stole
second; H.Spearman out on unknown play [E.Wilson to third];
J.Starks walked; E.Wilson stole home and J.Starks stole second;
B.Harvey walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 1, 0.
1ST: F.Jenkins singled; G.Giles forced F.Jenkins (unknown
fielder) [G.Giles to first]; C.Thomas tripled to right field
[G.Giles scored]; W.Cannady singled [C.Thomas scored];
A.Crumbley singled [W.Cannady to second]; W.Cannady stole third
and A.Crumbley stole second; M.Barker reached on an error by
D.Wilson [W.Cannady scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Crumbley
scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Barker to first]; E.Powell out on
unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 1, 4.
2ND: D.Wilson reached on an error by G.Giles [D.Wilson to
first]; L.Ruffin doubled [D.Wilson scored (unearned)]; T.Smith
homered [L.Ruffin scored]; H.KINCANNON REPLACED B.BARBEE
(PITCHING); B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson doubled;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown play; 3
R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, 4.
2ND: H.Kincannon out on unknown play; F.Jenkins out on unknown
play; G.Giles singled; C.Thomas tripled [G.Giles scored];
T.Smith threw a wild pitch [C.Thomas scored]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, 6.
3RD: B.Harvey doubled; J.Washington out on unknown play;
D.Wilson doubled [B.Harvey scored]; L.Ruffin singled [D.Wilson
scored]; T.Smith out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[L.Ruffin to second]; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 6, 6.
3RD: A.Crumbley singled; M.Barker out on unknown play
[A.Crumbley to second]; E.Powell singled [A.Crumbley to third];
J.Stephens out on unknown play [A.Crumbley scored, E.Powell to
second]; H.Kincannon singled [E.Powell to third]; F.Jenkins out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6, 7.
4TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Spearman singled;
J.Starks singled [H.Spearman to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
6, 7.
4TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown
play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6,
7.
5TH: D.Wilson singled; L.Ruffin singled [D.Wilson to second];
T.Smith singled [D.Wilson scored, L.Ruffin to second]; B.Burbage
doubled [L.Ruffin scored, T.Smith to third]; E.Wilson singled
[T.Smith scored, B.Burbage scored]; H.Spearman homered [E.Wilson
scored]; J.Starks homered; R.K. WILLIAMS REPLACED H.KINCANNON
(PITCHING); B.Harvey singled; J.Washington out on unknown play;
D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 7 R,
8 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 13, 7.
5TH: A.Crumbley homered to centerfield; M.Barker singled;
E.Powell out on unknown play; J.Stephens out on unknown play;
R.K. Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 13,
8.
6TH: T.Smith walked; B.Burbage forced T.Smith (unknown
fielder) [B.Burbage to first]; E.Wilson doubled [B.Burbage to
third]; H.Spearman out on unknown play [B.Burbage scored];
J.Starks walked; B.Harvey reached on an error by J.Stephens
[E.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Starks to second,
B.Harvey to first]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 15, 8.
6TH: F.Jenkins out on unknown play; G.Giles singled; C.Thomas
out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled [G.Giles to second];
A.Crumbley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 15, 8.
7TH: D.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; T.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 15,
8.
7TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; E.Powell out on unknown
play; J.Stephens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
15, 8.
8TH: B.Burbage singled; E.Wilson grounded into a double play
(G.Giles to W.Cannady to J.Stephens) [B.Burbage out at second];
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 15, 8.
8TH: R.K. Williams singled; F.Jenkins out on unknown play;
G.Giles out on unknown play; C.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 15, 8.
9TH: J.Starks out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown
play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
15, 8.
9TH: W.Cannady reached on an error by E.Wilson [W.Cannady to
first]; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown
play; E.Powell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 15,
8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
15 20 2 9
8 14 2 8
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