Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 - 6 12 0
Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Buddy Burbage rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Emmett Wilson cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 0
Henry Spearman 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 1
Leon Ruffin c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pepper Bassett ph, c 4 0 2 0 0 8 0
Jim Starks 1b 4 1 1 0 0 11 0
Chester Williams ss 4 1 1 0 0 4 6
Dan Wilson lf 4 2 3 2 0 0 0
Johnny Washington 2b 4 1 2 3 0 2 5
Barney Morris p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 6 12 6 0 5 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Chester Williams.
BATTING -
2B: Pepper Bassett, Jim Starks.
3B: Dan Wilson.
HR: Henry Spearman, Johnny Washington.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
SB: Chester Williams.
Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Dick Seay 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 4
Dick Lundy ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 3
Ed Stone rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0
Mule Suttles lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0
Ray Dandridge 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 1
Lennie Pearson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
Red Moore 1b 4 0 1 0 0 13 0
Joe Brown c 3 0 0 0 0 6 0
Johnny Hayes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Wright p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3
Willie Wells ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1 4 8 27 11
FIELDING -
E: 1. Ray Dandridge.
BATTING -
2B: Ray Dandridge, Johnny Wright.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Dick Lundy.
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Morris W 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 36
Totals 9 6 1 1 4 8 0 36
Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Wright L 9 12 6 6 0 5 2 40
Totals 9 12 6 6 0 5 2 40
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Strausbaugh, 1B - Weichert
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 500
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 8/11/1937 -- at Newark Eagles (N)
Starting Lineups:
Newark
1. B.Burbage rf D.Seay 2b
2. E.Wilson cf D.Lundy ss
3. H.Spearman 3b E.Stone rf
4. L.Ruffin c M.Suttles lf
5. J.Starks 1b R.Dandridge 3b
6. C.Williams ss L.Pearson cf
7. D.Wilson lf R.Moore 1b
8. J.Washington 2b J.Brown c
9. B.Morris p J.Wright p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Eagles 0.
EAGLES 1ST: D.Seay out on unknown play; D.Lundy singled;
D.Lundy stole second; E.Stone walked; M.Suttles out on unknown
play; R.Dandridge singled [D.Lundy scored, E.Stone to second];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Eagles
1.
2ND: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; J.Starks doubled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled [J.Starks
scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
1, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 2ND: R.Moore out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown
play; J.Wright doubled; D.Seay walked; D.Lundy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Eagles 1.
3RD: B.Morris out on unknown play; B.Burbage out on unknown
play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Eagles 1.
4TH: H.Spearman homered to centerfield; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR
L.RUFFIN; P.Bassett doubled; J.Starks out on unknown play;
C.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 4TH: P.BASSETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); R.Moore
singled; J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown
play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2,
Eagles 1.
5TH: J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Morris singled;
B.Burbage reached on an error by R.Dandridge [B.Morris to
second, B.Burbage to first]; E.Wilson out on unknown play;
H.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 2,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 5TH: D.Lundy out on unknown play; E.Stone out on unknown
play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2,
Eagles 1.
6TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Starks out on unknown
play; C.Williams singled; C.Williams stole second; D.Wilson
tripled [C.Williams scored]; J.Washington singled [D.Wilson
scored]; B.Morris out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
4, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge doubled; L.Pearson walked; R.Moore
lined into a double play (C.Williams unassisted) [R.Dandridge
out at second]; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 4, Eagles 1.
7TH: B.Burbage out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown
play; H.Spearman singled; P.Bassett singled [H.Spearman to
second]; J.Starks out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Eagles 1.
EAGLES 7TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown
play; D.Lundy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Eagles 1.
8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; D.Wilson singled;
J.Washington homered [D.Wilson scored]; B.Morris out on unknown
play; B.Burbage out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 8TH: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked;
R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Eagles 1.
9TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Spearman out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6,
Eagles 1.
EAGLES 9TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; J.HAYES BATTED FOR
J.BROWN; J.Hayes out on unknown play; W.WELLS BATTED FOR
J.WRIGHT; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
6, Eagles 1.
Final Totals R H E LOB
6 12 0 7
Eagles 1 6 1 8
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