Pittsburgh Crawfords 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 - 5 10 1
New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 3 1
BATTING
Pittsburgh Crawfords AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
George Giles 1b 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Dan Wilson 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Bankhead cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Napoleon Hairston lf 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chester Williams 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Alex Crumbley rf 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
Bus Clarkson ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Leon Ruffin c 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Taylor p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 4 2 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Bus Clarkson.
BATTING -
2B: Dan Wilson, Sam Bankhead, Chester Williams, Bus Clarkson.
3B: Alex Crumbley.
Team LOB: 8
New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Marvin Barker cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Leroy Morney ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Walter Cannady 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Thad Christopher lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Zollie Wright rf 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Clarence Palm c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
David Campbell 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Barney Brown p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Holland p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goose Curry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neck Stanley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 3 3 2 4 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Leroy Morney.
BATTING -
3B: Zollie Wright.
Team LOB: 5
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Crawfords IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Johnny Taylor W 9 3 3 2 4 0 0 35
Totals 9 3 3 2 4 0 0 35
WP: Johnny Taylor.
New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Barney Brown L 3.2 6 4 4 0 0 0 17
Bill Holland 4.1 4 1 0 2 0 0 20
Neck Stanley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 9 10 5 4 2 0 0 40
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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - Lee, 3B - Fred McCreary
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 10791
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 2 -- at New York Black Yankees
(D)
Starting Lineups:
New York
1. G.Giles 1b M.Barker cf
2. D.Wilson 3b L.Morney ss
3. S.Bankhead cf W.Cannady 3b
4. N.Hairston lf T.Christopher lf
5. C.Williams 2b Z.Wright rf
6. A.Crumbley rf J.Washington 1b
7. B.Clarkson ss C.Palm c
8. L.Ruffin c D.Campbell 2b
9. J.Taylor p B.Brown p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Black
Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 1ST: M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
2ND: N.Hairston out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown
play; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher out on unknown play; Z.Wright
walked; J.Washington out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
3RD: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Campbell singled; B.Brown out on unknown
play; M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Yankees 0.
4TH: G.Giles singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
doubled [G.Giles scored]; N.Hairston reached on a fielder's
choice (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead out at third]; C.Williams
doubled [N.Hairston scored]; A.Crumbley tripled [C.Williams
scored]; B.Clarkson doubled [A.Crumbley scored]; L.Ruffin
singled [B.Clarkson to third]; B.HOLLAND REPLACED B.BROWN
(PITCHING); J.Taylor out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 4TH: W.Cannady walked; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
5TH: G.Giles out on unknown play; D.Wilson doubled; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 5TH: C.Palm out on unknown play; D.Campbell out
on unknown play; B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
6TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; A.Crumbley walked;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled [A.Crumbley to
second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Morney
walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
7TH: G.Giles singled; D.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 7TH: Z.Wright out on unknown play; J.Washington
out on unknown play; C.Palm out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 4, Black Yankees 0.
8TH: C.Williams out on unknown play; A.Crumbley singled;
B.Clarkson out on unknown play [A.Crumbley to second]; L.Ruffin
reached on an error by L.Morney [A.Crumbley scored (unearned)
(no RBI), L.Ruffin to first]; J.Taylor walked [L.Ruffin to
second]; G.Giles out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. 5, Black Yankees 0.
BLACK YANKEES 8TH: D.Campbell out on unknown play; G.CURRY
BATTED FOR B.HOLLAND; G.Curry out on unknown play; M.Barker
singled; J.Taylor threw a wild pitch [M.Barker to second];
L.Morney reached on an error by B.Clarkson [M.Barker scored
(unearned) (no RBI), L.Morney to first]; W.Cannady out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 5, Black Yankees 1.
9TH: N.STANLEY REPLACED G.CURRY (PITCHING); D.Wilson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; N.Hairston out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, Black Yankees 1.
BLACK YANKEES 9TH: T.Christopher walked; Z.Wright tripled
[T.Christopher scored]; J.Washington out on unknown play
[Z.Wright scored]; C.Palm out on unknown play; D.Campbell out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, Black Yankees 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
5 10 1 8
Black Yankees 3 3 1 5
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