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Newark Eagles (NW2) 14 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 4

Game played on Sunday, June 25, 1939 (D) at Bain Field, Norfolk VA
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 2   -   4 11  3
Newark Eagles                       2 1 3  1 2 2  0 3 x   -  14 19  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Goose Curry cf                        4   1   2    0     1   0     1   0
Flash Miller ss                       3   0   1    0     1   0     1   4
  Roy K. Williams ph                  0   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 2b                     3   1   3    2     1   0     3   4
Zollie Wright rf                      3   0   1    1     2   0     1   0
George Scales 3b                      3   0   1    0     1   1     1   2
Ralph Burgin lf                       4   1   0    0     0   0     1   0
Bob Clarke c                          4   1   2    1     0   1     5   1
Johnny Washington 1b                  4   0   1    0     0   0    11   0
Bill Holland p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Neck Stanley p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Terris McDuffie ph                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4  11    4     7   2    24  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Flash Miller, Walter Cannady, Johnny Washington. 
E: 3.  Goose Curry, Zollie Wright, Johnny Washington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Walter Cannady. 
3B:  Walter Cannady. 
SH:  Walter Cannady. 
GDP:  Ralph Burgin. 
Team LOB:  9


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Wells ss                       5   1   1    0     1   2     4   3
Dick Seay 2b                          4   2   2    0     1   1     4   8
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Mule Suttles 1b                       5   3   4    4     0   0    14   0
Fred Wilson lf                        5   3   4    1     0   0     0   0
Monte Irvin 3b                        5   2   3    3     0   1     1   0
Lennie Pearson cf                     5   1   1    1     0   0     1   1
Johnny Hayes c                        3   2   3    3     2   0     2   0
Jimmy Hill p                          5   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               41  14  19   12     5   4    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Willie Wells, Dick Seay, Mule Suttles. 
PB: 1.  Johnny Hayes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dick Seay, Monte Irvin. 
HR:  Mule Suttles 2, Monte Irvin, Johnny Hayes 2. 
GDP:  Lennie Pearson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Fred Wilson. 
CS:  Fred Wilson. 

PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Holland L                       4.1    10   9    6   4   2   3  26
Neck Stanley                         3.2     9   5    5   1   2   2  20
Totals                               8      19  14   11   5   4   5  46


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Hill W                         9      11   4    3   7   2   0  40
Totals                               9      11   4    3   7   2   0  40



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Umpires: HP - Cool Turner, 1B -  Cason

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/25/1939, game 1 -- New York Black Yankees at
Newark Eagles (D)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. G.Curry             cf        W.Wells             ss        
2. F.Miller            ss        D.Seay              2b        
3. W.Cannady           2b        E.Stone             rf        
4. Z.Wright            rf        M.Suttles           1b        
5. G.Scales            3b        F.Wilson            lf        
6. R.Burgin            lf        M.Irvin             3b        
7. B.Clarke            c         L.Pearson           cf        
8. J.Washington        1b        J.Hayes             c         
9. B.Holland           p         J.Hill              p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; G.Curry walked; F.Miller out on unknown
play; W.Cannady was credited with a single when a runner was hit
by the batted ball (unknown fielder) [G.Curry out at second];
Z.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: W.Wells walked; D.Seay walked [W.Wells to second];
E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled [W.Wells scored,
D.Seay to second]; F.Wilson singled [D.Seay scored, M.Suttles to
third]; F.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
M.Irvin struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 0,
Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: G.Scales singled; R.Burgin forced G.Scales
(unknown fielder) [R.Burgin to first]; J.Hayes allowed a passed
ball [R.Burgin to second]; B.Clarke singled [R.Burgin scored
(unearned)]; J.Washington out on unknown play; B.Holland out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Eagles 2.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled; J.Hayes singled to center field
[L.Pearson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Curry)];
J.Hill out on unknown play; W.Wells struck out; D.Seay out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Eagles 3.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: G.Curry singled; F.Miller walked [G.Curry to
second]; W.Cannady out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[G.Curry to third, F.Miller to second]; Z.Wright walked;
G.Scales struck out; R.Burgin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 3.

EAGLES 3RD: E.Stone out on unknown play; M.Suttles homered to
rightfield; F.Wilson singled; M.Irvin doubled to right field
[F.Wilson scored (no RBI) (error by Z.Wright), M.Irvin to
third]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [M.Irvin scored
(unearned)]; J.Hayes walked; J.Hill out on unknown play; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 6.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: B.Clarke struck out; J.Washington singled to
center field (L.Pearson to D.Seay) [J.Washington out at second];
B.Holland out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 1, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 4TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; D.Seay doubled;
E.Stone walked; E.Stone was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by J.Washington [D.Seay to third, E.Stone to second];
M.Suttles out on unknown play [D.Seay scored (unearned)];
F.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Eagles 7.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; F.Miller
singled (unknown fielder) [F.Miller out at second]; W.Cannady
walked; Z.Wright walked [W.Cannady to second]; G.Scales out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 5TH: M.Irvin homered; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Hayes homered; N.STANLEY REPLACED B.HOLLAND (PITCHING); J.Hill
out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; D.Seay singled [W.Wells to
second]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Eagles 9.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Burgin out on unknown play; B.Clarke out
on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 9.

EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles singled; F.Wilson singled [M.Suttles to
third]; F.Wilson stole second; M.Irvin singled [M.Suttles
scored, F.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson grounded into a double play
(F.Miller to W.Cannady to J.Washington) [M.Irvin out at second];
J.Hayes walked; J.Hill out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 11.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; G.Curry out
on unknown play; F.Miller out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 11.

EAGLES 7TH: W.Wells struck out; D.Seay struck out; E.Stone out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles
11.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: W.Cannady tripled; Z.Wright singled
[W.Cannady scored]; Z.Wright was picked off first (unknown
fielder); G.Scales walked; R.Burgin grounded into a double play
(W.Wells to D.Seay to M.Suttles) [G.Scales out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 11.

EAGLES 8TH: M.Suttles homered to centerfield; F.Wilson singled;
M.Irvin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Hayes homered [F.Wilson scored]; J.Hill singled; W.Wells out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles
14.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: B.Clarke singled; J.Washington out on
unknown play; T.MCDUFFIE BATTED FOR N.STANLEY; T.McDuffie out on
unknown play; G.Curry singled [B.Clarke to second]; R.WILLIAMS
BATTED FOR F.MILLER; R.Williams walked [B.Clarke to third,
G.Curry to second]; W.Cannady doubled [B.Clarke scored, G.Curry
scored, R.Williams to third]; Z.Wright out on unknown play; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 4, Eagles 14.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    4  11   3   9
 Eagles          14  19   0   8


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