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Newark Eagles (NW2) 5 New York Black Yankees (NY5) 2

Game played on Friday, July 14, 1944 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Regular-Season game

New York Black Yankees              0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  0
Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 0 0  0 3 x   -   5  9  0

BATTING

New York Black Yankees               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Zack Clayton 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Rufus Baker ss                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Marvin Barker cf                      4   1   3    0     0   0     0   0
Charlie Rivera 3b                     4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Harry Williams rf                     4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
William Kelly c                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
   Thompson ph                        1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Neck Stanley p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               34   2   7    2     1   0    24   0


BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Vic Barnett rf                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Ray Dandridge 2b                      4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Lennie Pearson 1b                     3   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Willie Wynn c                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey lf                         4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Archie Brathwaite cf                  4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Sy Morton ss                          3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Don Newcombe p                        2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Davis ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Terris McDuffie p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   5   9    5     2   0    27   0


BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

New York Black Yankees               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Neck Stanley L                       8       9   5    5   2   0   0  35
Totals                               8       9   5    5   2   0   0  35


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Don Newcombe                         7       5   2    2   1   0   0  27
Terris McDuffie W                    2       2   0    0   0   0   0  8
Totals                               9       7   2    2   1   0   0  35



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Umpires: HP -  Rubino, 1B - John Crawford

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/14/1944 -- New York Black Yankees at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   New York                      Newark                        
1. J.Spencer           2b        M.Watkins           3b        
2. Z.Clayton           1b        V.Barnett           rf        
3. R.Baker             ss        R.Dandridge         2b        
4. T.Christopher       lf        L.Pearson           1b        
5. M.Barker            cf        W.Wynn              c         
6. C.Rivera            3b        B.Harvey            lf        
7. H.Williams          rf        A.Brathwaite        cf        
8. W.Kelly             c         S.Morton            ss        
9. N.Stanley           p         D.Newcombe          p         

BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Spencer out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out
on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; V.Barnett out on
unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 0, Eagles 0.

BLACK YANKEES 2ND: T.Christopher singled; M.Barker singled
[T.Christopher to third]; C.Rivera out on unknown play
[T.Christopher scored]; H.Williams out on unknown play; W.Kelly
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1,
Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled; W.Wynn singled [L.Pearson to
second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled
[L.Pearson scored, W.Wynn to second]; S.Morton out on unknown
play; D.Newcombe singled [W.Wynn scored, A.Brathwaite to
second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Yankees 1, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 3RD: N.Stanley out on unknown play; J.Spencer
walked; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; R.Baker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 3RD: V.Barnett out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 1, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; M.Barker
singled; C.Rivera singled [M.Barker to third]; H.Williams out on
unknown play [M.Barker scored]; W.Kelly out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 4TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on
unknown play; S.Morton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 5TH: N.Stanley out on unknown play; J.Spencer out
on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 5TH: D.Newcombe out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; V.Barnett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 6TH: R.Baker out on unknown play; T.Christopher
singled; M.Barker out on unknown play; C.Rivera out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 6TH: R.Dandridge out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; W.Wynn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; W.Kelly out
on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; A.Brathwaite singled;
S.Morton walked [A.Brathwaite to second]; J.DAVIS BATTED FOR
D.NEWCOMBE; J.Davis out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

BLACK YANKEES 8TH: T.MCDUFFIE REPLACED J.DAVIS (PITCHING);
J.Spencer out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play;
R.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 2.

EAGLES 8TH: V.Barnett singled; R.Dandridge singled [V.Barnett
to second]; L.Pearson walked [V.Barnett to third, R.Dandridge to
second]; W.Wynn out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [V.Barnett
scored, R.Dandridge scored, L.Pearson to third]; A.Brathwaite
out on unknown play [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey to second];
S.Morton out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Yankees 2, Eagles 5.

BLACK YANKEES 9TH: T.Christopher singled; M.Barker singled
[T.Christopher to second]; C.Rivera out on unknown play;
H.Williams out on unknown play;  BATTED FOR W.KELLY;  out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Yankees 2, Eagles 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Yankees    2   7   0   6
 Eagles           5   9   0   6


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