NW2 @ PTC

September 14, 1936

Final Score: NW2 1 - PTC 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Swayne Field
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Willie Foster
Losing Pitcher
Leon Day

Umpires

Home Plate
Mo Harris
First Base
Pop Turner

Line Score

NW2 @ PTC — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
NW2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
PTC 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 2 4 0

NW2 Batting

NW2 @ PTC — NW2 Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Thad Christopher 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ray Dandridge 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Leon Day 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leon Ruffin 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Stone 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Mule Suttles 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Willie Wells 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 18 1 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 .111

PTC Batting

NW2 @ PTC — PTC Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ralph Burgin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Crutchfield 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Willie Foster 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Gibson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Judy Johnson 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dick Seay 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Washington 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Chester Williams 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 22 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 .182

NW2 Pitching

NW2 @ PTC — NW2 Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Leon Day (L) L 6.0 4 2 2 4 7 0 3.00
Team Totals 6.0 4 2 2 4 7 0 3.00

PTC Pitching

NW2 @ PTC — PTC Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Willie Foster (W) W 7.0 2 1 1 4 3 1 1.29
Team Totals 7.0 2 1 1 4 3 1 1.29

Newark Eagles at Pittsburgh Crawfords, September 14, 1936

On September 14, 1936, the Pittsburgh Crawfords defeated the Newark Eagles 2-1 at Swayne Field in a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. The information panel shows a night start. The Newark Eagles' only run came in the second inning. The Pittsburgh Crawfords' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and fifth. Hits were 2 for the Newark Eagles and 4 for the Pittsburgh Crawfords, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Willie Foster, allowing 1 earned run on 2 hits in 7.0 innings. Leon Day took the loss after 6.0 innings and 2 runs. No pitcher struck out more than Leon Day, who had 7. Mule Suttles led the Newark Eagles at the plate: 1 for 2, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. For the Pittsburgh Crawfords, Johnny Washington went 2 for 3. Mo Harris worked home plate.

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