OTD Negro National League vs. Semipros 8/16/1935: Brooklyn Eagles Defeat Springfield Grays at Sherwood Oval; Newark Dodgers Triumph at Bay Ridge Oval

From the desk: WHERE THE EAGLES LEARNED TO FLY

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 

Saturday, August 17, 1935

On Friday, August 16, 1935, the Negro National League Brooklyn Eagles defeated the Springfield Grays, 5-0, at Sherwood Oval, Springfield Gardens, Queens.

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE

BROOKLYN EAGLES

Brooklyn Eagle starter Billy Nicholas hurls a gem, limiting the Springfield Grays to just three hits and two walks with nine strikeouts in a complete-game shutout victory.  His batterymate Clarence Palm is the Eagles hitting star, going 2 for 3 with a home run and three runs batted in.  Otherwise, the Grays limit Brooklyn to five hits, the other accounted for by Fats Jenkins, Bill Sadler, and George Giles, who drives home a run.

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 

Saturday, August 17, 1935

Meanwhile, back in Brooklyn, not more than two miles from where I presently live, fellow members of the Negro National League, the Newark Dodgers defeated the Bay Ridge Baseball Club at Bay Ridge Oval, 15th Avenue at 86th Street.

Despite yielding ten hits, Newark hurler William Bell puts forth a fine performance, limiting the Bay Ridgers to one run, one walk, with eight strikeouts for the win.  Six different Dodgers wield multiple hits.  Third baseman Ray Dandridge goes 2 for 3 with a run scored.  Left fielder Jim Williams goes 2 for 5 with a double and a run scored, and center fielder Marvin Barker triples and scored.

Bay Ridge first baseman Al Ambramowitz goes 2 for 4 with a double, and second baseman Bobby Cummings wields a double and scores the home team's only run.

OTD in Brooklyn Semipros 8/1/1935: Bay Parkway Dukes Routed By Local Rival Bay Ridge Club

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, August 2, 1935

"BAY RIDGES TROUNCE BAY PARKWAYS, 15-6, IN NIGHT GAME"

On Thursday, August 1, 1935, in a matchup of local rivals played not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Ridge Baseball Club conquers the Bay Parkway Dukes at Bay Ridge Oval, 15th Avenue at 86th Street.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, August 2, 1935

With neighborhood pride on the line, at least half the crowd of 4,500 watches on with great delight as the Bay Ridgers trounce the Dukes by a final score of 15 to 6.  All Bay Ridge batters hit safely, and all but one wield multiple hits.  By the game's end, they strike for twenty hits, including 13 for extra bases, against Bay Parkway starter George Smith and relievers Gannett and Lester.  Smith walks three and strikes out four in the loss.

Third baseman Harry Bennett leads Bay Ridge with four runs driven home.  Second baseman Bobby Cummings goes 3 for 5 with a double, a pair of triples, and two runs batted in.  Left fielder Eddie Marsini accounts for three hits, including a double; center fielder Jeff McDonald goes 2 for 4 with three runs batted in, and first baseman Al Ambramowitz collects three hits, including a triple and home run.

In the ninth, Luciano also homers for the Dukes.  Otherwise, Bay Ridge starter Joe Stryker holds Bay Parkway to six runs on eight hits and five walks with eight strikeouts for the win.  In fact, Luciano leads the Dukes with three hits, including two of four Bay Parkway extra-base hits, Rodriguez and Ike Goldstein account for the others.  Meanwhile, the number five-hitter in the lineup and right fielder Bruce Caldwell strikes out four times.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Friday, August 2, 1935