OTD September 29, 1935: What's A New York City Baseball Fan To Do?

From the desk: TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME

September 29, 1935: 

What's A New York City Baseball Fan To Do? 

On a chilly day in Gotham, with the general baseball season drawing to a close, fans throughout the boroughs scattered about one last time to cheer their favorites on.  Whether you lived in Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx, or Brooklyn, once you stepped outside your place of abode, a high-quality ball game could be found within walking distance or at most just a few miles down the road.

DEXTER PARK, Woodhaven, Queens

GAME ONE - Behind the pitching of long-time Brooklyn Dodger Dazzy Vance, Bushwick sweeps both ends of a doubleheader against the Cuban Stars of Havana before a crowd of 7,500 fans.  The 44-year old right-hander holds the Cuban Stars to no runs on two infield hits with nine strikeouts over six innings pitched for the win.  Charley Perkins hurls three scoreless innings in relief of Vance to preserve the shutout.  Bushwick pushed across two runs in the third.  Afterwhich, the score remained unchanged.  

GAME TWO - Bushwich and the Cuban Stars dual through ten innings to a two-all tie - the game was called on account of darkness.  Starter Jim Duffy yields just two runs.  Bushwick scores single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.  The Cuban stars score twice in the visitor's seventh.

DYCKMAN OVAL, Harlem, Manhattan

Before a crowd of 10,000 fans, Babe Ruth headlines a team of All-Stars in a doubleheader against the New York Cubans featuring future Hall of Famers Martín Dihigo, Alejandro Oms, and Lázaro Salazar.  The New York Cubans win both games.  Babe Ruth flawlessly handled twelve chances playing first base in game one, along with a walk and double in five trips to the plate.  Playing without Ruth in game two, the All-Stars fall to the New York Cubans by a 14-6 final score in six innings.

YANKEE STADIUM, Bronx

In the last two games of the season, before a crowd of 16,000 at the stadium, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox split games of a doubleheader.  Shortstop Nolan Richardson goes 2 for 3 with a triple and two runs batted in, but Jumbo Brown takes the loss in game one.  In the final game of the season, future Hall of Famer Red Ruffing hurls a two-hit shutout over the Red Sox.  The Yankees finish three games out of first place behind the Detroit Tigers.

EBBETS FIELD, Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Dodgers close out their regular season with a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies before 5,000 fans.  Brooklyn's Van Mungo hurls a two-hit shutout with no walks and a season-high fifteen strikeouts for the win in game one.  Third baseman Joe Stripp homers for the Dodgers.  Philadelphia and Brooklyn play to a four-all tie through eight innings in game two.  Dodger second baseman Vince Sherlock goes 4 for 4 with a run batted in.

BAY RIDGE OVAL, 15 Avenue at 86 Street, Brooklyn

Not more than two miles north from where I presently live, the Bay Ridge Club closes out their regular season with a twin-bill sweep of the New Brunswick Club of New Jersey.

ERASMUS FIELD, Gravesend Avenue at Avenue M, Brooklyn

Not more than two miles east from where I presently live, the Bay Parkway Dukes defeat the New York Black Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader by an 8-7 final score.  The teams then duel to a three-all tie in game two after eight innings.

• Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, September 30, 1935

OTD Negro National League vs. Brooklyn Semipros 8/29/1937: Leon Day Wins Two as Newark Eagles Sweep Both Ends of Twin Bill Against Bay Parkways at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPRO

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 30, 1937

On Sunday, August 29, 1937, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Newark Eagles of the Negro National League win games of a tightly contested doubleheader against the Bay Parkway Dukes at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line, Brooklyn.

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEWARK EAGLES

GAME ONE - Starting for the Dukes, Phil Mooney is opposed by the familiar right-hander Terris McDuffie who was hurling for Brooklyn two years ago before the Manleys relocated the Eagles to Newark.  The two duel to a one-all tie through nine innings.  Newark scores their run in the second and the Bay Parkways in the fourth.  Afterwhich, the score remains unchanged for the next five innings, and into extra innings, they go at Erasmus Field.

Mooney allows the lone run on just five hits through nine.  After the second, he hurls seven scoreless innings but exits to a no-decision.  He is relieved in the tenth inning by Eddie Bell.  Meanwhile, Terris McDuffie lasts through the twelfth inning, and like Mooney, walks off to a no-decision.  McDuffie, after the fourth twirls eight scoreless innings.  

After enduring another four scoreless frames, the Eagles finally get to Eddie Bell for three runs in the top of the fourteenth inning.  Second baseman Dick Seay doubles, and after a walk issued to shortstop Willie Wells, first baseman Mule Suttles doubles to right field, plating Seay with the game's decisive run.  

Right-hander Leon Day, who entered the game in the thirteenth, tosses two scoreless innings for the win.  Right fielder Ed Stone leads the Eagles with three hits, and third baseman Ray Dandridge

wields two.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 30, 1937

GAME TWO - A seven-inning contest is agreed upon.  Newark promptly scores three runs on four hits against Bay Parkway starter Johnny Ubinski in the first inning.  Afterwhich, Ubinski settles in with help from Teddy Wronewic's stellar play in left field, allowing no runs on just three scattered hits over the final six innings.  

However, Leon Day makes Newark's lead stand.  The Dukes manage two runs in the fourth and not much else.  After his relief stint in game one, Leon Day holds Bay Parkway to six hits with three strikeouts over seven innings for the win.  Ed Stone leads the Eagles with two hits, while Mule Suttles, Dick Seay, and center fielder Jimmie Crutchfield crossed home for Newark.  Despite seven strikeouts, Johnny Ubinski takes the hard-luck loss.

OTD at EBBETS FIELD 8/25/1934: Local Colored All-Stars Defeat White Semipro All-Stars in Benefit Game for New York Sandlot Baseball

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. SEMIPROS

Saturday, August 25, 1934

COLORED ALL-STARS

vs.

WHITE ALL-STARS

FROM

EBBETS FIELD

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, August 25, 1934

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Wednesday, August 22, 1934

Nat C. Strong, the northeast's preeminent booker/business manager, with ownership interests in the Bushwicks and Brooklyn Royal Giants among other semipro and colored teams, in cooperation with the New York City Baseball Federation, the Community Councils, and the Sports Foundation, plays a leading role in organizing an exhibition between selected Colored All-Stars and a picked nine of White (semipro) All-Stars.   

Proceeds of the game were dedicated to furthering New York sandlot baseball.  High interest and wide support abound.  Fred G. Lieb 1, a nationally known sportswriter, sponsors the event with support from National League president John Heydler and American League president Will Harridge, who donated the baseballs.  At least twelve umpires volunteer their services, with six being selected.  And a familiar face at Ebbets Field, Bill Boylan tosses batting practice for both teams just as he does for the Brooklyn Dodgers when they're home.  Local fans could vote for colored and semipro players while tickets were held commensurate with local theater prices.

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Thursday, August 23, 1934

With Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia present, the Department of Welfare band and Fife & Drum Corps conduct opening ceremonies with a parade to the center field flagpole.  In addition to numerous other luminaries in attendance, it was believed that former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey 2 would perhaps also be on hand to throw out the first pitch.

"It's the first time a game of this type has been conducted for the edification of semipro fans, not to mention the big league addicts who will find themselves without a Dodgers' contest tomorrow.  It represents a milestone in the game, for this contest has been years in the dreaming." - Times Union, (Brooklyn, NY), Friday, August 25, 1934

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, August 24, 1934

From the New York Black Yankees, George Scales manages selected players from the Philly Stars, Bacharach Giants, Newark Dodgers, and Black Yankees. 3  

COLORED ALL-STAR LINEUP: (assumed)

1B - Leonard Lindsay; CF - Willie Gray; RF - L.D. Livingston; LF - Bobo Leonard

C - Josh Johnson; 2B - Ed Pryor; 3B - Bobby Dean; SS - Curtis Henderson

SP - Henry McHenry; RP - Alphonso Cox; RP - Terris McDuffie; RP - Jimmy Everett

The White All-Stars comprise member players from the Metropolitan Baseball Association: Cartlons (Bronx), Springfields (Queens), Glendale Farmers, Elmhurst Grays, Bay Parkway Dukes, Al Mamaux's Meadowbrooks, and Bushwick.  They are managed by Joe Fero of the Farmers with Joe Press of the Bay Parkways as a base coach.  

Bushwick catcher and New Jersey native Charlie Hargreaves, Erasmus High School product and Farmer shortstop Jonah Goldman, Bay Parkway outfielder and former Dodger Bruce Caldwell, have major-league experience.

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY) Friday, August 24, 1934 

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Daily News (New York, NY), Sunday, August 26, 1934

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Sunday, August 26, 1934

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, August 26, 1934

Facing starter Henry McHenry, the Semipro stars jump out to an early lead with runs in the first and third.  After tossing three scoreless innings,  James Duffy is relieved by George Manfredi of the Bay Parkways, and that's when things begin to go wrong for the White team.  The Colored stars score three times in the fourth, assisted by four walks and a hit but give one back in the bottom half.  Fitzsimmons fares no better in the fifth, yielding three more runs on two hits and two walks and an error by second baseman Jack Winslow.  After a scoreless seventh, the Colored All-Stars take a 7-2 lead in the top half of the eighth.  However, the white semipros stage a big six-run rally in the bottom half of the frame to take a 9-7 lead.  But the Colored All-Stars were not yet done.  After trading a run each in the eighth, manager George Scales' team rallied for three runs in the ninth inning for an 11-10 lead and the final margin of victory. 

Both teams strike for 15 hits.  Jimmy Ashworth leads the white all-stars with three hits, including a double.  Josh Johnson leads the Colored All-Stars with three hits, Leonard Lindsay, Willie Gray, and L.D. Livingston each wields two hits.  Johnson, Ed Pryor, and Curtis Henderson score two runs apiece.

1,2,3 - New York Age, Saturday, August 25, 1934, p5, c7

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/23/1935: Bushwicks Defeat Bay Parkways in Extra Innings at Dexter Park

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Saturday, August 24, 1935

On Friday, August 23, 1935, in another diamond tussle featuring brother versus brother, Max Rosner's Bushwick nine outduels Joe Rosner's Bay Parkway Dukes at Dexter Park.  With the victory, Bushwick takes a 3-2 lead in the season series.

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, 

Saturday, August 24, 1935

Rube Chambers is called upon to make a last-minute start for Bushwick as Jim Duffy arrives at Dexter Park an inning late.  Bay Parkway takes full advantage by pushing across the game's opening run.  Otherwise, Duffy takes over slab duties in the second and is opposed by local Long Island University product Al Morris for the Dukes in a familiar match-up.

Once settled in, Jim Duffy proceeds to toss seven scoreless innings.  Meanwhile, Bushwick takes a slim lead with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings.  But the Dukes pick up Al Morris with the game-tying run in the visitor's ninth.

With one out and runners on the corners in the home tenth, right fielder Sol Mishkin's hit delivers home center fielder Al Moore (triple) with the game-winning run.

Despite 13 strikeouts and largely undone by misplays in the field, Al Morris allows three runs on 13 hits and three walks for the loss.  Jim Duffy allows one late run on eight hits and no walks with two strikeouts for the win. 

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/17/1934: Bushwicks Shut Out Bay Parkways at Dexter Park

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Saturday, August 18, 1934

On Friday, August 17, 1934, in another clash of brother versus brother, Joe Rosner's Bay Parkway Dukes are defeated by Max Rosner's Bushwicks at Dexter Park.

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Saturday, August 18, 1934

Bay Parkway starter Jim Duffy allows three runs on just three hits and three walks with six strikeouts in a somewhat ponderous loss against Bushwick.  A tightly contested affair to be sure, the Dukes outhit Bushwick, 7 to 3, but the Dexters do a better job of bunching theirs together, depending on your point of view.

Leading off the Bushwick first, third baseman Buck Lai safely bunts his way to first, then advances when Jim Duffy fields Overton Tremper's comebacker but throws errantly to second.  Right fielder Joe Rabbitt then lays another bunt down the third base line, but another errant throw, this time by Duke third baseman Tarr allows Lai to score.  Overton Tremper then scores on second baseman Jimmy Calleran's fielder's choice.

With two outs in the home fourth, and runners on the corners, Bushwick executes a successful double-steal when Ed Boland takes off for second, and Jimmy Calleran scampers home giving the Dexters a 3-0 lead.

The score remains unchanged through the ninth.

Bushwick starter Art Smith allows seven hits (one for extra bases) and no walks with six strikeouts in a complete-game shutout victory.  Catcher Paddy Smith was thrown out by home plate umpire Golden for excessive arguing.  Charlie Hargreaves entered the game in Smith's place. 

Times Union (Brooklyn, NY),

Saturday, August 18, 1934

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/10/1930: Bay Parkways Win Twin Bill; Defeat N.Y. Fire Department and Entente of Williamsburg at Erasmus Field

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), 

Monday, August 11, 1930

On Sunday, August 10, 1930, not more than two miles from where I presently live, before a crowd of 3,000 fans, the Bay Parkway Dukes swept a twin bill with victories over the New York Fire Department and the Entente club of Williamsburg at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the elevated Culver Line.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 11, 1930

GAME ONE vs. New York Fire Department

Bay Parkway promptly scores three runs in the opening innings.  But their lead does not last.  The Firemen surge ahead with a five-run outburst in the third and three more runs in the fourth.  Manager George Lippe is forced to pull starter Rube McKenty in favor of Brooklyn native and fan favorite Eddie Marsini, who extinguishes the threat.  The Dukes recover three runs in the bottom half of the fourth for a more manageable 8-6 deficit.  After which, Eddie Marsini limits the Firemen to no runs on just five hits the rest of the way.  Meanwhile, Bay Parkway finally knocks Fire Department starter Tom Noonan out of the box.  The Dukes rally for a run in the seventh and then in the eighth push across the tying and decisive runs towards a 9-8 victory.  The Firemen connect against Rube McKenty for one home run, while the Dukes wield two, one by Larry Fischer, the other by Weismier.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Monday, August 11, 1930

GAME TWO vs. Entente of Williamsburg

In the nightcap, Dukes' starter Wuzzy Fullerton limits the visitors from nearby Williamsburg to one run on just three scattered hits and three walks with seven strikeouts over nine innings pitched for the win.  Entente shortstop O'Donnell wields Williamsburg's lone extra-base hit.  Duke's third baseman, Vermilyea, accounts for three hits, including a double, home run, and first baseman George Sackett also takes a trot around the bases.

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Meanwhile, nearby in the Inter-City circuit ...

In a tightly contested affair, the Coney Island Democrats break a scoreless tie with two runs in the sixth inning and three more in the eighth.  Flatbush F.C. rallies for three runs in the top of the ninth to no avail.  

Starting for Coney Island, Clemens allows three late runs on eight hits while helping himself at the plate with two hits and a run scored.  Perhaps demonstrating Clemen's effectiveness, catcher Murphy leads all fielders with 15 putouts behind the plate.  Hurling for Brooklyn FC, Stepper also wields two hits and scored a run.  However, on the mound, he yields four runs on seven hits in a losing effort.  

Brooklyn's left fielder, Meyers, and Coney Island's center fielder, Phalen, wield two hits each.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, August 11, 1930

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 8/8/1940: Bay Parkway Dukes Defeat New York Black Yankees at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Citizen, Friday, August 9, 1940

On Thursday, August 8, 1940, not more the two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Parkway Dukes defeated the New York Black Yankees at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE II

NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES

The Brooklyn Citizen, Friday, August 9, 1940

Bay Parkway starter Gene Bowe hurls a gem, limiting the Black Yankees to just one late run on seven hits and no walks with twelve strikeouts for the win.  

Visiting left fielder Marvin Barker wields the only extra-base hit against Bowe.  Not until the eighth inning did the Yankees manage to bunch together three hits to spoil the shutout.  Center fielder Charlie Biot was Gene Bowe's twelfth and final strikeout victim who ended the game.  Yankee third baseman  Henry Spearman and first baseman Johnny Washington each wield two hits apiece.  Catcher Johnny Hayes hits safely and scores the Yankees' lone run.

With two runners in scoring position in the home fourth, left fielder Larry Fischer singles in Bay Parkway's first run.  With the bases loaded in the fifth, Yankee starter Purnell Mincy walks Larry Fischer, forcing the runner from third.  In the home eighth, center fielder Pete Gray singles, advances on a walk, steals third, then scores when Yankee reliever Jesse Brown throws errantly on an ill-fated pickoff attempt to first.

Yankees starter Purnell Mincy is nothing short of erratic.  He allows three runs on six hits but walks eight batters in a self-inflicted losing effort.

 

OTD Brooklyn Semipro Rivalry 8/3/1934: With Late Rally Bay Parkway Seizes Victory Over Bushwick at Dexter Park

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPRO RIVALRY

The Brooklyn Citizen, Saturday, August 4, 1934

On Friday, August 3, 1934, in their fourth clash this season, Joe Rosner's Bay Parkway Dukes defeated brother Max Rosner's Bushwicks at Dexter Park.

Behind the strong pitching of Hank Grampp, the Bushwicks appear headed towards a certain victory.  After four scoreless innings, the Dexters plate two runs in the fifth on runs scored by recently signed catcher Charlie Hargreaves (former Brooklyn Dodger) and first baseman Eppie Barnes.  Staked to a 2-0 lead, Grampp continues hurling scoreless baseball through the seventh.

Bay Parkway finally solves Grampp's puzzling efforts with a five-run outburst in the eighth.  After singles by first baseman Gene Rogers and right fielder Bruce Caldwell, pinch-hitter Ike Gould doubles, and Dressen the second baseman singles for three runs, knocking Hank Grampp out of the box.  Facing Art Smith in relief of Grampp, the Dukes score twice more on a walk, a hit by Jim Duffy, and a perfectly executed squeeze-play for a 5-2 lead.

Bushwick picks up an unearned run in the home ninth.  Right fielder Eddie Boland triples and scores on one of three Bay Parkway errors.  Otherwise, Duke's starter Jim "Dizzy" Duffy allows three runs on eight hits (only one for extra bases) and two walks with four strikeouts in a resilient winning effort.

Despite an initial seven exemplary innings pitched, Hank Grampp winds up yielding nine of Bay Parkway's ten hits in a late-inning, albeit a hard-luck loss.  

Bruce Caldwell, in particular, leads the Dukes with a 3 for 5 performance at the plate, and Dizzy Duffy helps his own cause with a double then a single in that big eighth inning. 

Bushwick's second baseman Buck Lai and Grumpp each register a hit and a run batted in. 

The Bay Parkway Dukes now lead the season series against Bushwick, three games to one.

The Brooklyn Citizen, 

Saturday, August 4, 1934

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

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 7/31/1938: Cuban Stars Blank Bay Parkway Dukes at Erasmus Field

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS Y BEÍBOL

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, 

August 1, 1921

On Sunday, July 31, 1938, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Cuban Stars blanked the Bay Parkway Dukes at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M Station along the Culver Line.

GAME ONE - Cuban Stars starter Silvino Ruiz limits the Bay Parkways to just three hits (one for extra bases) and five walks with five strikeouts for the win.  The Dukes pose their only credible threat in the eight when left fielder Johnny McAuliffe's double puts two runners into scoring position.  However, Bay Parkway leaves them both stranded in place.  Duke's starter Abe Spiro surrenders five runs on eleven hits and three walks with two strikeouts through nine in a losing effort.  Stars second baseman Rafael Hechevarría goes 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored, third baseman Clemente Carreras is 1 for 4 with a double and a run scored, and the first baseman Carlos Blanco is 1 for 4 with a stolen base and two runs scored.

GAME TWO: RAINED OUT

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, 

August 1, 1921

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 7/30/1939: Bay Parkway Dukes and Homestead Grays Split Games Of A Twin Bill At Erasmus Fied,

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUE vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, July 31, 1939

On Sunday, July 30, 1939, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the local Bay Parkway Dukes and Homestead Grays split games of a doubleheader at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M Station along the Culver Line.

GAME ONE - The visitors take the first tilt by a score of 8 to 2.  Homestead starter Tom Parker limits Bay Parkway to a pair of runs on ten hits and six walks with three strikeouts for the win.  Arlington, the Duke catcher, and Godfrey drive home Bay Parkway's only runs.  Meanwhile, all but shortstop Jelly Jackson hit safely for the Grays, while five batsmen wield multiple hits.  Homestead strikes for 14 total hits.  Playing first base, Josh Gibson is a perfect 3 for 3 with a double, stolen base, and two runs scored, and right fielder David Whatley is 2 for 5 with a stolen base, home run, and two runs batted in.  Joe Stryker relieves McClosky in the sixth but not before the Bay Parkway starter surrenders three runs in the second and four more in the fifth in a losing effort.

Negro National League

HOMESTEAD GRAYS

The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, July 31, 1939

GAME TWO - The Dukes and Grays slug their way to a four-all tie after three.  Afterwhich, Bay Parkway starter Abe Spiro settles down to toss four scoreless innings before yielding Homestead's fifth and final run in the eighth.  All told, Spiro allows just eight hits and three walks with two strikeouts for the win.  There was no stopping Josh Gibson, though.  Back behind the plate, Gibson goes 2 for 3 with a double and run batted in.  Gibson completes the twin bill with five hits in six times at-bat.  Grays starting pitcher  Specs Roberts helps his own cause with two runs batted in, which go for naught.  He otherwise surrenders four runs on seven hits, and one walk with a strikeout in only 2.2 innings pitched for the loss.

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 7/27/1941: Mule Suttles Provides Bay Parkways Lesson In Hitting; New York Black Yankees Sweep Twin Bill at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, July 27, 1941

On Sunday, July 27, 1941, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Parkway Dukes lose both games of a double-header to the New York Black Yankees at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.

The Dukes hang tough, losing the first game 9-5 and the second by a more tightly contested 14-12 margin.  But truth be told, Yankees left fielder Mule Suttles was better ... than everybody!  The future Hall of Famer drives home two runs in game one.  Then in game two, twice comes to the plate with the bases loaded; a triple in the fourth clears the bases, and a double in the eighth clears them again. 

Yankees left-hander Neck Stanley earns the victory in game one, and Russ Dedeaux starts game two, but Connie Rector earns the win.  

Bay Parkway's Timmy Adams drives home two-run in game two and extends his consecutive hitting streak to 16 games.  Abe Spiro started game two.

"Mule Suttles, often called the Babe Ruth of Negro baseball paced the Black Yankees heavy onslaught..."

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE

NEW YORK BLACK YANKEES

Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Monday, July 27, 1941

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 7/26/1934: Misfortune Befalls Bay Parkway Dukes In Loss at Stroudsburg, PA.

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

Times Union (Brooklyn, New York),

Friday, July 27, 1934

On Thursday, July 26, 1934, before a capacity crowd, the Bay Parkway Dukes bow to the baseball nine at Stroudsburg, PA. 

Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), Friday, July 27, 1934

Staked to a 3-0 lead after four, the Dukes appear on their way towards victory.  

Murphy's Law then decides to intercede.  

Bay Parkway's sure-handed first baseman Gene Rogers collides with Stroudsburg's third baseman, Verzino, in the top of the fifth.  Rogers breaks his glasses and sustains and superficial cuts to his face.  

Manager Joe Press is forced to shift Harry Hesse from center field to first base.  That's when things go awry.  Hesse mishandles a potential double-play ball clearing the way for three runs in the bottom half of the frame.  A second misplay by Hesse leads to yet another run as Stroudsburg goes on to post a 5-3 victory on their home grounds.

Making his debut for the Bay Parkways, collegiate Bill Gannett surrenders five mostly unearned runs on eight hits and five walks with eight strikeouts in a losing effort.

Times Union (Brooklyn, New York),

Friday, July 27, 1934

OTD Brooklyn Semipros 7/25/1940: Gene Bowe Hurls a Gem; Bay Parkway Dukes Defeat Baltimore Elite Giants at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES vs. BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

The Brooklyn Citizen (Brooklyn, New York),

Friday, July 26, 1940

On Thursday, July 25, 1940, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the local Bay Parkway Dukes defeated the Baltimore Elite Giants at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.

The Brooklyn Citizen (Brooklyn, New York),

Friday, July 26, 1940

NEGRO NATIONAL LEAGUE

BALTIMORE ELITE GIANTS

Leading 3-1 entering the ninth inning, Bay Parkway shortstop Lou Menendez's misplay of a ground ball clears the way for two unearned runs as the Elites forge a three-all tie.  But Menendez shortly accounts for himself at the bat.  With two outs and a runner on third, Menendez singles to right field, scoring first baseman Ivanicki with the go-ahead run for the victory.

Brooklyn starter Gene Bowe limits Baltimore to three runs (one earned) on seven hits and one walk with eleven strikeouts for the victory.  He holds Baltimore to just four hits through the first eight frames.  His mound opponent, Elite Giant starter Bud Barbee walks off to a no-decision, but not before yielding eight walks with six strikeouts.  Southpaw Nate Moreland takes the loss.

Baltimore center fielder Henry Kimbro, right fielder Goose Curry, and catcher Bill Perkins each wield two hits apiece; Curry (triple) and Hoskins (double) for extra bases.  Left fielder Bill Hoskins, third baseman George Scales, and Curry are the only Elite Giants to cross home plate.

Lou Menendez leads the Dukes, going 3 for 5 with a triple, right fielder Maruska is 2 for 3 with a run scored, first baseman Ivanicki goes 2 for 5 and scores the winning run. 

The Brooklyn Citizen (Brooklyn, New York),

Friday, July 26, 1940