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 7/12/1931: Albany Area Native Johnny Day Hurls Gem; Bay Parkways Lose Twin Bill to Detroit Clowns at Erasmus Field

From the desk: BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

Times Union (Brooklyn, New York),

Monday, July 13, 1931

On Sunday, July 12, 1931, not more than two miles from where I presently live, the Bay Parkways lose both games of a doubleheader against the Detroit Clowns at Erasmus Field, McDonald Ave at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.  This marks just the second time Manager Lippe's Parkways are swept in a twin bill this season.  Only the New York Black Yankees had accomplished the feat previous to Detroit's arrival in Brooklyn.

The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York), Monday, July 13, 1931

"In the first game Johnny Day of the Clowns proved a young twirler with big league possibilities.  Only 21 years old, and playing for the first time away from his hometown near Albany (N.Y.), Day displayed sharp hooks and sweeping curves to turn back the Parkways with only five hits." - The Standard Union (Brooklyn, New York), Monday, July 13, 1931

GAME ONE - Detroit unveils their new young hurler, Johnny Day, who yields just two runs on five hits (one for extra bases) and one walk with six strikeouts through nine innings for the win.  The Parkways ninth-inning rally falls one run short of tying the contest at three.  Day's duel with Brooklyn's Lefty Hinkle lasts through the sixth.  But Detroit's two runs in the seventh inevitably make the difference.  Southpaw Hinkle surrenders three runs on six hits and one walk with two strikeouts in a hard-luck loss.

Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), Monday, July 13, 1931

GAME TWO - Starter Wuzzy Fullerton of the Parkways is pitted against Al Uska for the Clowns.  The two pitchers duel through a 2-1 contest in favor of Detroit through the eighth.  The Clowns then erupt for three runs in the top half of the ninth.  Fullerton yields 5 runs on eleven hits and three walks with no strikeouts for his third loss this season in an otherwise well-pitched game.  In Fullerton's defense, the hitting in support of his effort is minimal.  Clown starter Al Uska, a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, limits the Parkways to one run in the sixth, seven hits, and two walks, with six strikeouts for the win.  Detroit's first baseman Buster Kenny wields two hits in game one and two hits in game two.

The Brooklyn Citizen, Monday, July 13, 1931

OTD 6/14/1931: New York Black Yankees Sweep Double Header From Bay Parkways at Erasmus Field

From the desk: NEGRO LEAGUES AND BROOKLYN SEMIPROS

On Sunday, June 14, 1931, within two miles from where I presently live, the New York Black Yankees win both games of a doubleheader against Joe Rosner's Bay Parkways at Erasmus Field, McDonald Avenue at the Avenue M station along the Culver Line.

GAME ONE: Features starter Wuzzy Fullerton for the Bay Parkways pitted against right-hander William Bell for the visitors.  

New York seemingly handles Fullerton's offerings with great comfort and ease, wielding 14 hits, drawing two walks, and striking out only twice before Wuzzy is pulled with two outs in the fifth.  The Yankees resume their assault against reliever Artie Musicant en route to a 16 hit, 16 run trouncing of the local Dukes.  Fullerton is responsible for 14 hits, two walks, with two strikeouts in 4.2 innings.  

William Bell himself leads the Black Yankees hit parade with three, as five others finish with two hits apiece: first baseman and manager John Henry Lloyd, left fielder Fats Jenkins, shortstop Bill Riggins, center fielder Clint Thomas, and third baseman Cool Turner who also registers a double, while Jenkins laces a triple.  Otherwise, Bell yields three runs on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts in a winning effort.

Bay Parkways' first baseman George Sackett distinguishes himself going 3 for 4 with two home runs off Bell, his 12th and 13th for the season.  In fact, four of Bay Parkways' eight hits go for extra bases.  

GAME TWO:  The Yankees continue where they leave off, hammering out another eleven runs on twelve hits.  They erupt for five runs in the second, five more in the eighth, with a single run in the fifth.  John Henry Lloyd finishes 2 for 3 with a triple; Clint Thomas goes 2 for 3 with a home run; Bill Riggins is 3 for 5 and a home run.  Fats Jenkins scores twice.  

New York starter Red Ryan and Henry McHenry share pitching duties, limiting Joe Rosner's nine to six runs on ten hits and five walks with three strikeouts.  Four of the Dukes' ten hits go for extra bases.  They score twice in the second, rally for three in the fifth, but manage just one more run in the sixth.  O'Grady takes the loss.

The New York Black Yankees exacted their revenge for a twin-bill loss against the Bay Parkways earlier this season.

• SOURCE: Times Union (Brooklyn, New York), Monday, June 15, 1931