LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH ROLLERS AT CLEVELAND BLACK CATS
07/18/1917
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH ROLLERS AT CLEVELAND BLACK CATS
GAME ID: 2287 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 18TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Pittsburgh Rollers (39-52) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 2
Cleveland Black Cats (61-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 7 2
Black Cats Win Nail-Biter
The Cleveland Black Cats racked up a win at Newman Field, bumping off the Pittsburgh Rollers, 3-2, in 10 innings. Leonard Dula, who started for Cleveland, pitched effectively for his team. Cleveland reliever Phillie Brown got the win, raising his record to 15-4. Vic West was tagged with the loss. The Black Cats have an impressive 61-30 record.

The Black Cats got a clutch hit from first baseman Samuel Albritton. In the bottom of the tenth, he hit a run-scoring single to left-center, to win the game for the Black Cats.

Albritton attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Hastings 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .277 0 21
L. Spencer SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .278 0 25
   b-M. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 0 1
   d-T. Sibley CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 0
G. Ford LF, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 .303 1 17
J. Thomas 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .254 7 53
C. Cooper C 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 1 21
H. Seagres 2B, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 0 12
A. Tinker RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300 0 14
   e-S. Redwine PH, RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 0 8
W. Simpson CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .188 0 6
   a-J. Gardner PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221 8 49
   c-W. Griffen SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Strong PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 0 2
V. West P 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .218 1 5
Totals 39 2 10 2 3 6 20      
a - J. Gardner pinch hit for W. Simpson in the 9th
b - M. Williams pinch hit for L. Spencer in the 9th
c - W. Griffen substituted for J. Gardner in the 9th
d - T. Sibley substituted for M. Williams in the 9th
e - S. Redwine pinch hit for A. Tinker in the 10th
f - B. Strong pinch hit for W. Griffen in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Tinker (8, 2nd Inning off L. Dula, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Ford (5, 1st Inning off L. Dula, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Ford (1, 8th Inning off L. Dula, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Ford 8 , H. Seagres , A. Tinker 3 , W. Simpson , V. West 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Ford , J. Thomas 3 , A. Tinker , W. Simpson , B. Strong
Sac Bunt: H. Seagres
Sac Fly: L. Spencer
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Hastings (12) , H. Seagres (4)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Spencer (24) , C. Cooper (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campbell 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 0 22
   c-J. Ducey PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .240 0 6
   C. Benjamin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   g-S. Jones LF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 7
L. Hayes CF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .313 0 3
S. Albritton 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 .358 1 29
H. Taylor RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 12 65
C. Leftwich 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .315 0 38
A. Ewing SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .216 0 11
H. Greenfield LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .189 1 18
   a-T. Lamar PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .326 1 9
   d-E. Creek LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   f-J. Kinnon PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   P. Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123 0 0
C. Roberts C 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .223 1 26
L. Dula P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .107 0 0
   W. Ross P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 0 18
   e-J. Darry 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .232 0 13
Totals 36 3 7 3 3 1 12      
a - T. Lamar pinch hit for H. Greenfield in the 8th
b - A. Smith pinch hit for W. Ross in the 8th
c - J. Ducey pinch hit for B. Campbell in the 8th
d - E. Creek substituted for T. Lamar in the 9th
e - J. Darry substituted for A. Smith in the 9th
f - J. Kinnon pinch hit for E. Creek in the 9th
g - S. Jones substituted for C. Benjamin in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ewing (4, 9th Inning off V. West, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Ducey , S. Albritton , A. Ewing 3 , C. Roberts 2 , J. Darry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Albritton , J. Kinnon , C. Roberts
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ewing (7)
CS: H. Taylor (5)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Ewing (10) , L. Dula (2)
OF assists: 1 (Hayes(Gardner at home))
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. West L (10-11) 9.1 7 3 3 3 1 0 121 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. West 60
Batters Faced: V. West 39
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. West 9-17
Pitches - Strikes: V. West 121-82
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Dula 7.1 7 2 2 1 5 1 103 1.40   
W. Ross 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 7.71   
C. Benjamin 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.30   
P. Brown W (15-4) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Dula 60
Batters Faced: L. Dula 31, W. Ross 3, C. Benjamin 5, P. Brown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dula 7-10, W. Ross 2-0, C. Benjamin 0-1, P. Brown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Dula 103-70, W. Ross 12-6, C. Benjamin 20-13, P. Brown 9-7
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Leonard Dula
Ballpark: Newman Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 5606
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