LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT PITTSBURGH ROLLERS
08/11/1916
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND BLACK CATS AT PITTSBURGH ROLLERS
GAME ID: 2368 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 11TH , 1916 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Black Cats (56-56) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 1
Pittsburgh Rollers (64-48) 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 X 7 10 0
Rollers Topple Black Cats, 7-1, as Cooper Shines
A 4-RBI performance from the 25-year old catcher Curtis Cooper helped the Pittsburgh Rollers beat the Cleveland Black Cats, 7-1. Pittsburgh, at 64-48, occupies first place in the Great Northern Heartland.

Jim Thomas hit a run-scoring double off Ernest Jones in the bottom of the first, which put the Rollers in front, 1-0. In addition to the double, Thomas had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"Things didn't bounce our way," said Cleveland skipper Bill Pierce.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Campbell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .296 0 14
B. Henderson 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .275 2 55
H. Taylor 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .270 24 79
C. Leftwich 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .296 2 39
A. Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 1 15
C. Roberts C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .264 0 32
   c-S. Albritton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .366 1 16
S. Fields CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 0 17
J. Darry SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .195 0 25
   a-T. Lamar PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .321 0 12
   b-H. Greenfield SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 30
C. Byas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .051 0 0
   E. Jones P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   J. Gillard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 1 9 1 0 5 13      
a - T. Lamar pinch hit for J. Darry in the 8th
b - H. Greenfield substituted for T. Lamar in the 8th
c - S. Albritton pinch hit for C. Roberts in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Fields (9, 3rd Inning off V. West, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Leftwich (19, 9th Inning off V. West, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Henderson 2 , H. Taylor 2 , C. Leftwich 4 , C. Roberts , S. Fields 2
2-out RBI: H. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Campbell , S. Albritton
GIDP: H. Taylor , C. Roberts
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Roberts (5)

FIELDING
Errors: H. Greenfield (17)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Spencer SS 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .282 1 37
L. Hayes LF 3 1 0 0 2 0 2 .257 0 43
J. Thomas 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .272 4 34
H. Hastings RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .330 2 45
C. Cooper C 4 1 3 4 0 0 3 .290 3 57
S. Redwine 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .227 0 18
G. Ware 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .396 0 17
W. Simpson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .223 0 40
V. West P 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .220 0 5
Totals 35 7 10 7 3 1 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thomas (10, 1st Inning off E. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs) , L. Spencer (21, 1st Inning off C. Byas, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Hastings (16, 3rd Inning off E. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Cooper (9, 1st Inning off E. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cooper (3, 3rd Inning off E. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Spencer 4 , J. Thomas 3 , H. Hastings 3 , C. Cooper 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Redwine , W. Simpson
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Spencer-Ware-Redwine, Spencer-Ware-Redwine)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Byas L (14-9) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 2.44   
E. Jones 2.0 6 5 5 1 0 1 47 7.98   
J. Gillard 6.0 3 1 1 2 1 0 87 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Byas 36
Batters Faced: C. Byas 1, E. Jones 13, J. Gillard 24
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Byas 0-0, E. Jones 3-3, J. Gillard 5-12
Pitches - Strikes: C. Byas 3-2, E. Jones 47-28, J. Gillard 87-58
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Jones 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. West W (19-9) 9.0 9 1 1 0 5 0 117 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. West 70
Batters Faced: V. West 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. West 10-9
Pitches - Strikes: V. West 117-78
WP: V. West
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curtis Cooper
Ballpark: The Race Track
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 7296
Special Notes: SP Clarence Byas was injured while pitching.
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