Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 3 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 2 7 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 David Whatley rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett ss 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 Henry McCall 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Sylvester Owens cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Barnes c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 Totals 29 0 3 0 4 5 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fred Bankhead, Lester Lockett, Henry McCall. E: 3. Henry McCall 2, Cliff Blackmon. PB: 1. Harry Barnes. BATTING - 3B: David Whatley. IW: David Whatley. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Sylvester Owens. CS: Melzar Williams. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Leo Sims ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 3 Donald Reeves rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 Don Pelham cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Babe Davis lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Red Moore 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Bill Cooper c 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 3 Hap Glenn 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Telosh Howard p 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Eddie Dixon p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 29 2 7 1 3 1 27 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Leo Sims, Hap Glenn. PB: 1. Bill Cooper. BATTING - 2B: Leo Sims. SH: Gabby Kemp. GDP: Hap Glenn. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Gabby Kemp. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cliff Blackmon L 8 7 2 0 3 1 0 33 Totals 8 7 2 0 3 1 0 33 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Telosh Howard W 6 3 0 0 4 3 0 25 Eddie Dixon SV 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 5 0 33 Telosh Howard pitched to 1 batters in the 7th inning IW: Telosh Howard. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 5/12/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Atlanta 1. P.Woods 3b G.Kemp 2b 2. F.Bankhead 2b L.Sims ss 3. D.Whatley rf D.Reeves rf 4. M.Williams lf D.Pelham cf 5. L.Lockett ss B.Davis lf 6. H.McCall 1b R.Moore 1b 7. S.Owens cf B.Cooper c 8. H.Barnes c H.Glenn 3b 9. C.Blackmon p T.Howard p BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods struck out; F.Bankhead flied to D.Pelham; D.Whatley tripled to right-center; M.Williams grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp reached on an error by H.McCall [G.Kemp to first]; G.Kemp was caught stealing second (H.Barnes to L.Lockett); L.Sims walked; D.Reeves singled to left field [L.Sims to third]; D.Pelham popped to P.Woods; B.Davis forced D.Reeves (L.Lockett to F.Bankhead) [B.Davis to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett walked; B.Cooper allowed a passed ball [L.Lockett to second]; H.McCall grounded out (R.Moore unassisted) [L.Lockett to third]; S.Owens grounded out (L.Sims to R.Moore); H.Barnes grounded out (B.Cooper to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: R.Moore grounded out (F.Bankhead to H.McCall); B.Cooper singled to second base; H.Glenn grounded into a double play (L.Lockett to F.Bankhead to H.McCall) [B.Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Blackmon popped to G.Kemp; P.Woods popped to L.Sims; F.Bankhead popped to B.Cooper; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: T.Howard struck out; G.Kemp grounded out (L.Lockett to H.McCall); L.Sims lined to P.Woods; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: D.Whatley reached on an error by H.Glenn (H.Glenn to T.Howard) [D.Whatley out at home]; Moore was spiked by Whatley and required first aid.; M.Williams singled to left field; M.Williams was caught stealing second (B.Cooper to L.Sims); L.Lockett walked; H.McCall flied to D.Reeves; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves grounded out (F.Bankhead to H.McCall); D.Pelham popped to H.McCall; B.Davis singled to center field; H.Barnes allowed a passed ball [B.Davis to third]; R.Moore singled to center field [B.Davis scored (unearned)]; B.Cooper popped to F.Bankhead; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: S.Owens grounded out (L.Sims to R.Moore); H.Barnes struck out; C.Blackmon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: H.Glenn walked; T.Howard reached on an error by C.Blackmon [H.Glenn to second, T.Howard to first]; G.Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (C.Blackmon to H.McCall) [H.Glenn to third, T.Howard to second]; L.Sims reached on a fielder's choice (C.Blackmon to H.Barnes) [H.Glenn out at home, T.Howard to third]; D.Reeves flied to D.Whatley; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Woods reached on an error by L.Sims [P.Woods to first]; F.Bankhead grounded out (T.Howard to R.Moore) [P.Woods to second]; D.Whatley was walked intentionally; M.Williams popped to G.Kemp; L.Lockett walked [P.Woods to third, D.Whatley to second]; H.McCall grounded out (L.Sims to R.Moore); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham popped to H.McCall; B.Davis walked; R.Moore lined to S.Owens; B.Cooper was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball (F.Bankhead unassisted) [B.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens singled to left field; E.DIXON REPLACED T.HOWARD (PITCHING); S.Owens stole second; H.Barnes grounded out (E.Dixon to R.Moore) [S.Owens to third]; C.Blackmon struck out; S.Owens was picked off third (E.Dixon to H.Glenn to B.Cooper to E.Dixon); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: H.Glenn flied to M.Williams; E.Dixon grounded out (C.Blackmon to H.McCall); G.Kemp grounded out (L.Lockett to H.McCall); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Woods grounded out (E.Dixon to R.Moore); F.Bankhead popped to R.Moore; D.Whatley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: L.Sims doubled to left field; D.Reeves singled [L.Sims to third]; D.Pelham forced D.Reeves (L.Lockett to F.Bankhead) [L.Sims scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.McCall), D.Pelham to first]; B.Davis forced D.Pelham (L.Lockett to F.Bankhead) [B.Davis to first]; R.Moore grounded out (P.Woods to H.McCall); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: M.Williams grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); L.Lockett flied to D.Reeves; H.McCall popped to B.Cooper in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 0 3 3 6 Black Crackers 2 7 2 7
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