Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 5 2 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 x - 7 10 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 2 0 2 2 David Whatley rf 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 Henry McCall 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Barnes c 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 Jimmie Armstead p 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 Dick Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Spoon Carter ph, p 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 3 5 2 1 3 24 11 FIELDING - E: 2. Fred Bankhead, Henry McCall. BATTING - 3B: Fred Bankhead. GDP: Parnell Woods. Team LOB: 4 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leo Sims ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 Gabby Kemp 2b 4 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 Red Moore 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 13 1 Joe Greene c 3 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 Donald Reeves rf 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Babe Davis cf 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 Don Pelham lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 Hap Glenn 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Jimmy Reese p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bo Mitchell p 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 Totals 34 7 10 7 3 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Leo Sims, Gabby Kemp, Red Moore. E: 3. Leo Sims, Don Pelham, Hap Glenn. BATTING - 2B: Joe Greene. HR: Gabby Kemp. HBP: Joe Greene, Babe Davis. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Don Pelham. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Armstead L 4.1 7 6 5 2 2 0 25 Dick Burton 2.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 11 Spoon Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 10 7 6 3 4 1 39 HBP: Jimmie Armstead 2. Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Reese 4.1 3 1 0 1 1 0 18 Bo Mitchell W 4.2 2 2 1 0 2 0 16 Totals 9 5 3 1 1 3 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Atlanta 1. P.Woods 3b L.Sims ss 2. F.Bankhead 2b G.Kemp 2b 3. D.Whatley rf R.Moore 1b 4. M.Williams lf J.Greene c 5. L.Lockett ss D.Reeves rf 6. H.McCall 1b B.Davis cf 7. S.Owens cf D.Pelham lf 8. H.Barnes c H.Glenn 3b 9. J.Armstead p J.Reese p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: L.Sims out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Williams singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene singled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Davis was hit by a pitch [J.Greene to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Barnes walked; J.Armstead out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: J.Reese struck out; L.Sims singled to second base [L.Sims to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; G.Kemp walked; R.Moore struck out; J.Greene was hit by a pitch [L.Sims to third, G.Kemp to second]; D.Reeves walked [L.Sims scored, G.Kemp to third, J.Greene to second]; B.Davis singled [G.Kemp scored, J.Greene to third, D.Reeves to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: D.Whatley reached on an error by H.Glenn [D.Whatley to first]; M.Williams singled to left field [D.Whatley scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by D.Pelham), M.Williams to third]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: H.Glenn out on unknown play; J.Reese out on unknown play; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Armstead singled; B.MITCHELL REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING); P.Woods grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to L.Sims to R.Moore) [J.Armstead out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: G.Kemp reached on an error by H.McCall [G.Kemp to first]; R.Moore singled to right field [G.Kemp to second]; On a bunt J.Greene singled [G.Kemp to third, R.Moore to second]; D.Reeves popped to F.Bankhead; B.Davis singled to left field [G.Kemp scored (unearned), R.Moore scored, J.Greene to third, B.Davis to second (on throw)]; D.Pelham singled to right field [J.Greene scored, B.Davis scored]; D.BURTON REPLACED J.ARMSTEAD (PITCHING); H.Glenn walked [D.Pelham to second]; B.Mitchell struck out; L.Sims out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 6. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: G.Kemp hit an inside the park homer to right field; R.Moore out on unknown play; J.Greene doubled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 7. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: D.Pelham singled; D.Pelham was caught stealing second (H.Barnes to L.Lockett); H.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Mitchell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; S.CARTER BATTED FOR D.BURTON; S.Carter singled; P.Woods reached on an error by L.Sims [S.Carter to second, P.Woods to first]; F.Bankhead tripled [S.Carter scored, P.Woods scored (unearned)]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 7. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: S.CARTER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); L.Sims out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 7. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 5 2 4 Black Crackers 7 10 3 8
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