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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 15, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 2 0  2 1 1   -   6 12  0
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 2 0   -   2  3  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   0    1     0   0     0   3
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   2    0     0   0     1   3
David Whatley rf                      4   1   2    0     0   2     0   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   2    0     0   1     0   0
Lester Lockett ss                     4   1   1    1     0   1     0   3
Henry McCall 1b                       3   1   1    1     0   0    12   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Harry Barnes c                        3   1   2    2     0   0     5   1
Elbert Eatmon p                       3   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               32   6  12    5     0   4    18  12

FIELDING -
PB: 1.  Harry Barnes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lester Lockett, Sylvester Owens, Harry Barnes. 
3B:  Melzar Williams. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Parnell Woods. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leo Sims ss                           3   0   0    0     0   1     2   2
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
Red Hadley rf, cf                     3   0   0    0     0   2     2   0
Nish Williams c, lf                   3   0   0    0     0   0     4   1
Flit Holliday cf                      1   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Babe Davis ph, rf                   1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Don Pelham lf                         0   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
  Joe Greene ph, c                    1   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Red Moore 1b                          2   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Hap Glenn 3b                          2   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
Red Howard p                          0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Eddie Dixon p                       2   0   1    1     0   0     0   2
Totals                               21   2   3    1     1   5    18  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Leo Sims, Hap Glenn. 

BATTING -
3B:  Babe Davis, Hap Glenn. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Elbert Eatmon W                      6       3   2    2   1   5   0  22
Totals                               6       3   2    2   1   5   0  22


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         2       4   2    2   0   2   0  10
Eddie Dixon                          4       8   4    3   0   2   0  22
Totals                               6      12   6    5   0   4   0  32



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/15/1938, game 2 -- 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.Hadley            rf        
4. M.Williams          lf        N.Williams          c         
5. L.Lockett           ss        F.Holliday          cf        
6. H.McCall            1b        D.Pelham            lf        
7. S.Owens             cf        R.Moore             1b        
8. H.Barnes            c         H.Glenn             3b        
9. E.Eatmon            p         R.Howard            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; D.Whatley struck out; M.Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: L.Sims struck out; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; R.Hadley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons
0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett doubled; H.McCall singled
[L.Lockett scored]; S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes
doubled [H.McCall scored]; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2,
Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: N.Williams out on unknown play; F.Holliday
struck out; D.Pelham walked; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.DIXON REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING);
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley struck out; M.Williams
tripled; L.Lockett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: H.Glenn out on unknown play; E.Dixon out on
unknown play; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens
doubled; H.Barnes singled [S.Owens scored]; E.Eatmon singled
[H.Barnes to third]; P.Woods forced E.Eatmon (unknown fielder)
[H.Barnes scored, P.Woods to first]; P.Woods stole second;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 4, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley struck
out; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 4, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: D.Whatley singled; M.Williams singled
[D.Whatley to third]; L.Lockett out on unknown play [D.Whatley
scored]; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.DAVIS BATTED FOR F.HOLLIDAY; B.Davis
tripled to right field; J.GREENE BATTED FOR D.PELHAM; H.Barnes
allowed a passed ball [B.Davis scored]; J.Greene struck out;
R.Moore out on unknown play; H.Glenn tripled to right-center;
E.Dixon singled to first base [H.Glenn scored]; L.Sims out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Black
Crackers 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: R.HADLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
N.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B.DAVIS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); J.GREENE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.Barnes
out on unknown play; E.Eatmon reached on an error by H.Glenn
[E.Eatmon to first]; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled [E.Eatmon to second]; D.Whatley singled [E.Eatmon to
third, F.Bankhead to second]; M.Williams reached on an error by
L.Sims [E.Eatmon scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Bankhead to
third, D.Whatley to second, M.Williams to first]; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Black Barons 6,
Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on
unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Black Crackers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     6  12   0   8
 Black Crackers   2   3   2   2


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