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 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 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
Back to Main Page for Negro League Baseball
Data are shown for games which have been identified by Retrosheet. Missing data are not shown. Negro Leagues data should be viewed as incomplete.
Retrosheet website last updated January 8, 2025.
All data contained at this site is copyright 1996-2025 by Retrosheet. All Rights Reserved. Click here for information about the use of Retrosheet data