Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 2 0 - 9 9 4 Atlanta Black Crackers 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 - 10 10 4 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 5 1 1 0 1 2 1 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 David Whatley rf 5 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 Melzar Williams lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 1 0 Lester Lockett ss 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 Henry McCall 1b 5 1 2 2 0 13 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Harry Barnes c 5 0 1 0 0 7 1 Cliff Blackmon p 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Elbert Eatmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Julius Osley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dick Burton p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 42 9 9 8 3 7 29 15 FIELDING - E: 4. Fred Bankhead 2, Lester Lockett, Sylvester Owens. BATTING - 2B: David Whatley, Melzar Williams, Henry McCall. SH: Sylvester Owens. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Parnell Woods, David Whatley. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 4 3 0 0 2 1 5 3 Leo Sims ss 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 Donald Reeves rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Joe Greene c 6 1 1 2 0 2 9 1 Don Pelham lf 3 2 1 2 2 1 2 0 Babe Davis cf 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 Red Moore 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Hap Glenn 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Eddie Dixon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Cooper ph 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bo Mitchell p 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 40 10 10 8 7 6 30 11 FIELDING - E: 4. Gabby Kemp 2, Leo Sims 2. BATTING - 2B: Babe Davis 2. 3B: Joe Greene. SH: Leo Sims, Donald Reeves. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cliff Blackmon 6.1 5 7 6 5 5 0 30 Elbert Eatmon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Julius Osley 2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10 Dick Burton L 1.1 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 Totals 9.2 10 10 8 7 6 0 49 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eddie Dixon 7 6 7 3 2 5 0 32 Bo Mitchell W 3 3 2 2 1 2 0 14 Totals 10 9 9 5 3 7 0 46 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/17/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Atlanta Bl. Crackers (N) 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 J.Greene c 5. L.Lockett ss D.Pelham lf 6. H.McCall 1b B.Davis cf 7. S.Owens cf R.Moore 1b 8. H.Barnes c H.Glenn 3b 9. C.Blackmon p E.Dixon p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked; D.Whatley struck out; M.Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp walked; L.Sims out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to second]; D.Reeves reached on an error by S.Owens [G.Kemp scored (unearned) (no RBI), D.Reeves to first]; J.Greene struck out; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett struck out; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis struck out; R.Moore out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Barnes out on unknown play; C.Blackmon struck out; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon out on unknown play; G.Kemp struck out; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.Bankhead walked; D.Whatley reached on an error by L.Sims [F.Bankhead to third, D.Whatley to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play [F.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; H.McCall doubled [D.Whatley scored (unearned)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves struck out; J.Greene struck out; D.Pelham walked; B.Davis doubled (unknown fielder) [D.Pelham scored, B.Davis out at third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Bl. Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: Davis hit the ball out of the park but was out on appeal for failing to touch 3B; H.Barnes out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; P.Woods singled; P.Woods stole second; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Bl. Crackers 2. BL. CRACKERS 5TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; H.Glenn singled; E.Dixon out on unknown play; G.Kemp reached on an error by L.Lockett [H.Glenn to second, G.Kemp to first]; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Bl. Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams reached on an error by L.Sims [M.Williams to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall singled [M.Williams scored (unearned), H.McCall to second (on throw)]; S.Owens reached on an error by G.Kemp [H.McCall scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Owens to first]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Bl. Crackers 2. BL. CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; D.Pelham walked; B.Davis doubled [D.Pelham scored]; R.Moore singled [B.Davis scored]; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Bl. Crackers 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: C.Blackmon singled; P.Woods out on unknown play [C.Blackmon to second]; F.Bankhead singled [C.Blackmon scored, F.Bankhead to second (on throw)]; D.Whatley singled [F.Bankhead scored, D.Whatley to second (on throw)]; D.Whatley stole third; M.Williams out on unknown play [D.Whatley scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 7, Bl. Crackers 4. BL. CRACKERS 7TH: B.COOPER BATTED FOR E.DIXON; B.Cooper walked; G.Kemp walked [B.Cooper to second]; L.Sims singled [B.Cooper scored, G.Kemp to second]; D.Reeves out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to third, L.Sims to second]; E.EATMON REPLACED C.BLACKMON (PITCHING); J.Greene tripled [G.Kemp scored, L.Sims scored]; J.OSLEY REPLACED E.EATMON (PITCHING); D.Pelham struck out; B.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 7, Bl. Crackers 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.MITCHELL REPLACED B.COOPER (PITCHING); H.McCall reached on an error by G.Kemp [H.McCall to first]; S.Owens out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.McCall to second]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Osley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 7, Bl. Crackers 7. BL. CRACKERS 8TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Mitchell singled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 7, Bl. Crackers 7. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Woods walked; F.Bankhead struck out; D.Whatley doubled [P.Woods to third]; M.Williams doubled [P.Woods scored, D.Whatley scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Bl. Crackers 7. BL. CRACKERS 9TH: L.Sims singled to center field; D.Reeves walked [L.Sims to second]; J.Greene forced D.Reeves (unknown fielder) [L.Sims to third, J.Greene to first]; D.Pelham singled [L.Sims scored, J.Greene scored]; D.BURTON REPLACED J.OSLEY (PITCHING); B.Davis reached on an error by F.Bankhead [D.Pelham to second, B.Davis to first]; R.Moore out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 9, Bl. Crackers 9. BLACK BARONS 10TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes singled; D.Burton struck out; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Bl. Crackers 9. BL. CRACKERS 10TH: B.Mitchell walked; G.Kemp forced B.Mitchell (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to first]; L.Sims singled to center field [G.Kemp to second]; D.Reeves forced L.Sims (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to third, D.Reeves to first]; J.Greene reached on an error by F.Bankhead [G.Kemp scored (unearned) (no RBI), D.Reeves to second, J.Greene to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 9, Bl. Crackers 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 9 9 4 7 Bl. Crackers 10 10 4 10
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