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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 7 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 5

Game played on Sunday, May 22, 1938 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              1 0 0  6 0 0  0 0 0   -   7 13  1
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 3   -   5 10  2

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp 2b                         5   1   2    1     0         2   5
Leo Sims ss                           5   0   1    0     0         2   4
Donald Reeves rf                      4   1   3    1     1         2   0
Joe Greene c                          1   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Bill Cooper ph, c                   3   1   2    0     0         3   0
Babe Davis lf                         5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Don Pelham cf                         4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   1   2    3     1        14   0
Hap Glenn 3b                          4   1   0    0     0         0   2
Bo Mitchell p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Eddie Dixon p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   7  13    7     2   5    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leo Sims. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gabby Kemp. 
HR:  Red Moore. 
SH:  Bill Cooper, Bo Mitchell. 
GDP:  Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  7


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   2   3    1     0         4   4
Fred Bankhead 2b                      5   0   2    2     0         2   4
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    1     1         2   1
Melzar Williams lf                    5   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lester Lockett ss                     4   1   1    0     0         2   2
Henry McCall 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         8   1
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Harry Barnes c                        2   0   1    1     1         5   0
  Cap Tyson ph                        1   1   1    0     0         0   0
Cliff Blackmon p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Dick Burton p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Julius Osley p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bert Johnson ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               38   5  10    5     2   5    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Parnell Woods 2, Fred Bankhead 2, Henry McCall. 
E: 2.  Lester Lockett 2. 
PB: 2.  Harry Barnes 2. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Parnell Woods. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bo Mitchell W                        8.1    10   5    5   2   5   0  38
Eddie Dixon SV                       0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               9      10   5    5   2   5   0  40


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cliff Blackmon L                     3.2    10   7    6   1   1   1  21
Dick Burton                          2.1     0   0    0   0   3   0  7
Julius Osley                         3       3   0    0   1   1   0  13
Totals                               9      13   7    6   2   5   1  41



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/22/1938, game 1 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Birmingham                    
1. G.Kemp              2b        P.Woods             3b        
2. L.Sims              ss        F.Bankhead          2b        
3. D.Reeves            rf        D.Whatley           rf        
4. J.Greene            c         M.Williams          lf        
5. B.Davis             lf        L.Lockett           ss        
6. D.Pelham            cf        H.McCall            1b        
7. R.Moore             1b        S.Owens             cf        
8. H.Glenn             3b        H.Barnes            c         
9. B.Mitchell          p         C.Blackmon          p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; G.Kemp doubled; L.Sims out on unknown play;
D.Reeves singled [G.Kemp scored]; J.Greene grounded into a
double play (P.Woods to F.Bankhead to H.McCall) [D.Reeves out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods singled; P.Woods stole second;
F.Bankhead singled [P.Woods scored]; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis singled; D.Pelham out on unknown
play; H.Barnes allowed a passed ball [B.Davis to second];
R.Moore walked; H.Glenn lined into a double play (P.Woods to
F.Bankhead) [B.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; H.Barnes walked; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Mitchell out on unknown play; G.Kemp out
on unknown play; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Woods singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves singled; B.COOPER BATTED FOR
J.GREENE; B.Cooper singled [D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis singled
[D.Reeves scored, B.Cooper to second]; D.Pelham singled
[B.Cooper scored, B.Davis to second]; R.Moore homered [B.Davis
scored, D.Pelham scored]; H.Glenn reached on an error by
L.Lockett [H.Glenn to second (error by L.Lockett)]; B.Mitchell
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Glenn to third];
G.Kemp singled [H.Glenn scored (unearned)]; L.Sims out on
unknown play; D.Reeves singled [G.Kemp to second]; D.BURTON
REPLACED C.BLACKMON (PITCHING); B.Cooper out on unknown play; 6
R (5 ER), 7 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: B.COOPER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C);
L.Lockett singled; H.McCall singled [L.Lockett to second];
S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes singled [L.Lockett scored,
H.McCall to second]; D.Burton out on unknown play; P.Woods out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black
Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley
walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: H.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out
on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.McCall reached on an error by L.Sims
[H.McCall to first]; S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes out
on unknown play; S.CARTER BATTED FOR D.BURTON; S.Carter out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black
Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: J.OSLEY REPLACED S.CARTER (PITCHING);
L.Sims singled; H.Barnes allowed a passed ball [L.Sims to
second]; D.Reeves walked; B.Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Sims to third, D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis
out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: 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 Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Moore singled; H.Glenn out on unknown
play; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: L.Sims out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on
unknown play; B.Cooper singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: S.Owens singled; C.TYSON BATTED FOR H.BARNES;
C.Tyson singled [S.Owens to second]; B.JOHNSON BATTED FOR
J.OSLEY; B.Johnson out on unknown play; P.Woods singled [S.Owens
scored, C.Tyson to second]; F.Bankhead singled [C.Tyson scored,
P.Woods to third]; E.DIXON REPLACED B.MITCHELL (PITCHING);
D.Whatley out on unknown play [P.Woods scored]; M.Williams out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 7, Black
Barons 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   7  13   1   7
 Black Barons     5  10   2   8


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