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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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