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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 6 Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 3

Game played on Tuesday, May 24, 1938 (N) at Red Cap Stadium, Jacksonville FL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  0 3  -   6 15  1
Jacksonville Red Caps               0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1 0  0 0  -   3  7  3

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Flit Holliday lf                      5   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Bozo Jackson ss                       5   1   3    2     1   0     0   3
Donald Reeves rf                      6   1   4    3     0   0     2   0
Don Pelham cf                         5   0   1    0     0   0     6   0
Babe Davis 2b                         5   0   0    0     1   0     4   3
Nish Williams c                       6   0   3    0     0   0    11   1
Red Moore 1b                          5   1   1    0     1   0    10   0
Hap Glenn 3b                          6   1   1    0     0   0     0   2
Jimmy Reese p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Scottie Duncan p                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Telosh Howard p                     2   0   1    0     0   0     0   2
  Red Howard ph                       1   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Eddie Dixon p                       1   1   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               47   6  15    6     3   0    33  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Flit Holliday. 

BATTING -
HR:  Donald Reeves. 
SH:  Flit Holliday, Don Pelham, Scottie Duncan. 
Team LOB:  14

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Eddie Dixon. 

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
  Alonzo Mitchell ph, lf              1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Al Frazier 3b                         4   0   0    0     1   0     3   1
Joe Royal rf                          5   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Henry Turner c                        5   2   2    1     0   0     4   2
Philly Holmes 2b                      5   0   0    0     0   0     3   4
Lacey Thomas cf                       4   1   2    1     0   0     6   0
Mint Jones 1b                         4   0   2    1     0   0     9   0
Clarence Lamar ss                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Preacher Henry p                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               39   3   7    3     1   0    33   9

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Philly Holmes, Clarence Lamar 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Turner. 
HR:  Henry Turner. 
SH:  Preacher Henry. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Reese                          1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Scottie Duncan                       2.1     4   2    2   1   0   0  12
Telosh Howard                        4.2     3   1    1   0   0   1  17
Eddie Dixon W                        3       0   0    0   0   0   0  9
Totals                               11      7   3    3   1   0   1  41


Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry L                     11     15   6    5   3   0   1  53
Totals                               11     15   6    5   3   0   1  53



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/24/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Jacksonville Red Caps (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Jacksonville                  
1. F.Holliday          lf        T.Dukes             lf        
2. B.Jackson           ss        A.Frazier           3b        
3. D.Reeves            rf        J.Royal             rf        
4. D.Pelham            cf        H.Turner            c         
5. B.Davis             2b        P.Holmes            2b        
6. N.Williams          c         L.Thomas            cf        
7. R.Moore             1b        M.Jones             1b        
8. H.Glenn             3b        C.Lamar             ss        
9. J.Reese             p         P.Henry             p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.Holliday out on unknown play; B.Jackson
singled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 1ST: T.Dukes out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; N.Williams out
on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 2ND: S.DUNCAN REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING); H.Turner
out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; L.Thomas
singled; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: H.Glenn reached on an error by P.Holmes
[H.Glenn to first]; S.Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [H.Glenn to second]; F.Holliday out on unknown play;
B.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 3RD: C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Henry out on
unknown play; T.Dukes singled to left field [T.Dukes to second
(error by F.Holliday)]; A.Frazier walked; J.Royal out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves singled; D.Pelham out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis
out on unknown play; N.Williams singled [D.Reeves to third];
R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 0, Red Caps 0.

RED CAPS 4TH: H.Turner doubled; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
L.Thomas singled [H.Turner scored]; T.HOWARD REPLACED S.DUNCAN
(PITCHING); M.Jones singled [L.Thomas scored]; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: H.Glenn out on unknown play; T.Howard
singled to shortstop [T.Howard to second (error by C.Lamar)];
F.Holliday out on unknown play; B.Jackson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

RED CAPS 5TH: T.Dukes out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; D.Pelham
singled; B.Davis out on unknown play; N.Williams singled
[D.Pelham to second]; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

RED CAPS 6TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on
unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: H.Glenn out on unknown play; T.Howard out
on unknown play; F.Holliday out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

RED CAPS 7TH: M.Jones singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play;
P.Henry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Jones to
second]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Jackson walked; D.Reeves singled
[B.Jackson to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Davis out
on unknown play; N.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 2.

RED CAPS 8TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; J.Royal out on
unknown play; H.Turner homered; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Red Caps 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: R.Moore singled; H.Glenn singled [R.Moore
to second]; R.HOWARD BATTED FOR T.HOWARD; R.Howard singled
[R.Moore scored, H.Glenn to second]; F.Holliday out on unknown
play; B.Jackson singled [H.Glenn scored, R.Howard to second];
D.Reeves singled [R.Howard scored, B.Jackson to second];
D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R,
5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 3, Red Caps 3.

RED CAPS 9TH: E.DIXON REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING); L.Thomas
out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 3, Red Caps
3.

BLACK CRACKERS 10TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; R.Moore
out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 3, Red Caps 3.

RED CAPS 10TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; A.MITCHELL BATTED
FOR T.DUKES; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 3, Red Caps
3.

BLACK CRACKERS 11TH: A.MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
E.Dixon reached on an error by C.Lamar [E.Dixon to first];
E.Dixon stole second; F.Holliday out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [E.Dixon to third]; B.Jackson singled to left
field [E.Dixon scored (unearned)]; D.Reeves homered to leftfield
[B.Jackson scored]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Davis
walked; N.Williams singled [B.Davis to second]; R.Moore walked
[B.Davis to third, N.Williams to second]; H.Glenn out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Red Caps 3.

RED CAPS 11TH: J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner out on
unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Red Caps 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   6  15   1  14
 Red Caps         3   7   3   5


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