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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 6 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Thursday, May 26, 1938 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              1 1 0  0 2 2  0 0 0   -   6 13  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 4  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   4  3  2

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leo Sims 2b                           5   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Bozo Jackson ss                       5   1   1    0     0   0     2   2
Donald Reeves rf                      5   2   2    1     0   0     2   0
Nish Williams c                       4   1   3    2     1   0     5   0
Babe Davis lf                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Don Pelham cf                         5   1   1    0     0   0     7   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   3    0     0   0    10   0
Hap Glenn 3b                          4   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Jimmy Reese p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Bo Mitchell p                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               40   6  13    3     1   0    27   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Red Moore. 
E: 1.  Nish Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Leo Sims, Bo Mitchell. 
SH:  Babe Davis. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Donald Reeves, Don Pelham. 
CS:  Red Moore. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   1   0    0     1   0     2   2
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   1   1    2     0   0     3   1
David Whatley rf                      4   0   0    1     0   0     5   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Henry McCall 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Lester Lockett ss                     4   0   0    0     0   1     3   3
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Cap Tyson c                           1   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
  Harry Barnes c                      1   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
Elbert Eatmon p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Cliff Blackmon p                    1   1   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Julius Osley p                      2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   4   3    3     2   2    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Parnell Woods, Sylvester Owens. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Reese                          4       3   4    2   2   0   0  18
Bo Mitchell W                        5       0   0    0   0   2   0  16
Totals                               9       3   4    2   2   2   0  34

Jimmy Reese pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning
BK:  Jimmy Reese. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Elbert Eatmon                        1       3   2    1   0   0   0  7
Cliff Blackmon                       3.2     4   2    0   1   0   0  17
Julius Osley L                       4.1     6   2    2   0   0   0  18
Totals                               9      13   6    3   1   0   0  42

Elbert Eatmon pitched to 2 batters in the 2nd inning


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Red Moore, 1B - L.J. Meickle

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/26/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Birmingham Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Birmingham                    
1. L.Sims              2b        P.Woods             3b        
2. B.Jackson           ss        F.Bankhead          2b        
3. D.Reeves            rf        D.Whatley           rf        
4. N.Williams          c         M.Williams          lf        
5. B.Davis             lf        H.McCall            1b        
6. D.Pelham            cf        L.Lockett           ss        
7. R.Moore             1b        S.Owens             cf        
8. H.Glenn             3b        C.Tyson             c         
9. J.Reese             p         E.Eatmon            p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; L.Sims out on unknown play; B.Jackson out on
unknown play; D.Reeves reached on an error by P.Woods [D.Reeves
to first]; D.Reeves stole second; N.Williams singled [D.Reeves
scored (unearned)]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: 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 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham singled; R.Moore singled [D.Pelham
to third]; C.BLACKMON REPLACED E.EATMON (PITCHING); D.Pelham
stole home; H.Glenn out on unknown play; J.Reese out on unknown
play; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Williams singled; H.McCall out on unknown
play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Reeves out
on unknown play; N.Williams singled; B.Davis out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Tyson walked; C.Blackmon reached on an
error by N.Williams [C.Tyson to second, C.Blackmon to first];
P.Woods walked [C.Tyson to third, C.Blackmon to second];
F.Bankhead singled [C.Tyson scored, C.Blackmon scored
(unearned), P.Woods to third]; D.Whatley out on unknown play
[P.Woods scored, F.Bankhead to second]; M.Williams out on
unknown play [F.Bankhead to third]; J.Reese balked [F.Bankhead
scored (unearned)]; H.McCall out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 2, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled; H.Glenn singled [R.Moore to second]; J.Reese out on
unknown play; L.Sims out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Crackers 2, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; C.Tyson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 2, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Reeves
singled; N.Williams walked [D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Reeves to third,
N.Williams to second]; D.Pelham reached on an error by S.Owens
[D.Reeves scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Williams scored
(unearned) (no RBI), D.Pelham to first]; J.OSLEY REPLACED
C.BLACKMON (PITCHING); R.Moore out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 4, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Osley singled; B.MITCHELL REPLACED J.REESE
(PITCHING); P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Osley to second]; D.Whatley reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Osley to third, F.Bankhead to second];
M.Williams lined into a double play (R.Moore unassisted)
[D.Whatley out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers
4, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: H.BARNES REPLACED C.TYSON (PLAYING C);
H.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out on unknown play;
L.Sims doubled; B.Jackson singled [L.Sims to third]; D.Reeves
singled [L.Sims scored, B.Jackson to second]; N.Williams singled
[B.Jackson scored, D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis out on unknown
play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled; R.Moore was caught stealing second (H.Barnes to
L.Lockett); H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Osley out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Mitchell doubled; L.Sims out on unknown
play; B.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; B.Davis out
on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.McCall out on unknown play; L.Lockett
struck out; S.Owens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   6  13   1   9
 Black Barons     4   3   2   3


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