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Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 11 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 4

Game played on Saturday, May 28, 1938 (D) at Booker T. Washington High School Field, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Jacksonville Red Caps               0 1 1  1 0 4  0 2 2   -  11 20  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 2 2  0 0 0   -   4  6  5

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes rf                       6   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         5   3   2    0     1   0     2   3
Joe Royal cf                          6   2   2    2     0   1     3   0
Philly Holmes ss                      6   2   3    4     0   0     2   5
Henry Turner lf                       6   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Mint Jones 1b                         6   0   4    1     0   0    12   0
Al Frazier 3b                         5   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Herb Barnhill c                       5   1   3    1     0   0     5   2
Alphonso Cox p                        5   0   2    1     0   0     0   3
Totals                               50  11  20   10     1   1    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Philly Holmes, Mint Jones. 
E: 2.  Gabby Kemp, Al Frazier. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gabby Kemp, Joe Royal, Henry Turner, Al Frazier, Alphonso Cox. 
3B:  Philly Holmes. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp 2, Philly Holmes. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Flit Holliday lf                      2   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
  Red Hadley ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jimmy Reese p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eddie Dixon p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   3
  Red Howard ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bozo Jackson ss                       4   0   1    1     1         2   3
Donald Reeves rf                      4   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   1   0    0     1   2     2   0
Babe Davis 2b                         4   1   2    0     0         4   1
Don Pelham cf                         4   0   2    1     0         2   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   1   0    0     1         9   1
Bill Cooper 3b                        4   1   1    1     0   1     4   1
Scottie Duncan p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Nish Williams ph, lf                3   0   0    1     0         1   0
Totals                               35   4   6    4     3   6    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Eddie Dixon, Bozo Jackson 2, Babe Davis, Bill Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Babe Davis, Don Pelham 2. 
GDP:  Joe Greene. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alphonso Cox W                       9       6   4    4   3   6   0  38
Totals                               9       6   4    4   3   6   0  38


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Scottie Duncan L                     5      10   3    3   0   0   0  26
Jimmy Reese                          1       5   4    2   0   0   0  11
Eddie Dixon                          3       5   4    4   1   1   0  14
Totals                               9      20  11    9   1   1   0  51

Jimmy Reese pitched to 3 batters in the 7th inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 400

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/28/1938 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at Atlanta
Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Jacksonville                  Atlanta                       
1. T.Dukes             rf        F.Holliday          lf        
2. G.Kemp              2b        B.Jackson           ss        
3. J.Royal             cf        D.Reeves            rf        
4. P.Holmes            ss        J.Greene            c         
5. H.Turner            lf        B.Davis             2b        
6. M.Jones             1b        D.Pelham            cf        
7. A.Frazier           3b        R.Moore             1b        
8. H.Barnhill          c         B.Cooper            3b        
9. A.Cox               p         S.Duncan            p         

RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; T.Dukes out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: F.Holliday struck out; B.Jackson walked;
D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Greene struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 2ND: P.Holmes singled; H.Turner out on unknown play;
M.Jones singled [P.Holmes to second]; A.Frazier reached on an
error by B.Jackson [P.Holmes scored (no RBI), M.Jones to second,
A.Frazier to first]; H.Barnhill singled [M.Jones to third,
A.Frazier to second]; A.Cox out on unknown play; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers
0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis doubled; D.Pelham out on unknown
play; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 3RD: G.Kemp singled; J.Royal out on unknown play;
P.Holmes out on unknown play; H.Turner doubled [G.Kemp to
third]; M.Jones singled [G.Kemp scored, H.Turner to third];
A.Frazier out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps
2, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: S.Duncan out on unknown play; F.Holliday
reached on an error by A.Frazier [F.Holliday to first];
B.Jackson out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 4TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; A.Cox out on
unknown play; T.Dukes singled; G.Kemp doubled [T.Dukes to
third]; J.Royal singled [T.Dukes scored, G.Kemp to third];
P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 3,
Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: J.Greene struck out; B.Davis out on unknown
play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 3, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 5TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones singled;
A.Frazier out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: R.Moore walked; B.Cooper singled [R.Moore
to third]; N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR S.DUNCAN; N.Williams out on
unknown play [R.Moore scored, B.Cooper to second]; R.HADLEY
BATTED FOR F.HOLLIDAY; R.Hadley out on unknown play; B.Jackson
singled [B.Cooper scored]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 2.

RED CAPS 6TH: J.REESE REPLACED R.HADLEY (PITCHING); N.WILLIAMS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); A.Cox singled; T.Dukes singled
[A.Cox to second]; On a bunt G.Kemp forced A.Cox (R.Moore to
B.Cooper) [T.Dukes to second, G.Kemp to first]; J.Royal reached
on an error by B.Davis [T.Dukes to third, G.Kemp to second,
J.Royal to first]; P.Holmes tripled to center field [T.Dukes
scored, G.Kemp scored, J.Royal scored (unearned)]; H.Turner out
on unknown play [P.Holmes scored (unearned)]; M.Jones singled;
A.Frazier out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 7, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: J.Greene walked; B.Davis singled [J.Greene
to second]; D.Pelham doubled [J.Greene scored, B.Davis to
third]; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown
play [B.Davis scored]; N.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Black Crackers 4.

RED CAPS 7TH: H.Barnhill singled; A.Cox reached on an error by
B.Cooper [H.Barnhill to second, A.Cox to first]; T.Dukes reached
on an error by B.Jackson [H.Barnhill to third, A.Cox to second,
T.Dukes to first]; E.DIXON REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING); G.Kemp
popped to unknown fielder; J.Royal struck out; P.Holmes popped
to unknown fielder; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Black
Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: E.Dixon reached on an error by G.Kemp
[E.Dixon to first]; B.Jackson reached on a fielder's choice
[E.Dixon to second]; D.Reeves struck out; J.Greene grounded into
a double play (P.Holmes to M.Jones) [B.Jackson out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 7, Black Crackers 4.

RED CAPS 8TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones out on
unknown play; A.Frazier doubled; H.Barnhill singled [A.Frazier
scored]; H.Barnhill was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by E.Dixon [H.Barnhill to second]; A.Cox doubled
[H.Barnhill scored]; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 9, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham
doubled to right field; R.Moore out on unknown play; B.Cooper
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 9, Black
Crackers 4.

RED CAPS 9TH: G.Kemp walked; G.Kemp stole second; G.Kemp stole
third; J.Royal doubled [G.Kemp scored]; P.Holmes singled to left
field [J.Royal scored]; P.Holmes stole second; P.Holmes was
picked off second (E.Dixon to B.Davis); H.Turner out on unknown
play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 11, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; R.HOWARD
BATTED FOR E.DIXON; R.Howard out on unknown play; B.Jackson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 11, Black
Crackers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps        11  20   2  13
 Black Crackers   4   6   5   7


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