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Indianapolis ABCs (IN7) 7 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5

Game played on Friday, June 10, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis ABCs                   0 0 0  1 1 1  1 0 3   -   7  8  1
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 2 1  0 0 1  0 0 1   -   5 11  2

BATTING

Indianapolis ABCs                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marshall Riddle 2b                    5   0   2    1     1         2   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   0   1    0     2         8   0
Buddy Armour ss                       4   0   0    0     1         2   4
Ted Strong 3b                         4   1   0    0     0         0   1
  Fast Ball Anderson p                1   0   0    0     0         0   1
Quincy Trouppe lf                     2   3   1    0     3         0   0
George Mitchell p, 3b                 4   1   1    1     1   1     1   2
Clarence Mitchell 1b                  3   1   0    0     2   1    10   0
John Lyles cf                         4   1   2    3     1         3   1
Bill Bradford rf                      3   0   1    1     1   1     1   0
Totals                               33   7   8    6    12   7    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Raymond Taylor, John Lyles. 
E: 1.  Buddy Armour. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Lyles, Bill Bradford. 
3B:  Quincy Trouppe. 
SH:  Raymond Taylor, Bill Bradford. 
IW:  George Mitchell, Clarence Mitchell. 
GDP:  Raymond Taylor, Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hap Glenn 3b                          5   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Bozo Jackson ss                       5   1   0    0     0         2   3
Donald Reeves rf                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
  Red Hadley rf                       1   1   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Greene c                          4   1   1    0     1   1     8   1
Don Pelham cf                         5   0   1    0     0         2   0
Babe Davis lf                         5   2   3    2     0         0   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   2    1     1        10   0
Bill Cooper 2b                        2   0   1    0     2         2   1
Red Howard p                          1   0   1    1     0         1   0
  Jimmy Reese p                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Eddie Dixon p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Nish Williams ph                    0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Bo Mitchell p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               37   5  11    4     5   6    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Bozo Jackson, Joe Greene, Red Moore 2, Bill Cooper, Bo Mitchell. 
E: 2.  Bozo Jackson, Bill Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Babe Davis. 
3B:  Joe Greene. 
HBP:  Red Hadley. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Babe Davis. 

PITCHING

Indianapolis ABCs                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Mitchell                      5       7   4    3   5       0  27
Fast Ball Anderson W                 4       4   1    1   0   6   0  16
Totals                               9      11   5    4   5   6   0  43

George Mitchell pitched to 4 batters in the 6th inning
WP:  George Mitchell. 
HBP:  Fast Ball Anderson. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard                           3       2   0    0   3   1   0  13
Jimmy Reese                          2       2   2    1   3   1   0  12
Eddie Dixon                          1       1   1    1   2   1   0  6
Bo Mitchell L                        3       3   4    3   4   4   0  16
Totals                               9       8   7    5  12   7   0  47

IW:  Bo Mitchell 2. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 6/10/1938 -- Indianapolis ABCs at Atlanta Black
Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Atlanta                       
1. M.Riddle            2b        H.Glenn             3b        
2. R.Taylor            c         B.Jackson           ss        
3. B.Armour            ss        D.Reeves            rf        
4. T.Strong            3b        J.Greene            c         
5. Q.Trouppe           lf        D.Pelham            cf        
6. G.Mitchell          p         B.Davis             lf        
7. C.Mitchell          1b        R.Moore             1b        
8. J.Lyles             cf        B.Cooper            2b        
9. B.Bradford          rf        R.Howard            p         

ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; M.Riddle singled; R.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [M.Riddle to second]; B.Armour walked;
T.Strong grounded into a double play (B.Jackson to B.Cooper to
R.Moore) [B.Armour out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: H.Glenn out on unknown play; B.Jackson out
on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 0.

ABCS 2ND: Q.Trouppe walked; G.Mitchell out on unknown play;
C.Mitchell walked [Q.Trouppe to second]; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
ABCs 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene tripled; D.Pelham out on unknown
play; B.Davis doubled [J.Greene scored]; R.Moore out on unknown
play; B.Cooper walked; R.Howard singled [B.Davis scored,
B.Cooper to second]; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 2.

ABCS 3RD: M.Riddle out on unknown play; R.Taylor singled;
B.Armour out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Jackson reached on an error by B.Armour
[B.Jackson to third]; G.Mitchell threw a wild pitch [B.Jackson
scored (unearned)]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Greene
walked; D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 3.

ABCS 4TH: J.REESE REPLACED R.HOWARD (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe
walked; G.Mitchell out on unknown play [Q.Trouppe to second];
C.Mitchell out on unknown play; J.Lyles singled [Q.Trouppe
scored]; B.Bradford walked [J.Lyles to second]; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 1, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Moore walked; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; J.Reese singled [R.Moore to second]; H.Glenn out on
unknown play; B.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  ABCs 1, Black Crackers 3.

ABCS 5TH: R.Taylor walked; B.Armour out on unknown play;
T.Strong forced R.Taylor (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to first];
T.Strong stole second; Q.Trouppe reached on an error by
B.Jackson [T.Strong to third, Q.Trouppe to first]; G.Mitchell
singled [T.Strong scored (unearned), Q.Trouppe to second];
C.Mitchell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
ABCs 2, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: D.Reeves singled; D.Reeves was picked off
first (G.Mitchell to C.Mitchell); J.Greene out on unknown play;
D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 2,
Black Crackers 3.

ABCS 6TH: E.DIXON REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING); R.HADLEY
REPLACED D.REEVES (PLAYING RF); J.Lyles walked; B.Bradford out
on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Lyles to second];
M.Riddle singled [J.Lyles scored]; R.Taylor walked [M.Riddle to
second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 3, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: B.Davis singled to center field; B.Davis
stole second; R.Moore singled [B.Davis scored]; B.Cooper walked
[R.Moore to second]; N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR E.DIXON; N.Williams
walked [R.Moore to third, B.Cooper to second]; G.MITCHELL
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); F.ANDERSON REPLACED T.STRONG
(PITCHING); H.Glenn struck out; B.Jackson hit into a double play
(J.Lyles to R.Taylor) [R.Moore out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  ABCs 3, Black Crackers 4.

ABCS 7TH: B.MITCHELL REPLACED N.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe
walked; G.Mitchell struck out; C.Mitchell struck out; J.Lyles
doubled [Q.Trouppe scored]; B.Bradford struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 4, Black Crackers 4.

ABCS 8TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown
play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs
4, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; R.Moore
singled; B.Cooper singled [R.Moore to second]; B.Mitchell lined
to B.Bradford; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  ABCs 4, Black Crackers 4.

ABCS 9TH: F.Anderson out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe tripled;
G.Mitchell was walked intentionally; C.Mitchell was walked
intentionally [G.Mitchell to second]; J.Lyles reached on a
fielder's choice [Q.Trouppe scored, G.Mitchell scored (no RBI),
C.Mitchell to second (error by B.Cooper; assist by B.Mitchell)];
B.Bradford doubled [C.Mitchell scored (unearned), J.Lyles to
third]; M.Riddle walked; R.Taylor grounded into a double play
(B.Mitchell to J.Greene to R.Moore) [J.Lyles out at home]; 3 R
(2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 7, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Jackson popped to M.Riddle; R.Hadley was
hit by a pitch; J.Greene struck out; D.Pelham singled to left
field [R.Hadley to second]; B.Davis singled [R.Hadley scored,
D.Pelham to second]; R.Moore popped to G.Mitchell in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 7, Black Crackers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 ABCs             7   8   1  13
 Black Crackers   5  11   2  11


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