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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 7 Indianapolis ABCs (IN7) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 12, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis ABCs                   0 0 0  1 0  -   1  3  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              3 0 3  1 x  -   7 10  2

BATTING

Indianapolis ABCs                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles cf                         2   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Buddy Armour ss                       2   0   0    0     0   0     2   2
Quincy Trouppe lf                     2   0   1    0     0   1     1   0
Ted Strong 1b                         2   1   1    0     0   1     5   0
Bill Bradford rf                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Marshall Riddle 2b                    2   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Raymond Taylor c                      2   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Robert Dean p                         1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ted Alexander p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Totals                               16   1   3    0     1   3    12   3

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Robert Dean, Ted Alexander. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Lyles. 
Team LOB:  1

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Marshall Riddle. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Flit Holliday lf                      3   0   0    0     0   2     1   0
Bill Cooper c                         1   1   0    0     2   0     3   0
Donald Reeves rf                      3   3   2    1     0   0     2   1
Babe Davis ss                         3   2   3    1     0   0     2   1
Don Pelham 3b                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          2   0   2    3     0   0     4   0
Red Hadley cf                         2   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Bo Mitchell 2b                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Nish Williams 2b                    0   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Eddie Dixon p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               21   7  10    5     2   2    15   3

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Bo Mitchell 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Babe Davis. 
3B:  Donald Reeves. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Indianapolis ABCs                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Dean L                        2.1     7   6    6   2   2   0  15
Ted Alexander                        1.2     3   1    0   0   0   0  8
Totals                               4      10   7    6   2   2   0  23


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon W                        5       3   1    0   1   3   0  17
Totals                               5       3   1    0   1   3   0  17

WP:  Eddie Dixon. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4567

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/12/1938, game 2 -- Indianapolis ABCs at
Atlanta Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Atlanta                       
1. J.Lyles             cf        F.Holliday          lf        
2. B.Armour            ss        B.Cooper            c         
3. Q.Trouppe           lf        D.Reeves            rf        
4. T.Strong            1b        B.Davis             ss        
5. B.Bradford          rf        D.Pelham            3b        
6. B.Robinson          3b        R.Moore             1b        
7. M.Riddle            2b        R.Hadley            cf        
8. R.Taylor            c         B.Mitchell          2b        
9. R.Dean              p         E.Dixon             p         

ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Lyles doubled to right field (D.Reeves to B.Davis)
[J.Lyles out at third]; B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe
singled to second base [Q.Trouppe to second (error by
B.Mitchell)]; T.Strong struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: F.Holliday struck out; B.Cooper walked;
D.Reeves tripled to right-center [B.Cooper scored, D.Reeves
scored (error by R.Dean)]; B.Davis singled to center field;
D.Pelham out on unknown play [B.Davis to second]; R.Moore
singled to right field [B.Davis scored]; R.Hadley was credited
with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball (M.Riddle
unassisted) [R.Moore out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs
0, Black Crackers 3.

ABCS 2ND: B.Bradford out on unknown play; B.Robinson out on
unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Mitchell out on unknown play; E.Dixon out
on unknown play; F.Holliday struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
ABCs 0, Black Crackers 3.

ABCS 3RD: R.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Dean out on unknown
play; J.Lyles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 0, Black
Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Cooper walked; D.Reeves forced B.Cooper
(M.Riddle to B.Armour) [D.Reeves to first]; B.Davis doubled to
left field [D.Reeves scored]; D.Pelham singled to right field
[B.Davis to third, D.Pelham to second (on throw)]; R.Moore
singled to left field [B.Davis scored, D.Pelham scored];
T.ALEXANDER REPLACED R.DEAN (PITCHING); R.Hadley singled
[R.Moore to second]; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; E.Dixon out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 0, Black Crackers 6.

ABCS 4TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe struck out;
T.Strong singled to second base [T.Strong to third (error by
B.Mitchell)]; E.Dixon threw a wild pitch [T.Strong scored
(unearned)]; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 1, Black Crackers 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: F.Holliday out on unknown play; B.Cooper
out on unknown play; On a bunt D.Reeves singled to pitcher
[D.Reeves scored (unearned) (error by T.Alexander)]; B.Davis
singled; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  ABCs 1, Black Crackers 7.

ABCS 5TH: N.WILLIAMS REPLACED B.MITCHELL (PLAYING 2B);
B.Robinson walked; M.Riddle forced B.Robinson (unknown fielder)
[M.Riddle to first]; M.Riddle stole second; M.Riddle was picked
off second (E.Dixon to B.Davis); R.Taylor flied to R.Hadley; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 1, Black Crackers 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 ABCs             1   3   2   1
 Black Crackers   7  10   2   4


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