Jacksonville Red Caps 0 2 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 8 2 Atlanta Black Crackers 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 8 13 7 BATTING Jacksonville Red Caps AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Duke Cleveland lf 5 2 2 1 1 3 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 Red Howard rf 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 Philly Holmes ss 6 1 2 3 0 2 3 Lacey Thomas cf 5 1 0 0 1 2 0 Mint Jones 1b 6 0 1 1 0 14 0 Joe Royal p 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felix Evans p 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Al Frazier 3b 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 Clarence Lamar c 4 0 1 2 0 6 0 Alonzo Mitchell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb Barnhill c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 45 9 8 7 5 8 30 8 FIELDING - DP: 2. Gabby Kemp 2, Philly Holmes 2, Mint Jones 2. E: 2. Philly Holmes, Mint Jones. BATTING - 3B: Philly Holmes. HBP: Al Frazier. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Duke Cleveland, Gabby Kemp 2, Philly Holmes. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Red Hadley cf 5 0 1 0 0 4 0 Marlin Carter 3b 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 Donald Reeves rf 4 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 Joe Greene 1b 5 2 2 1 0 10 0 Babe Davis lf 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 Bill Cooper c 4 0 0 0 1 8 0 Benny Fields 2b 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 2 Roy Harding p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Telosh Howard p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jimmy Shamberger ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 42 8 13 7 3 5 30 9 FIELDING - E: 7. Marlin Carter 2, Joe Greene 2, Bill Cooper, Tommy Butts 2. BATTING - 2B: Marlin Carter, Babe Davis. HR: Donald Reeves. GDP: Joe Greene, Benny Fields. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Jacksonville Red Caps IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Joe Royal 6 12 8 7 3 1 1 32 Felix Evans W 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 Totals 10 13 8 7 3 5 1 45 Joe Royal pitched to 4 batters in the 7th inning Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Harding 4.2 6 8 5 3 1 0 24 Telosh Howard L 5.1 2 1 0 2 7 0 27 Totals 10 8 9 5 5 8 0 51 HBP: Telosh Howard. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/2/1938 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Jacksonville Atlanta 1. D.Cleveland lf R.Hadley cf 2. G.Kemp 2b M.Carter 3b 3. R.Howard rf D.Reeves rf 4. P.Holmes ss J.Greene 1b 5. L.Thomas cf B.Davis lf 6. M.Jones 1b B.Cooper c 7. J.Royal p B.Fields 2b 8. A.Frazier 3b T.Butts ss 9. C.Lamar c R.Harding p RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Cleveland singled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Howard out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: R.Hadley out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; D.Reeves homered; J.Greene reached on an error by P.Holmes [J.Greene to second]; B.Davis reached on an error by M.Jones [J.Greene scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Davis to first]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 2. RED CAPS 2ND: L.Thomas walked; M.Jones out on unknown play; J.Royal reached on an error by J.Greene [L.Thomas to second, J.Royal to first]; A.Frazier out on unknown play [L.Thomas to third, J.Royal to second]; C.Lamar singled (unknown fielder) [L.Thomas scored (unearned), J.Royal scored (unearned), C.Lamar out at second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Fields walked; T.Butts singled [B.Fields to second]; R.Harding out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play [B.Fields to third, T.Butts to second]; M.Carter singled [B.Fields scored, T.Butts scored]; D.Reeves singled [M.Carter to second]; J.Greene singled [M.Carter scored, D.Reeves to third, J.Greene to second (on throw)]; B.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 3RD: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; G.Kemp singled; G.Kemp stole second; R.Howard out on unknown play [G.Kemp to third]; G.Kemp stole home; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Cooper out on unknown play; B.Fields singled; T.Butts singled (unknown fielder) [B.Fields out at third]; R.Harding out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 4TH: L.Thomas out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Hadley singled; M.Carter out on unknown play; D.Reeves walked [R.Hadley to second]; J.Greene grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to P.Holmes to M.Jones) [D.Reeves out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 5TH: A.Frazier reached on an error by M.Carter [A.Frazier to second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled [A.Frazier scored (unearned)]; G.Kemp walked [D.Cleveland to second]; R.Howard walked [D.Cleveland to third, G.Kemp to second]; P.Holmes tripled [D.Cleveland scored, G.Kemp scored, R.Howard scored]; L.Thomas out on unknown play; M.Jones singled [P.Holmes scored]; T.HOWARD REPLACED R.HARDING (PITCHING); J.Royal out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; B.Cooper walked; B.Fields grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to P.Holmes to M.Jones) [B.Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 6TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland reached on an error by M.Carter [D.Cleveland to first]; G.Kemp reached on a fielder's choice [D.Cleveland to second]; R.Howard walked [D.Cleveland to third, G.Kemp to second]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: T.Butts out on unknown play; T.Howard out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 7TH: L.Thomas reached on an error by J.Greene [L.Thomas to first]; M.Jones reached on a fielder's choice [L.Thomas to second]; J.Royal out on unknown play; A.Frazier was hit by a pitch [L.Thomas to third, M.Jones to second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: M.Carter doubled; D.Reeves singled to right field [M.Carter scored]; J.Greene singled [D.Reeves to second]; B.Davis doubled [D.Reeves scored, J.Greene scored]; F.EVANS REPLACED J.ROYAL (PITCHING); B.Cooper out on unknown play; B.Fields singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; T.Howard out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 8. RED CAPS 8TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; R.Howard out on unknown play; P.Holmes singled; P.Holmes stole second; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 8. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; D.Reeves struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 8. RED CAPS 9TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; F.Evans singled; A.Frazier out on unknown play; A.MITCHELL BATTED FOR C.LAMAR; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 8. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: H.BARNHILL REPLACED A.MITCHELL (PLAYING C); J.Greene out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 8, Black Crackers 8. RED CAPS 10TH: D.Cleveland walked; D.Cleveland stole second [D.Cleveland to third (error by B.Cooper)]; G.Kemp reached on an error by T.Butts [D.Cleveland scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Kemp to first]; R.Howard reached on an error by T.Butts [G.Kemp to second, R.Howard to first]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 9, Black Crackers 8. BLACK CRACKERS 10TH: B.Fields out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; J.SHAMBERGER BATTED FOR T.HOWARD; J.Shamberger out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 9, Black Crackers 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Caps 9 8 2 12 Black Crackers 8 13 7 7
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