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Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 9 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 8

Game played on Saturday, July 2, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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