Retrosheet


Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 9 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 3, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Jacksonville Red Caps               2 1 0  3 0 0  0 0 3   -   9 13  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 2  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   3  8  5

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes lf                       5   2   0    0     0         1   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         5   2   5    2     0         1   1
Joe Royal rf                          6   2   1    0     0         1   0
Philly Holmes ss                      5   0   2    1     0         2   5
Lacey Thomas cf                       4   0   2    1     1         4   0
Henry Turner c                        5   1   1    0     0         2   0
Mint Jones 1b                         5   1   0    0     0        15   0
Al Frazier 3b                         4   0   1    0     1         1   2
Preacher Henry p                      5   1   1    2     0         0   4
Totals                               44   9  13    6     2   4    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Mint Jones, Al Frazier. 

BATTING -
3B:  Preacher Henry. 
HBP:  Tommie Dukes, Gabby Kemp. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp, Joe Royal. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hap Glenn 3b                          3   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Jimmy Shamberger 3b                 1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Marlin Carter 2b                      5   0   0    1     0         1   2
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     2         3   1
Donald Reeves rf                      5   0   2    1     0         2   0
Babe Davis lf                         4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   1    0     1        10   0
   Henderson pr                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Cooper 1b                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Red Hadley cf                         4   0   1    0     0         3   1
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   1    1     0         5   2
Eddie Dixon p                         4   1   2    0     0         0   2
Totals                               36   3   8    3     3   4    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Hap Glenn, Marlin Carter, Bill Cooper, Tommy Butts, Eddie Dixon. 

BATTING -
SH:  Hap Glenn. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry W                     9       8   3    3   3   4   0  40
Totals                               9       8   3    3   3   4   0  40

WP:  Preacher Henry 3. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon L                        9      13   9    4   2   4   0  48
Totals                               9      13   9    4   2   4   0  48

HBP:  Eddie Dixon 2. 


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 Sunday, 7/3/1938, game 1 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at
Atlanta Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Jacksonville                  Atlanta                       
1. T.Dukes             lf        H.Glenn             3b        
2. G.Kemp              2b        M.Carter            2b        
3. J.Royal             rf        J.Greene            c         
4. P.Holmes            ss        D.Reeves            rf        
5. L.Thomas            cf        B.Davis             lf        
6. H.Turner            c         R.Moore             1b        
7. M.Jones             1b        R.Hadley            cf        
8. A.Frazier           3b        T.Butts             ss        
9. P.Henry             p         E.Dixon             p         

RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; T.Dukes out on unknown play; G.Kemp singled; J.Royal
singled [G.Kemp to third]; G.Kemp stole home and J.Royal stole
second; P.Holmes singled [J.Royal to third]; L.Thomas singled
[J.Royal scored, P.Holmes to second]; H.Turner out on unknown
play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Caps 2, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: H.Glenn reached on an error by A.Frazier
[H.Glenn to first]; P.Henry threw a wild pitch [H.Glenn to
second]; M.Carter out on unknown play; J.Greene 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 2ND: A.Frazier singled; P.Henry out on unknown play;
T.Dukes forced A.Frazier (unknown fielder) [T.Dukes to first];
G.Kemp singled [T.Dukes to second]; J.Royal reached on an error
by T.Butts [T.Dukes scored (unearned) (no RBI), G.Kemp to
second, J.Royal to first]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; R.Moore out on
unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 3RD: L.Thomas walked; H.Turner out on unknown play;
M.Jones out on unknown play; A.Frazier walked [L.Thomas to
second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Caps 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: T.Butts singled; E.Dixon singled [T.Butts
to second]; H.Glenn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[T.Butts to third, E.Dixon to second]; M.Carter out on unknown
play [T.Butts scored]; J.Greene walked; D.Reeves singled
[E.Dixon scored, J.Greene to second]; B.Davis out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 2.

RED CAPS 4TH: T.Dukes reached on an error by H.Glenn [T.Dukes
to second]; G.Kemp singled [T.Dukes scored (unearned)]; J.Royal
reached on an error by M.Carter [G.Kemp to second, J.Royal to
first]; P.Holmes singled [G.Kemp scored, J.Royal to second];
L.Thomas reached on an error by E.Dixon [J.Royal scored
(unearned) (no RBI), P.Holmes to second, L.Thomas to first];
H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play;
A.Frazier out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Caps 6, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; R.Hadley
singled; P.Henry threw a wild pitch [R.Hadley to second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 2.

RED CAPS 5TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; T.Dukes was hit by a
pitch; G.Kemp singled to center field (R.Hadley to H.Glenn)
[T.Dukes out at third]; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: H.Glenn out on unknown play; M.Carter
reached on an error by M.Jones [M.Carter to first]; J.Greene out
on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 2.

RED CAPS 6TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; L.Thomas singled;
H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: B.Davis singled; R.Moore singled [B.Davis
to third]; R.Hadley out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown
play [B.Davis scored]; E.Dixon singled [R.Moore to second];
H.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 6,
Black Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 7TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; P.Henry out on
unknown play; T.Dukes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; D.Reeves singled; B.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 8TH: G.Kemp was hit by a pitch; J.Royal out on unknown
play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Moore walked;  RAN FOR R.MOORE; P.Henry
threw a wild pitch [ to second]; R.Hadley out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; E.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 9TH: B.COOPER REPLACED  (PLAYING 1B); H.Turner
singled; M.Jones reached on an error [H.Turner to third, M.Jones
to first (error by B.Cooper; assist by H.Glenn)]; Glenn was
spiked at 3B; J.SHAMBERGER REPLACED H.GLENN (PLAYING 3B);
A.Frazier out on unknown play; P.Henry tripled to right field
[H.Turner scored, M.Jones scored (unearned)]; T.Dukes out on
unknown play; G.Kemp singled to center field [P.Henry scored
(unearned)]; J.Royal out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 9, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: J.Shamberger out on unknown play; M.Carter
out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; D.Reeves out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 9, Black Crackers 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps         9  13   2  12
 Black Crackers   3   8   5  10


Back to Main Page for 1938 Negro League Season

Back to Main Page for Negro League Baseball

Data are shown for games which have been identified by Retrosheet. Missing data are not shown. Negro Leagues data should be viewed as incomplete.


Retrosheet website last updated January 8, 2025.
All data contained at this site is copyright 1996-2025 by Retrosheet. All Rights Reserved. Click here for information about the use of Retrosheet data

Send comments and suggestions to Tom Thress: tthress-ATsign-retrosheet.org.
Join the Retrosheet Discussion group here: RetroList
Retrosheet is an all-volunteer organization and a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. To volunteer, please e-mail Tom Thress. To make a donation, you can visit here: Donation Page