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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 6 Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 1

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

Jacksonville Red Caps               0 0 0  1 0  -   1  4  1
Atlanta Black Crackers              3 2 0  1 0  -   6  7  1

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Tommie Dukes lf                       2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         2   0   1    0     0         3   1
Joe Royal rf                          1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Philly Holmes ph, rf                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lacey Thomas cf                       2   1   1    0     0         1   0
Herb Barnhill c                       2   0   0    1     0         4   0
Clarence Lamar ss                     2   0   1    0     0         1   0
Mint Jones 1b                         2   0   0    0     0         6   0
Al Frazier 3b                         2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Bun Hayes p                           2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Alonzo Mitchell p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               18   1   4    1     0   3    15   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gabby Kemp, Mint Jones. 
E: 1.  Gabby Kemp. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lacey Thomas. 
GDP:  Joe Royal. 
Team LOB:  2


Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bill Cooper lf                        2   2   1    0     1   0     1   0
Jimmy Shamberger 3b                   3   2   2    1     0   0     0   1
Joe Greene c                          3   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Babe Davis cf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Donald Reeves rf                      2   1   1    2     0   0     1   0
Red Moore 1b                          2   0   1    1     0   0     7   0
Marlin Carter 2b                      2   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Tommy Butts ss                        1   1   0    0     1   0     0   3
Bo Mitchell p                         2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               20   6   7    5     2   0    15   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Red Moore, Marlin Carter, Tommy Butts. 
E: 1.  Donald Reeves. 

BATTING -
2B:  Donald Reeves, Red Moore. 
HBP:  Donald Reeves. 
GDP:  Red Moore. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bill Cooper. 

PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bun Hayes L                          3.2     7   6    5   2   0   0  19
Alonzo Mitchell                      1.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  4
Totals                               5       7   6    5   2   0   0  23

HBP:  Bun Hayes. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bo Mitchell W                        5       4   1    0   0   3   0  18
Totals                               5       4   1    0   0   3   0  18



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/3/1938, game 2 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at
Atlanta Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Jacksonville                  Atlanta                       
1. T.Dukes             lf        B.Cooper            lf        
2. G.Kemp              2b        J.Shamberger        3b        
3. J.Royal             rf        J.Greene            c         
4. L.Thomas            cf        B.Davis             cf        
5. H.Barnhill          c         D.Reeves            rf        
6. C.Lamar             ss        R.Moore             1b        
7. M.Jones             1b        M.Carter            2b        
8. A.Frazier           3b        T.Butts             ss        
9. B.Hayes             p         B.Mitchell          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
grounded into a double play (T.Butts to M.Carter to R.Moore)
[G.Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black
Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: B.Cooper walked; J.Shamberger singled
[B.Cooper to second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.Davis out
on unknown play; D.Reeves doubled to right field [B.Cooper
scored, J.Shamberger scored]; R.Moore doubled to left field
[D.Reeves scored]; M.Carter out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 2ND: L.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on
unknown play; C.Lamar singled; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out
on unknown play; B.Cooper singled; B.Cooper stole second;
J.Shamberger singled to left field [B.Cooper scored,
J.Shamberger to second (on throw)]; J.Greene singled to left
field [J.Shamberger scored]; J.Greene was picked off first
(B.Hayes to M.Jones); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black
Crackers 5.

RED CAPS 3RD: A.Frazier out on unknown play; B.Hayes out on
unknown play; T.Dukes singled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Reeves was
hit by a pitch; R.Moore grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to
M.Jones) [D.Reeves out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 0, Black Crackers 5.

RED CAPS 4TH: P.HOLMES BATTED FOR J.ROYAL; P.Holmes out on
unknown play; L.Thomas doubled to right field [L.Thomas to third
(error by D.Reeves)]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play [L.Thomas
scored (unearned)]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: P.HOLMES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
M.Carter out on unknown play; T.Butts walked; B.Mitchell singled
to second base [T.Butts scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
G.Kemp)]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; A.MITCHELL REPLACED
B.HAYES (PITCHING); J.Shamberger out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 6.

RED CAPS 5TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; A.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 6.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; B.Davis out
on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps         1   4   1   2
 Black Crackers   6   7   1   2


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