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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5 Indianapolis ABCs (IN7) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 10, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Indianapolis ABCs                   3 0 1  0 0  -   4  8  1
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 2 0  3 x  -   5  6  2

BATTING

Indianapolis ABCs                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles cf                         3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Buddy Armour ss                       3   1   1    0     0         1   1
Quincy Trouppe lf                     2   1   2    0     1         0   0
Ted Strong 2b                         3   1   1    2     0         0   0
Bobby Robinson 3b                     3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Bill Bradford rf                      2   0   2    1     0         0   0
Joe Scott 1b                          2   0   0    0     0         5   0
Raymond Taylor c                      2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lefty Calhoun p                       2   0   1    0     0         0   0
  J. Brown p                          0   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               22   4   8    3     1   3    12   3

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Bobby Robinson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bobby Robinson. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   0   0    0     0         0   3
Bill Cooper c                         3   0   1    0     0         4   0
Babe Davis rf                         2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Don Pelham lf                         2   1   2    1     0         0   0
  Donald Reeves pr, lf                0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Red Moore 1b                          2   1   2    2     0         8   0
Jimmy Shamberger 3b                   2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Butts ss                        2   1   0    0     0         1   5
Bo Mitchell p                         2   0   0    1     0         0   1
Totals                               21   5   6    4     0   1    15   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Babe Davis, Jimmy Shamberger. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bill Cooper, Don Pelham, Red Moore. 
3B:  Babe Davis. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Indianapolis ABCs                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Calhoun                        3       4   2    2   0   1   0  13
J. Brown L                           1       2   3    1   0   0   0  8
Totals                               4       6   5    3   0   1   0  21


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bo Mitchell W                        5       8   4    4   1   3   0  23
Totals                               5       8   4    4   1   3   0  23



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/10/1938, game 2 -- Indianapolis ABCs at
Atlanta Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Atlanta                       
1. J.Lyles             cf        R.Hadley            cf        
2. B.Armour            ss        G.Kemp              2b        
3. Q.Trouppe           lf        B.Cooper            c         
4. T.Strong            2b        B.Davis             rf        
5. B.Robinson          3b        D.Pelham            lf        
6. B.Bradford          rf        R.Moore             1b        
7. J.Scott             1b        J.Shamberger        3b        
8. R.Taylor            c         T.Butts             ss        
9. L.Calhoun           p         B.Mitchell          p         

ABCS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown
play; Q.Trouppe walked; T.Strong tripled [Q.Trouppe scored,
T.Strong scored (error by J.Shamberger)]; B.Robinson singled to
right field; B.Robinson stole second; B.Bradford singled to
center field [B.Robinson scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: R.Hadley out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  ABCs 3, Black Crackers 0.

ABCS 2ND: R.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Calhoun out on
unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 ABCs 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis tripled to center field; D.Pelham
singled to center field [B.Davis scored]; R.Moore doubled to
right-center [D.Pelham scored]; J.Shamberger out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 3, Black Crackers 2.

ABCS 3RD: B.Armour singled; Q.Trouppe singled [B.Armour to
third]; T.Strong out on unknown play [B.Armour scored];
B.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Bradford singled [Q.Trouppe to
second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
ABCs 4, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: R.Hadley out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; B.Cooper doubled; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4, Black Crackers 2.

ABCS 4TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Calhoun singled;
L.Calhoun was picked off first (B.Mitchell to R.Moore); J.Lyles
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  ABCs 4, Black
Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: J.BROWN REPLACED L.CALHOUN (PITCHING);
D.Pelham doubled to center field; D.REEVES RAN FOR D.PELHAM;
R.Moore singled to center field [D.Reeves scored]; J.Shamberger
out on unknown play [R.Moore to second]; T.Butts reached on an
error by B.Robinson [R.Moore scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Butts
to third]; B.Mitchell reached on a fielder's choice [T.Butts
scored (unearned)]; R.Hadley reached on a fielder's choice
[B.Mitchell to second]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Cooper out
on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  ABCs 4, Black
Crackers 5.

ABCS 5TH: D.REEVES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.Armour out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled to right field [Q.Trouppe to
second (error by B.Davis)]; T.Strong out on unknown play;
B.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  ABCs 4,
Black Crackers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 ABCs             4   8   1   4
 Black Crackers   5   6   2   4


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