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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 8 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 5

Game played on Thursday, July 14, 1938 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  3 2 0  1 2 0   -   8 13  1
Birmingham Black Barons             2 0 0  1 0 0  1 1 0   -   5 15  4

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Hadley cf                         4   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   2   2    2     1   0     6   4
Don Pelham lf, 1b                     5   0   3    2     0   0     7   0
Babe Davis rf, lf                     4   1   0    0     1   0     1   0
Bill Cooper c                         2   1   2    1     3   0     5   2
Red Moore 1b                          1   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
  Donald Reeves pr, rf                4   0   1    1     0   0     2   0
Tommy Butts ss                        5   0   0    0     0   0     3   4
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Scottie Duncan p                      3   1   1    0     0   0     1   0
  Eddie Dixon p                       1   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               37   8  13    6     5   0    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Tommy Butts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Hadley, Bill Cooper. 
SH:  Red Hadley. 
GDP:  Donald Reeves. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      5   2   5    1     0   0     1   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Melzar Williams lf                    4   2   2    0     1   0     2   0
Henry McCall 1b                       5   0   2    2     0   0     9   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    5   0   2    2     0   0     4   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      5   1   2    0     0   0     4   3
Bob Smith c                           4   0   1    0     1   0     5   0
Andrew Cephas ss                      2   0   1    0     3   0     1   5
Dick Burton p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Bert Johnson ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Julius Osley p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Elbert Eatmon p                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               40   5  15    5     5   0    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Henry McCall, Andrew Cephas. 
E: 4.  Fred Bankhead 2, Andrew Cephas, Dick Burton. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley. 
3B:  Sylvester Owens. 
Team LOB:  13

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Sylvester Owens, Andrew Cephas. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Scottie Duncan W                     6      13   4    4   2   0   0  31
Eddie Dixon SV                       3       2   1    1   3   0   0  14
Totals                               9      15   5    5   5   0   0  45

Scottie Duncan pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dick Burton L                        6       8   5    5   3   0   0  28
Julius Osley                         0.1     2   1    1   1   0   0  4
Elbert Eatmon                        2.2     3   2    2   1   0   0  11
Totals                               9      13   8    8   5   0   0  43



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Umpires: HP - Red Moore, 1B - L.J. Meickle

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/14/1938 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Birmingham Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Birmingham                    
1. R.Hadley            cf        D.Whatley           rf        
2. G.Kemp              2b        P.Woods             3b        
3. D.Pelham            lf        M.Williams          lf        
4. B.Davis             rf        H.McCall            1b        
5. B.Cooper            c         S.Owens             cf        
6. R.Moore             1b        F.Bankhead          2b        
7. T.Butts             ss        B.Smith             c         
8. S.Davis             3b        A.Cephas            ss        
9. S.Duncan            p         D.Burton            p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Hadley out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on
unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: D.Whatley doubled; P.Woods out on unknown
play; M.Williams singled [D.Whatley to third]; H.McCall out on
unknown play; S.Owens tripled [D.Whatley scored, M.Williams
scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: B.Davis out on unknown play; B.Cooper
singled; B.Cooper was picked off first (D.Burton to H.McCall);
R.Moore singled to shortstop [R.Moore to second (error by
A.Cephas)]; Moore injured his knee rounding 1B; D.REEVES RAN FOR
R.MOORE; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.REEVES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
D.PELHAM CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); B.DAVIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B.Smith out on unknown play; A.Cephas
singled; A.Cephas was caught stealing second (B.Cooper to
G.Kemp); D.Burton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: S.Davis out on unknown play; S.Duncan out
on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley singled; P.Woods out on unknown
play; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: G.Kemp walked; D.Pelham singled [G.Kemp to
second]; B.Davis forced D.Pelham (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp
scored (no RBI) (error by F.Bankhead), B.Davis to second];
B.Cooper doubled [B.Davis scored]; D.Reeves singled [B.Cooper
scored]; D.Reeves was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by D.Burton [D.Reeves to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play;
S.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Crackers 3, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Owens singled; S.Owens was caught stealing
second (B.Cooper to G.Kemp); F.Bankhead singled; B.Smith singled
[F.Bankhead to second]; A.Cephas walked [F.Bankhead to third,
B.Smith to second]; D.Burton out on unknown play; D.Whatley
singled [F.Bankhead scored, B.Smith to third, A.Cephas to
second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Black Crackers 3, Black Barons 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: S.Duncan singled; R.Hadley doubled
[S.Duncan to third]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; D.Pelham
singled [S.Duncan scored, R.Hadley scored]; B.Davis walked
[D.Pelham to second]; B.Cooper walked [D.Pelham to third,
B.Davis to second]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Crackers 5, Black
Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 5, Black Barons 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: S.Davis out on unknown play; S.Duncan out
on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 5, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Bankhead singled; B.Smith out on unknown
play; A.Cephas walked [F.Bankhead to second]; B.JOHNSON BATTED
FOR D.BURTON; B.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled
[F.Bankhead to third, A.Cephas to second]; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Crackers 5, Black
Barons 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: J.OSLEY REPLACED B.JOHNSON (PITCHING);
G.Kemp singled; G.Kemp stole second; D.Pelham singled to second
base [G.Kemp scored (no RBI) (error by F.Bankhead), D.Pelham to
second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; B.Cooper walked; E.EATMON
REPLACED J.OSLEY (PITCHING); D.Reeves out on unknown play;
T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 6, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: M.Williams singled to shortstop [M.Williams
to second (error by T.Butts)]; H.McCall singled [M.Williams
scored]; E.DIXON REPLACED S.DUNCAN (PITCHING); S.Owens out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Smith walked
[H.McCall to second]; A.Cephas walked [H.McCall to third,
B.Smith to second]; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
3 LOB.  Black Crackers 6, Black Barons 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: S.Davis singled; E.Dixon singled [S.Davis
to second]; R.Hadley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[S.Davis to third, E.Dixon to second]; G.Kemp singled [S.Davis
scored, E.Dixon scored]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Davis
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 8,
Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: D.Whatley singled; P.Woods out on unknown
play; M.Williams walked [D.Whatley to second]; H.McCall singled
[D.Whatley scored, M.Williams to second]; S.Owens out on unknown
play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Crackers 8, Black Barons 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Cooper walked; D.Reeves grounded into a
double play (A.Cephas to H.McCall) [B.Cooper out at second];
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Crackers 8, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; A.Cephas out on
unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Black Barons 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   8  13   1   8
 Black Barons     5  15   4  13


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