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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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