Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 3 Newark Eagles 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 1 x - 7 11 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 1 4 0 0 2 0 Parnell Woods 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 Melzar Williams lf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 Henry McCall 1b 3 1 2 3 0 6 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 Bob Smith c 3 0 1 0 1 4 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 0 0 5 0 Bo Mitchell p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andrew Cephas ss 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bert Johnson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 11 5 2 4 24 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Parnell Woods, Melzar Williams, Andrew Cephas. BATTING - 3B: Henry McCall. SH: Henry McCall. HBP: Andrew Cephas. GDP: Parnell Woods, Fred Bankhead. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: David Whatley, Melzar Williams. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ray Dandridge 3b 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 Fran Matthews 1b 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Jimmie Crutchfield ph, cf 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 Willie Wells ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 Mule Suttles lf, 1b 4 1 2 3 0 7 0 Ed Stone rf 3 2 2 1 1 4 0 Lennie Pearson cf, lf 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 0 0 0 0 7 2 Johnny Hayes c 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 Terris McDuffie p 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jesse Brown p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 7 11 7 2 3 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray Dandridge, Fran Matthews 2, Willie Wells, Dick Seay 2. E: 2. Willie Wells, Johnny Hayes. BATTING - HR: Mule Suttles, Ed Stone. SH: Fran Matthews, Willie Wells, Lennie Pearson 2, Dick Seay. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bo Mitchell L 8 11 7 6 2 3 2 37 Totals 8 11 7 6 2 3 2 37 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Terris McDuffie 4.1 8 5 4 2 2 0 23 Jesse Brown W 4.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 15 Totals 9 11 5 4 2 4 0 38 HBP: Terris McDuffie. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 15000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/31/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Newark Eagles (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Newark 1. D.Whatley rf R.Dandridge 3b 2. P.Woods 3b F.Matthews 1b 3. M.Williams lf W.Wells ss 4. H.McCall 1b M.Suttles lf 5. S.Owens cf E.Stone rf 6. B.Smith c L.Pearson cf 7. F.Bankhead 2b D.Seay 2b 8. B.Mitchell p J.Hayes c 9. A.Cephas ss T.McDuffie p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Whatley singled; P.Woods grounded into a double play (R.Dandridge to D.Seay to F.Matthews) [D.Whatley out at second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: R.Dandridge singled; F.Matthews out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Dandridge to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled (unknown fielder) [R.Dandridge out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall singled; S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Smith walked [H.McCall to second]; F.Bankhead grounded into a double play (W.Wells to D.Seay to F.Matthews) [B.Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 2ND: E.Stone homered to rightfield; L.Pearson singled to left field [L.Pearson to second (error by M.Williams)]; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to third]; J.Hayes singled to right field [L.Pearson scored]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Mitchell out on unknown play; A.Cephas out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 2. EAGLES 3RD: F.Matthews out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Eagles 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Williams walked; H.McCall reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Hayes [M.Williams to third, H.McCall to first]; S.Owens out on unknown play [M.Williams scored (unearned)]; B.Smith singled to shortstop [H.McCall to third (error by W.Wells), B.Smith to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Eagles 2. EAGLES 4TH: E.Stone walked; L.Pearson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by P.Woods [E.Stone to third, L.Pearson to first]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Hayes walked [L.Pearson to second]; T.McDuffie out on unknown play [E.Stone scored (unearned), L.Pearson to third, J.Hayes to second]; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Eagles 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Cephas was hit by a pitch; D.Whatley singled [A.Cephas to second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams singled [A.Cephas to third, D.Whatley to second]; H.McCall tripled to left field [A.Cephas scored, D.Whatley scored, M.Williams scored]; S.Owens singled [H.McCall scored]; J.BROWN REPLACED T.MCDUFFIE (PITCHING); B.Smith out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled [S.Owens to second]; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 3. EAGLES 5TH: F.Matthews out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Cephas out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 3. EAGLES 6TH: E.Stone singled; L.Pearson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Stone to second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: M.Williams singled; M.Williams was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; J.CRUTCHFIELD BATTED FOR F.MATTHEWS; J.Crutchfield singled [R.Dandridge to second]; W.Wells out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Dandridge to third, J.Crutchfield to second]; M.Suttles homered to centerfield [R.Dandridge scored, J.Crutchfield scored]; E.Stone out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.CRUTCHFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); M.SUTTLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); B.Smith out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 6. EAGLES 8TH: L.Pearson singled to shortstop [L.Pearson to second (error by A.Cephas)]; D.Seay out on unknown play; J.Hayes singled [L.Pearson scored]; J.Brown out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 7. BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.JOHNSON BATTED FOR A.CEPHAS; B.Johnson out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; D.Whatley was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Eagles 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 11 3 6 Eagles 7 11 2 6
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