Atlanta Black Crackers 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 - 7 11 0 Chicago American Giants 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 8 11 2 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Red Moore 1b 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 Spencer Davis 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Babe Davis lf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Don Pelham cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Cooper c 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Donald Reeves rf 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Jimmy Reese p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felix Evans p 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Eddie Dixon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 11 7 4 0 26 4 FIELDING - DP: 2. Red Moore 2, Gabby Kemp 2, Tommy Butts 2. BATTING - 2B: Babe Davis, Don Pelham 2, Donald Reeves, Gabby Kemp. HR: Donald Reeves. SH: Don Pelham, Gabby Kemp. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Babe Davis, Bill Cooper, Donald Reeves. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Herman Dunlap rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ernest Smith ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wilson Redus lf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Subby Byas 1b, ss 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan II c 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 Jesse Houston 2b 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 Billy Horne ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Young ph, 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Cornelius p 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 32 8 11 8 8 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Jesse Houston, Billy Horne. BATTING - 2B: Billy Horne. HR: Frank Duncan II. SH: Willie Simms, Billy Horne. HBP: Frank Duncan II. GDP: Jesse Houston, Ed Young. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Willie Simms, Subby Byas. CS: Wilson Redus. PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Reese 1.1 5 4 4 1 0 1 10 Felix Evans 6.2 4 3 3 6 0 0 28 Eddie Dixon L 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 5 Totals 8.2 11 8 8 8 0 1 43 Felix Evans pitched to 3 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Felix Evans. Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cornelius W 9 11 7 7 4 0 1 44 Totals 9 11 7 7 4 0 1 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Mike Armstrong Time of Game: 2:25 Attendance: 3954 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/11/1938 -- Atlanta Bl. Crackers at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Atlanta Chicago 1. R.Moore 1b W.Simms cf 2. S.Davis 3b H.Dunlap rf 3. B.Davis lf W.Redus lf 4. D.Pelham cf S.Byas 1b 5. B.Cooper c A.Radcliff 3b 6. D.Reeves rf F.Duncan II c 7. G.Kemp 2b J.Houston 2b 8. T.Butts ss B.Horne ss 9. J.Reese p W.Cornelius p BL. CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; B.Davis doubled; D.Pelham doubled [B.Davis scored]; B.Cooper singled [D.Pelham scored]; B.Cooper stole second; D.Reeves singled [B.Cooper scored]; D.Reeves stole second; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 0. BL. CRACKERS 2ND: T.Butts out on unknown play; J.Reese out on unknown play; R.Moore walked; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: S.Byas walked; S.Byas stole second; A.Radcliff singled [S.Byas scored]; F.Duncan II homered [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Houston out on unknown play; B.Horne doubled; W.Cornelius singled [B.Horne to third]; W.Simms singled [B.Horne scored, W.Cornelius to second]; F.EVANS REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING); H.Dunlap out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 3RD: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham doubled; B.Cooper out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 3RD: S.Byas out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 4TH: G.Kemp reached on an error by J.Houston [G.Kemp to first]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Houston walked; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Houston to second]; W.Cornelius walked; W.Simms out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Houston to third, W.Cornelius to second]; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 5TH: S.Davis walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 5TH: W.Redus walked; W.Redus was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); S.Byas out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves doubled; G.Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Reeves to third]; T.Butts walked; F.Evans reached on an error by B.Horne [D.Reeves scored, T.Butts to second, F.Evans to first]; R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Bl. Crackers 4, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 6TH: F.Duncan II was hit by a pitch; J.Houston grounded into a double play (T.Butts to G.Kemp to R.Moore) [F.Duncan II out at second]; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Bl. Crackers 4, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 7TH: B.Davis singled; B.Davis stole second; D.Pelham out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Davis to third]; B.Cooper walked; D.Reeves homered [B.Davis scored, B.Cooper scored]; G.Kemp doubled; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms singled; W.Simms stole second; H.Dunlap walked; W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 8TH: R.Moore singled; S.Davis out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 8TH: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II walked; J.Houston singled [F.Duncan II to second]; E.YOUNG BATTED FOR B.HORNE; E.Young grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to T.Butts to R.Moore) [J.Houston out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 4. BL. CRACKERS 9TH: S.BYAS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); E.YOUNG STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); B.Cooper out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; G.Kemp singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 4. AM. GIANTS 9TH: W.Cornelius singled; W.Simms walked [W.Cornelius to second]; E.SMITH BATTED FOR H.DUNLAP; E.Smith singled [W.Cornelius scored, W.Simms to second]; E.DIXON REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [W.Simms scored, E.Smith to second]; F.Duncan II walked [E.Smith to third, A.Radcliff to second]; J.Houston singled [E.Smith scored, A.Radcliff scored, F.Duncan II to second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Bl. Crackers 7, Am. Giants 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Bl. Crackers 7 11 0 10 Am. Giants 8 11 2 9
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