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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 11 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 21, 1938 at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 1 0  4 3 1  1 1 0   -  11 12  3
Birmingham Black Barons             2 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3 10  9

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       6   0   0          0         3    
Ernest Smith rf                       5   2   2          0         2    
Wilson Redus lf                       4   2   3          1         1    
Ed Young 1b                           5   2   2          0         7    
Jesse Houston 3b                      4   1   0          1         1    
Subby Byas c                          5   3   2          0         4    
Joe Sparks ss                         3   1   1          2         5    
Billy Horne 2b                        5   0   2          0         4    
Tommy Johnson p                       4   0   0          0         0    
Totals                               41  11  12          4   3    27    

FIELDING -
E: 3. ?, ?, ?. 

BATTING -
2B:  Subby Byas. 
HR:  Ed Young. 
SH:  Tommy Johnson. 
Team LOB:  8


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sylvester Owens cf                    5   0   2          0         2    
Melzar Williams lf                    5   1   2          0         4    
Henry McCall 1b                       5   1   3          0         6    
Bert Johnson rf                       3   0   0          2         1    
Jimmy Ford 3b                         5   0   2          0         0    
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   0          0         4    
Harry Barnes c                        4   0   0          0         8    
Bo Mitchell p                         4   0   0          0         1    
Andrew Cephas ss                      3   1   1          1         1    
Totals                               38   3  10          3   1    27    

FIELDING -
E: 9. ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?. 

BATTING -
2B:  Melzar Williams. 
SH:  Fred Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  12


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tommy Johnson W                      9      10   3        3   1   0  42
Totals                               9      10   3        3   1   0  42


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bo Mitchell L                        9      12  11        4   3   1  46
Totals                               9      12  11        4   3   1  46



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Umpires: HP - Red Moore

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 


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