Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 2 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 x - 5 7 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Horace Davis 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 Fred Bankhead lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Scott cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jabbo Andrews rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 G. Davis c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Smith ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Tice James 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ray Battle ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 5 3 4 1 24 1 FIELDING - E: 2. G. Davis, Jim Canada. BATTING - HR: Horace Davis. GDP: Bob Smith. Team LOB: 6 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bill Cooper c 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Don Pelham cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Reeves rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Crumbley lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Red Moore 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 4 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 Tommy Butts ss 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Spencer Davis 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Felix Evans p 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 7 4 1 0 27 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Red Moore, Gabby Kemp. E: 1. Tommy Butts. BATTING - 2B: Donald Reeves, Alex Crumbley. 3B: Felix Evans. SH: Tommy Butts. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Red Moore, Gabby Kemp. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter L 8 7 5 4 1 0 0 33 Totals 8 7 5 4 1 0 0 33 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Felix Evans W 9 5 3 3 4 1 1 36 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 1 1 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - B.T. Harvey, 1B - Lewis Means Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/25/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Atlanta Bl. Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Atlanta 1. H.Davis 2b B.Cooper c 2. F.Bankhead lf D.Pelham cf 3. cf D.Reeves rf 4. J.Andrews rf A.Crumbley lf 5. G.Davis c R.Moore 1b 6. B.Smith ss G.Kemp 2b 7. T.James 3b T.Butts ss 8. J.Canada 1b S.Davis 3b 9. S.Carter p F.Evans p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Davis out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 1ST: B.Cooper out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Andrews out on unknown play; G.Davis out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 2ND: A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Bl. Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.James singled; J.Canada singled [T.James to third]; S.Carter out on unknown play [T.James scored, J.Canada to second]; H.Davis homered to leftfield [J.Canada scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 3RD: T.Butts out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; F.Evans tripled; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Andrews walked; G.Davis out on unknown play; B.Smith walked [J.Andrews to second]; T.James out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 0. BL. CRACKERS 4TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; A.Crumbley doubled to right field; R.Moore singled to right field [A.Crumbley scored]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; H.Davis out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 5TH: T.Butts singled; S.Davis out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: out on unknown play; J.Andrews singled; G.Davis walked [J.Andrews to second]; B.Smith grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to R.Moore) [G.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 1. BL. CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham flied to ; D.Reeves doubled to right field; A.Crumbley walked; R.Moore singled to left field [D.Reeves scored, A.Crumbley to third, R.Moore to second (on throw)]; G.Kemp reached on an error [A.Crumbley scored, R.Moore to third, G.Kemp to first (error by J.Canada; assist by H.Davis)]; R.Moore stole home and G.Kemp stole second [G.Kemp to third (error by G.Davis)]; T.Butts out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp scored (unearned)]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. BLACK BARONS 7TH: T.James singled; J.Canada out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; H.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. BL. CRACKERS 7TH: F.Evans singled; B.Cooper out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; reached on an error by T.Butts [ to first]; J.Andrews struck out; G.Davis flied to A.Crumbley; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. BL. CRACKERS 8TH: A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.Smith out on unknown play; T.James out on unknown play; J.Canada walked; R.BATTLE BATTED FOR S.CARTER; R.Battle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Bl. Crackers 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 5 2 6 Bl. Crackers 5 7 1 4
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