Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 9 1 Atlanta Black Crackers 1 1 1 0 0 2 x - 5 6 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Horace Davis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead lf 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Tice James 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Smith ss 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 Scott cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jabbo Andrews rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Davis c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Canada 1b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Little p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 3 9 2 0 0 18 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Earl Little. BATTING - 3B: Tice James. Team LOB: 6 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Don Pelham cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donald Reeves rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Greene c 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Crumbley lf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Red Moore 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spencer Davis 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Eddie Dixon p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 5 6 3 1 0 21 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Spencer Davis. BATTING - 3B: Eddie Dixon. HR: Alex Crumbley. Team LOB: 2 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Earl Little L 6 6 5 3 1 0 1 25 Totals 6 6 5 3 1 0 1 25 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eddie Dixon W 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 30 Totals 7 9 3 2 0 0 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/25/1938, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Atlanta 1. H.Davis 2b G.Kemp 2b 2. F.Bankhead lf D.Pelham cf 3. T.James 3b D.Reeves rf 4. B.Smith ss J.Greene c 5. cf A.Crumbley lf 6. J.Andrews rf R.Moore 1b 7. G.Davis c T.Butts ss 8. J.Canada 1b S.Davis 3b 9. E.Little p E.Dixon p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; H.Davis out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to third base [F.Bankhead scored (unearned) (error by S.Davis)]; T.James out on unknown play; B.Smith singled; out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp walked; G.Kemp stole second; D.Pelham out on unknown play [G.Kemp to third]; D.Reeves out on unknown play [G.Kemp scored]; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Andrews out on unknown play; G.Davis out on unknown play; J.Canada singled; E.Little out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: A.Crumbley homered to leftfield; R.Moore out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Davis out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.James out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon tripled to right field; G.Kemp out on unknown play [E.Dixon scored]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: B.Smith singled; out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; G.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 3. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Moore singled; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; E.Little out on unknown play; H.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 3. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: S.Davis singled; E.Dixon out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Crackers 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Bankhead singled; T.James tripled [F.Bankhead scored]; B.Smith singled to right field [T.James scored]; out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; G.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 3. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves singled; J.Greene singled to right field [D.Reeves to second]; D.Reeves was picked off second, but was safe on an error by E.Little [D.Reeves scored (unearned), J.Greene scored (unearned)]; A.Crumbley out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 5. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Canada singled; E.Little out on unknown play; H.Davis singled [J.Canada to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.James out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Black Crackers 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 9 1 6 Black Crackers 5 6 1 2
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