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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Sunday, September 25, 1938 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Exhibition game

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



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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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