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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 1

Game played on Wednesday, April 19, 1939 (D) at , Griffin GA
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 1 0  0  -   1  5  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              2 0 3  0 0 0  x  -   5  5  3

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ernest Smith cf                       4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Subby Byas rf                         3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Charles Robinson lf                   2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Lester Lockett 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         4   3
Joe Sparks ss                         3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Percy Forrest p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   1   5    0     3   7    18   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ed Young, Lester Lockett, Joe Sparks. 
E: 2.  Joe Sparks 2. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ernest Smith, Ed Young. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Horatio Lamar 2b                      2   2   0    0     2         3   1
Spencer Davis 3b                      2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Donald Reeves rf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      3   1   0    0     0         1   0
Oscar Boone 1b                        2   1   1    1     1         7   0
Nish Williams c                       3   0   1    1     0         6   2
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   0   2    1     0         1   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Felix Evans p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               24   5   5    3     3   2    21   8

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Tommy Butts 2, Felix Evans. 

BATTING -
SH:  Spencer Davis. 
GDP:  Nish Williams. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Horatio Lamar. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Percy Forrest L                      6       5   5    3   3   2   0  28
Totals                               6       5   5    3   3   2   0  28


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Felix Evans W                        7       5   1    0   3   7   0  31
Totals                               7       5   1    0   3   7   0  31



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Umpires: HP -  Cornelius, 1B -  Dixon

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 4/19/1939 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Atlanta
Black Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Atlanta                       
1. E.Smith             cf        H.Lamar             2b        
2. A.Radcliff          3b        S.Davis             3b        
3. S.Byas              rf        D.Reeves            rf        
4. E.Young             1b        J.Andrews           lf        
5. C.Robinson          lf        O.Boone             1b        
6. P.Bassett           c         N.Williams          c         
7. L.Lockett           2b        S.Owens             cf        
8. J.Sparks            ss        T.Butts             ss        
9. P.Forrest           p         F.Evans             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; E.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled;
S.Byas walked [A.Radcliff to second]; E.Young out on unknown
play; C.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: H.Lamar walked; H.Lamar stole second;
S.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Lamar to
third]; D.Reeves reached on an error by J.Sparks [H.Lamar scored
(unearned) (no RBI), D.Reeves to second]; J.Andrews reached on
an error by J.Sparks [D.Reeves scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.Andrews to first]; O.Boone out on unknown play; N.Williams out
on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Black Crackers 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: P.Bassett singled; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; P.Forrest singled [P.Bassett
to second]; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: S.Owens out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play; E.Young walked; E.Young stole second; C.Robinson
walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: H.Lamar walked; S.Davis out on unknown
play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Andrews reached on a
fielder's choice [H.Lamar to second]; O.Boone singled [H.Lamar
scored, J.Andrews to second]; N.Williams singled [J.Andrews
scored, O.Boone to second]; S.Owens singled [O.Boone scored,
N.Williams to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 5.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: F.Evans out on unknown play; H.Lamar out on
unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Black Crackers 5.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.Smith singled; E.Smith was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by F.Evans [E.Smith to second]; E.Smith
stole third; A.Radcliff reached on an error by T.Butts [E.Smith
scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Radcliff to first]; S.Byas out on
unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; C.Robinson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black
Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: D.Reeves singled; J.Andrews out on unknown
play; O.Boone walked [D.Reeves to second]; N.Williams grounded
into a double play (L.Lockett to J.Sparks to E.Young) [O.Boone
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black
Crackers 5.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: P.Bassett reached on an error by T.Butts
[P.Bassett to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Sparks
out on unknown play; P.Forrest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Crackers 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: S.Owens singled; T.Butts out on unknown
play; F.Evans out on unknown play; H.Lamar lined to E.Smith; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Crackers 5.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; S.Byas singled; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Crackers 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       1   5   2   9
 Black Crackers   5   5   3   5


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