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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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