Newark Eagles 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 7 2 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 4 7 4 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Charlie Biot cf 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 0 Bucky Johnson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 Willie Wells ss 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 6 Fred Wilson rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Mule Suttles 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 10 1 Lennie Pearson 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 Joe Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Hayes c 4 1 1 0 0 1 10 1 Jimmy Hill p 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 37 5 7 2 4 5 27 18 FIELDING - E: 2. Lennie Pearson 2. BATTING - 2B: Jimmy Hill. HBP: Bucky Johnson. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Charlie Biot, Willie Wells, Fred Wilson. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sylvester Owens cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Spencer Davis 3b 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 6 Oscar Boone c 4 1 3 1 1 1 7 0 Donald Reeves rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 Nish Williams 1b 3 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 Jabbo Andrews lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 4 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 Felix Evans p 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 3 8 9 27 16 FIELDING - E: 4. Spencer Davis, Nish Williams, Gabby Kemp 2. BATTING - 2B: Oscar Boone, Donald Reeves 2. IW: Nish Williams. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp. PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Hill W 9 7 4 3 8 9 0 41 Totals 9 7 4 3 8 9 0 41 IW: Jimmy Hill. Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Felix Evans L 9 7 5 2 4 5 0 42 Totals 9 7 5 2 4 5 0 42 HBP: Felix Evans. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Lewis Means, 1B - B.T. Harvey Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/23/1939 -- Newark Eagles at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Atlanta 1. C.Biot cf S.Owens cf 2. B.Johnson 2b S.Davis 3b 3. W.Wells ss O.Boone c 4. F.Wilson rf D.Reeves rf 5. M.Suttles 1b N.Williams 1b 6. L.Pearson 3b J.Andrews lf 7. J.Brown lf G.Kemp 2b 8. J.Hayes c T.Butts ss 9. J.Hill p F.Evans p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Biot singled; C.Biot stole second; B.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Wells walked; F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles walked [C.Biot to third, W.Wells to second]; L.Pearson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis struck out; O.Boone walked; D.Reeves struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Hayes struck out; J.Hill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews struck out; G.Kemp singled; G.Kemp stole second; T.Butts walked; F.Evans struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 3RD: C.Biot struck out; B.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Wells singled; W.Wells stole second; F.Wilson singled to second base [W.Wells scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by G.Kemp)]; M.Suttles grounded out (S.Davis to N.Williams); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis struck out; O.Boone doubled; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson reached on an error [L.Pearson to first (error by N.Williams; assist by G.Kemp)]; J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: N.Williams walked; J.Andrews struck out; G.Kemp walked [N.Williams to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 5TH: C.Biot out on unknown play; B.Johnson was hit by a pitch; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; O.Boone singled to third base [O.Boone to second (error by L.Pearson)]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 6TH: M.Suttles grounded out (S.Davis to N.Williams); L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown reached on an error by G.Kemp [J.Brown to first]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: N.Williams out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; G.Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 7TH: J.Hill grounded out (T.Butts to N.Williams); C.Biot walked; B.Johnson flied to unknown fielder; W.Wells reached on an error by S.Davis [C.Biot scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Wells scored (unearned)]; F.Wilson singled; F.Wilson stole second; M.Suttles walked; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: T.Butts grounded out (B.Johnson to M.Suttles); F.Evans walked; S.Owens forced F.Evans (W.Wells to B.Johnson) [S.Owens to first]; S.Davis walked [S.Owens to second]; O.Boone singled to center field [S.Owens scored, S.Davis to third, O.Boone to second (on throw)]; D.Reeves doubled to right-center [S.Davis scored, O.Boone scored]; N.Williams was walked intentionally; J.Andrews reached on an error by L.Pearson (M.Suttles to J.Hayes to L.Pearson) [D.Reeves scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Williams out at third, J.Andrews to first]; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 4. EAGLES 8TH: J.Brown popped to S.Davis; J.Hayes singled to right field; J.Hill doubled to left field [J.Hayes to third]; C.Biot singled to center field [J.Hayes scored, J.Hill scored]; B.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 5, Black Crackers 4. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: G.Kemp struck out; T.Butts grounded out (B.Johnson to M.Suttles); F.Evans walked; S.Owens singled to left field [F.Evans to second]; S.Davis flied to C.Biot; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 5, Black Crackers 4. EAGLES 9TH: F.Wilson flied to S.Owens; M.Suttles popped to T.Butts; L.Pearson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Black Crackers 4. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: O.Boone struck out; D.Reeves doubled to right field; N.Williams popped to B.Johnson; D.Reeves was picked off second (W.Wells unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 5, Black Crackers 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 5 7 2 10 Black Crackers 4 7 4 10
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