Newark Eagles 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 13 1 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 4 8 5 BATTING Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Charlie Biot cf 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Bucky Johnson 2b 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 3 Willie Wells ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 Fred Wilson rf 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 Mule Suttles 1b 5 1 4 4 0 0 15 0 Lennie Pearson 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Joe Brown lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Hayes c 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Johnny Wright p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 42 8 13 7 3 0 27 17 FIELDING - E: 1. Bucky Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Charlie Biot, Bucky Johnson, Fred Wilson, Mule Suttles. 3B: Lennie Pearson. SH: Johnny Wright. HBP: Joe Brown. Team LOB: 12 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sylvester Owens cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 Spencer Davis 1b 4 0 2 0 1 0 8 0 Oscar Boone c 4 0 2 1 0 0 8 0 Donald Reeves rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jabbo Andrews lf 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 Gabby Kemp 3b 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 Horatio Lamar 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Tommy Butts ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 Claude Hayslett p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lefty Richbourg p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eddie Dixon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 8 4 2 0 27 9 FIELDING - E: 5. Spencer Davis 2, Donald Reeves 2, Tommy Butts. BATTING - 2B: Sylvester Owens. 3B: Jabbo Andrews, Horatio Lamar. HR: Jabbo Andrews. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 9 8 4 4 2 0 1 38 Totals 9 8 4 4 2 0 1 38 Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Claude Hayslett L 6 10 8 6 3 0 0 32 Lefty Richbourg 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 Totals 9 13 8 6 3 0 0 47 HBP: Lefty Richbourg. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Cooley Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 4/24/1939 -- Newark Eagles at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Newark Atlanta 1. C.Biot cf S.Owens cf 2. B.Johnson 2b S.Davis 1b 3. W.Wells ss O.Boone c 4. F.Wilson rf D.Reeves rf 5. M.Suttles 1b J.Andrews lf 6. L.Pearson 3b G.Kemp 3b 7. J.Brown lf H.Lamar 2b 8. J.Hayes c T.Butts ss 9. J.Wright p C.Hayslett p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Biot doubled; B.Johnson walked; W.Wells forced C.Biot (unknown fielder) [B.Johnson to second, W.Wells to first]; F.Wilson singled [B.Johnson to third, W.Wells to second]; M.Suttles doubled [B.Johnson scored, W.Wells scored, F.Wilson scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis singled; O.Boone out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 0. EAGLES 2ND: J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Biot out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Andrews homered; G.Kemp out on unknown play; H.Lamar out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 3RD: B.Johnson doubled; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; M.Suttles singled [B.Johnson scored]; L.Pearson tripled to right field [M.Suttles scored, L.Pearson scored (unearned) (error by D.Reeves)]; J.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: C.Hayslett out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 6, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 4TH: J.Hayes singled; J.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Hayes to second]; C.Biot singled [J.Hayes scored]; B.Johnson walked [C.Biot to second]; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 7, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Andrews tripled; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 5TH: M.Suttles singled to right field [M.Suttles to second (error by D.Reeves)]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 7, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: H.Lamar out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; C.Hayslett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 7, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 6TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Biot walked; B.Johnson reached on an error by S.Davis [C.Biot to second, B.Johnson to first]; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson doubled [C.Biot scored (unearned), B.Johnson to third]; M.Suttles out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis walked; O.Boone singled [S.Davis to second]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 7TH: L.RICHBOURG REPLACED C.HAYSLETT (PITCHING); L.Pearson reached on an error by T.Butts [L.Pearson to first]; J.Brown reached on an error by S.Davis [L.Pearson to second, J.Brown to first]; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Biot out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; H.Lamar out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 1. EAGLES 8TH: B.Johnson out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; F.Wilson singled; M.Suttles singled [F.Wilson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: L.Richbourg out on unknown play; S.Owens doubled; S.Davis singled [S.Owens to third]; O.Boone singled [S.Owens scored, S.Davis to second]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 2. EAGLES 9TH: J.Brown was hit by a pitch; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Wright singled [J.Brown to second]; C.Biot out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: G.Kemp walked; H.Lamar tripled [G.Kemp scored]; T.Butts reached on an error by B.Johnson [H.Lamar scored, T.Butts to first]; E.DIXON BATTED FOR L.RICHBOURG; E.Dixon out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 8, Black Crackers 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 8 13 1 12 Black Crackers 4 8 5 7
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