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Newark Eagles (NW2) 8 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5

Game played on Sunday, April 30, 1939 (D) at Luther Williams Park, Macon GA
Exhibition game

Atlanta Black Crackers              0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   5 11  4
Newark Eagles                       3 1 0  0 0 2  0 2 x   -   8 11  0

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sylvester Owens cf                    5   0   0    0     0         0    
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         2    
Jabbo Andrews lf                      4   0   1    0     0         4    
Donald Reeves rf                      4   1   1    0     0         1    
Felix Evans 1b, p                     3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Oscar Boone c                         3   2   2    0     1         2    
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   2   2    1     0         4    
Tommy Butts ss                        4   0   2    2     0         4    
Lefty Richbourg p                     0   0   0    0     0         0    
  Eddie Dixon 1b                      4   0   2    2     0         7    
Totals                               35   5  11    5     2  10    24    

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Spencer Davis 2, Tommy Butts, Eddie Dixon. 

BATTING -
3B:  Eddie Dixon. 
Team LOB:  5


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Charlie Biot cf                       4   4   1    0     1         3    
Bucky Johnson 2b                      5   0   1    1     0         1    
Willie Wells ss                       5   1   1    2     0         1    
Fred Wilson rf                        5   2   2    3     0         1    
Mule Suttles 1b                       3   0   1    1     1        10    
Lennie Pearson 3b                     3   0   1    0     1         0    
Joe Brown lf                          4   0   1    1     0         0    
Johnny Hayes c                        3   0   1    0     1        11    
Leon Day p                            3   1   2    0     0         0    
  Jimmy Hill p                        1   0   0    0     0         0    
Totals                               36   8  11    8     4   3    27    


BATTING -
2B:  Fred Wilson. 
3B:  Charlie Biot, Fred Wilson. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Richbourg                      0.2     3   3        2   1   0  7
Felix Evans L                        7.1     8   5        2   2   0  33
Totals                               8      11   8        4   3   0  40


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           6       7   3        2   8   0  25
Jimmy Hill SV                        3       4   2        0   2   0  12
Totals                               9      11   5    5   2  10   0  37



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Umpires: HP -  Prince, 1B -  Floyd

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 2000


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