Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 3 Cleveland Bears 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 5 5 1 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Red Moore 1b 4 0 1 0 1 8 0 Gabby Kemp 2b 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 Babe Davis cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jabbo Andrews lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Donald Reeves rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Oscar Boone c 3 0 1 0 1 8 3 Tommy Butts ss 3 0 2 0 1 2 5 Spencer Davis 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Guy Smith p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Nish Williams ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 1 8 1 4 5 24 14 FIELDING - E: 3. Guy Smith 3. PB: 1. Oscar Boone. BATTING - 2B: Babe Davis, Jabbo Andrews. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Red Moore. Cleveland Bears AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 Parnell Woods 3b 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 John Lyles rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 Henry Turner c 3 1 0 0 1 7 0 Mint Jones 1b 4 0 1 1 0 6 0 Clarence Lamar ss 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 Duke Cleveland lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 Al Frazier 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 Preacher Henry p 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 32 5 5 1 5 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Mint Jones, Duke Cleveland, Al Frazier. E: 1. Al Frazier. BATTING - 2B: Parnell Woods, John Lyles. HBP: Johnny Ray. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Guy Smith L 8 5 5 0 5 6 0 38 Totals 8 5 5 0 5 6 0 38 HBP: Guy Smith. Cleveland Bears IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 9 8 1 1 4 5 0 40 Totals 9 8 1 1 4 5 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Gerald Hayes, 1B - Harry Walker, 2B - , 3B - Harry Porter Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/21/1939, game 1 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Cleveland Bears (D) Starting Lineups: Atlanta Cleveland 1. R.Moore 1b J.Ray cf 2. G.Kemp 2b P.Woods 3b 3. B.Davis cf J.Lyles rf 4. J.Andrews lf H.Turner c 5. D.Reeves rf M.Jones 1b 6. O.Boone c C.Lamar ss 7. T.Butts ss D.Cleveland lf 8. S.Davis 3b A.Frazier 2b 9. G.Smith p P.Henry p BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp singled; B.Davis hit into a double play (D.Cleveland to A.Frazier to M.Jones) [G.Kemp out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 0. BEARS 1ST: J.Ray was hit by a pitch; P.Woods forced J.Ray (unknown fielder) [P.Woods to first]; J.Lyles reached on a fielder's choice [P.Woods to third (error by G.Smith), J.Lyles to second]; H.Turner walked; O.Boone allowed a passed ball [P.Woods scored (unearned), J.Lyles scored (unearned), H.Turner to third]; M.Jones singled to pitcher [H.Turner scored (unearned)]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland walked [M.Jones to second]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 3. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Andrews out on unknown play; D.Reeves singled; O.Boone out on unknown play; T.Butts singled [D.Reeves to second]; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 3. BEARS 2ND: P.Henry out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods walked; J.Lyles doubled [P.Woods to third]; H.Turner reached on an error by G.Smith [P.Woods scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Lyles to third, H.Turner to first]; M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 4. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 4. BEARS 3RD: C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Bears 4. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Davis doubled; J.Andrews doubled [B.Davis scored]; D.Reeves out on unknown play; O.Boone out on unknown play; T.Butts walked; S.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 4. BEARS 4TH: 15-minute rain delay; P.Henry out on unknown play; J.Ray singled; P.Woods doubled [J.Ray to third]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner reached on an error by G.Smith [J.Ray scored (unearned) (no RBI), P.Woods to third, H.Turner to first]; M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: G.Smith out on unknown play; R.Moore walked; G.Kemp reached on a fielder's choice [R.Moore to second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BEARS 5TH: C.Lamar singled; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; A.Frazier walked [C.Lamar to second]; P.Henry out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; O.Boone singled; T.Butts singled [O.Boone to second]; S.Davis out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BEARS 6TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Moore reached on an error by A.Frazier [R.Moore to first]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BEARS 7TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; O.Boone walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BEARS 8TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; P.Henry walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR G.SMITH; N.Williams out on unknown play; R.Moore singled; R.Moore stole second; G.Kemp walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Bears 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Crackers 1 8 3 12 Bears 5 5 1 9
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