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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 5 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1939 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

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



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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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