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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 10 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 8

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1939 (N) at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              1 3 4  0 0  -   8  8  0
Cleveland Bears                     2 0 3  2 3  -  10  9  3

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Red Moore 1b                          3   1   0    0     0   1     1   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         3   1   2    1     0   0     2   2
Babe Davis cf                         2   1   0    0     1   0     1   0
Jabbo Andrews lf                      2   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Donald Reeves rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Nish Williams c                       3   1   1    1     0   0     6   0
Tommy Butts ss                        3   2   2    1     0   1     3   0
Spencer Davis 3b                      2   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Telosh Howard p                       1   1   1    0     1   0     0   1
  Eddie Dixon p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               22   8   8    3     2   2    15   5


BATTING -
2B:  Spencer Davis. 
3B:  Jabbo Andrews, Tommy Butts. 
HR:  Gabby Kemp. 
SH:  Jabbo Andrews. 
Team LOB:  2

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp, Nish Williams. 
CS:  Gabby Kemp. 

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   1   0    0     0   1     1   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      2   3   1    0     1   0     3   2
John Lyles rf                         3   2   1    0     0   2     0   0
Henry Turner c                        2   1   2    2     2   0     3   1
Mint Jones 1b                         3   1   1    3     0   0     6   0
Philly Holmes ss                      3   0   0    1     1   0     1   0
Duke Cleveland lf                     3   1   2    2     0   0     1   0
Al Frazier 2b                         1   0   0    0     2   0     0   2
Smoky Owens p                         1   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
  Red Howard p                        1   1   1    2     1   0     0   1
Totals                               23  10   9   10     7   3    15   7

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Johnny Ray, Henry Turner, Duke Cleveland. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry Turner. 
3B:  Henry Turner. 
HBP:  Parnell Woods, John Lyles, Mint Jones. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Lyles, Mint Jones. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Telosh Howard L                      4       8   9    9   5   2   0  27
Eddie Dixon                          1       1   1    1   2   1   0  6
Totals                               5       9  10   10   7   3   0  33

Telosh Howard pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP:  Eddie Dixon. 
HBP:  Telosh Howard 3. 

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Smoky Owens W                        2.2     6   7    4   1   0   1  16
Red Howard                           2.1     2   1    0   1   2   0  9
Totals                               5       8   8    4   2   2   1  25



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Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B - Gerald Hayes, 3B - Harry Porter

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1939, game 2 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at
Cleveland Bears (N)

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. N.Williams          c         P.Holmes            ss        
7. T.Butts             ss        D.Cleveland         lf        
8. S.Davis             3b        A.Frazier           2b        
9. T.Howard            p         S.Owens             p         

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: R.Moore popped to P.Woods; G.Kemp homered;
B.Davis popped to H.Turner in foul territory; J.Andrews tripled
to right-center; D.Reeves grounded out (S.Owens to M.Jones); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 1, Bears 0.

BEARS 1ST: J.Ray struck out; P.Woods singled to first base;
J.Lyles was hit by a pitch [P.Woods to second]; H.Turner doubled
to right field [P.Woods scored, J.Lyles to third]; M.Jones flied
to J.Andrews; P.Holmes walked; D.Cleveland singled to pitcher
(G.Kemp to N.Williams) [J.Lyles scored, H.Turner out at home,
P.Holmes to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Crackers 1,
Bears 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: N.Williams flied to J.Ray; T.Butts tripled
to right field [T.Butts scored (error by J.Ray)]; S.Davis
grounded out (P.Woods to M.Jones); T.Howard singled to left
field; R.Moore reached on an error by D.Cleveland [T.Howard
scored (unearned) (no RBI), R.Moore scored (unearned)]; G.Kemp
grounded out (P.Woods to M.Jones); 1 R (-1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Crackers 4, Bears 2.

BEARS 2ND: A.Frazier walked; S.Owens singled to left field
[A.Frazier to second]; J.Ray popped to T.Butts; P.Woods forced
S.Owens (S.Davis to G.Kemp) [A.Frazier to third, P.Woods to
first]; J.Lyles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Crackers 4, Bears 2.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Davis walked; J.Andrews out on a
sacrifice bunt (A.Frazier to M.Jones) [B.Davis to second];
D.Reeves grounded out (A.Frazier to M.Jones) [B.Davis to third];
N.Williams singled [B.Davis scored]; N.Williams stole second;
T.Butts singled [N.Williams scored]; R.HOWARD REPLACED S.OWENS
(PITCHING); S.Davis doubled to right field [T.Butts to third];
T.Howard walked; T.Butts was picked off third, but was safe on
an error by H.Turner [T.Butts scored (unearned), S.Davis scored
(unearned), T.Howard to second]; R.Moore struck out; 4 R (2 ER),
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Bears 2.

BEARS 3RD: H.Turner tripled to right field; M.Jones was hit by
a pitch; M.Jones stole second; P.Holmes popped to N.Williams in
foul territory; D.Cleveland singled [H.Turner scored, M.Jones to
third]; A.Frazier grounded out (T.Howard to R.Moore)
[D.Cleveland to second]; R.Howard singled to center field
[M.Jones scored, D.Cleveland scored]; J.Ray popped to T.Butts; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Bears 5.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: G.Kemp singled to left field; B.Davis
popped to P.Woods; G.Kemp stole second; J.Andrews flied to
D.Cleveland; G.Kemp was caught stealing third (H.Turner to
P.Woods); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Bears 5.

BEARS 4TH: P.Woods was hit by a pitch; J.Lyles singled to left
field [P.Woods to third]; J.Lyles stole second; H.Turner walked;
M.Jones flied to B.Davis [P.Woods scored, J.Lyles to third];
P.Holmes forced H.Turner (G.Kemp to T.Butts) [J.Lyles scored,
P.Holmes to first]; D.Cleveland popped to N.Williams in foul
territory; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Bears 7.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: D.Reeves grounded out (R.Howard to
M.Jones); N.Williams popped to P.Holmes; T.Butts struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Crackers 8, Bears 7.

BEARS 5TH: A.Frazier walked; R.Howard walked [A.Frazier to
second]; E.DIXON REPLACED T.HOWARD (PITCHING); J.Ray forced
A.Frazier (E.Dixon to S.Davis) [R.Howard to second, J.Ray to
first]; E.Dixon threw a wild pitch [R.Howard to third, J.Ray to
second]; P.Woods walked; J.Lyles struck out; H.Turner walked
[R.Howard scored, J.Ray to third, P.Woods to second]; M.Jones
singled to right field [J.Ray scored, P.Woods scored, H.Turner
to third]; P.Holmes popped to G.Kemp; 3 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Crackers 8, Bears 10.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Crackers   8   8   0   2
 Bears           10   9   3   8


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