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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2 Cleveland Bears (CV9) 0

Game played on Wednesday, June 14, 1939 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Bears                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  7  0
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 x   -   2  7  0

BATTING

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray cf                         4   0   0    0     0   2     3   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   1    0     0         1   0
John Lyles ss                         4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Henry Turner lf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Mint Jones 1b                         4   0   1    0     0         7   3
Ralph Coles rf                        4   0   2    0     0   2     2   0
Walter Burch c                        3   0   1    0     0         3   3
Al Frazier 2b                         2   0   0    0     0         3   2
Red Howard p                          3   0   0    0     0   2     1   2
Totals                               32   0   7    0     0   8    24  10


BATTING -
SH:  Al Frazier. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ralph Coles. 
CS:  Walter Burch. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      4   0   2    1     0         1   2
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Red Moore 1b                          3   0   0    0     0        13   1
Spencer Davis cf                      3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jabbo Andrews rf                      3   1   3    1     0         1   0
Oscar Boone c                         2   0   0    0     0         8   1
Sylvester Owens lf                    3   1   2    0     0         0   0
Tommy Butts 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         1   5
Eddie Dixon p                         3   0   0    0     0         1   5
Totals                               28   2   7    2     0   3    27  15


BATTING -
HR:  Jabbo Andrews. 
SH:  Oscar Boone. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sylvester Owens. 
CS:  Jabbo Andrews, Sylvester Owens. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         8       7   2    2   0   3   1  29
Totals                               8       7   2    2   0   3   1  29


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon W                        9       7   0    0   0   8   0  33
Totals                               9       7   0    0   0   8   0  33



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Umpires: HP - Joe Doyle, 1B - Red Moore, 2B -  , 3B -  

Time of Game: 1:47   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 6/14/1939 -- Cleveland Bears at Atlanta Black
Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cleveland                     Atlanta                       
1. J.Ray               cf        P.Holmes            ss        
2. P.Woods             3b        G.Kemp              2b        
3. J.Lyles             ss        R.Moore             1b        
4. H.Turner            lf        S.Davis             cf        
5. M.Jones             1b        J.Andrews           rf        
6. R.Coles             rf        O.Boone             c         
7. W.Burch             c         S.Owens             lf        
8. A.Frazier           2b        T.Butts             3b        
9. R.Howard            p         E.Dixon             p         

BEARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Ray struck out; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Black
Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: P.Holmes singled; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BEARS 2ND: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown
play; R.Coles singled; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Andrews singled; O.Boone out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Andrews to second]; S.Owens
out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BEARS 3RD: A.Frazier out on unknown play; R.Howard out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: E.Dixon out on unknown play; P.Holmes out
on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BEARS 4TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; H.Turner singled; M.Jones singled [H.Turner to second];
R.Coles struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 0, Black
Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Andrews singled; J.Andrews was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Black
Crackers 0.

BEARS 5TH: W.Burch singled; A.Frazier out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [W.Burch to second]; W.Burch was caught
stealing third (O.Boone to T.Butts); R.Howard struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; S.Owens
singled; S.Owens was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0,
Black Crackers 0.

BEARS 6TH: J.Ray grounded out (G.Kemp to R.Moore); P.Woods
singled; J.Lyles singled [P.Woods to third]; H.Turner grounded
out (R.Moore unassisted) [J.Lyles to second]; M.Jones grounded
out (P.Holmes to R.Moore); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 0, Black
Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: E.Dixon out on unknown play; P.Holmes out
on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BEARS 7TH: R.Coles singled; R.Coles stole second; W.Burch out
on unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; R.Howard struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Moore out on unknown play; S.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Andrews homered to left-center; O.Boone out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 1.

BEARS 8TH: J.Ray struck out; P.Woods out on unknown play;
J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0,
Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: S.Owens singled to right field; T.Butts
popped to M.Jones; S.Owens stole second; E.Dixon grounded out
(A.Frazier to M.Jones) [S.Owens to third]; P.Holmes singled
[S.Owens scored]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Bears 0, Black Crackers 2.

BEARS 9TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown
play; R.Coles struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 0, Black
Crackers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bears            0   7   0   6
 Black Crackers   2   7   0   3


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