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Cleveland Bears (CV9) 5 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 4

Game played on Thursday, June 15, 1939 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Bears                     0 2 0  0 1 0  0 0 1  0 1  -   5 11  0
Atlanta Black Crackers              1 0 2  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0  -   4  8  4

BATTING

Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles ss                         6   0   3    1     0   0     2   1
Parnell Woods 3b                      6   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Henry Turner lf                       5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ralph Coles rf                        5   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Mint Jones 1b                         3   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
  Alonzo Mitchell ph, 1b              2   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Walter Burch c                        5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Duke Cleveland cf                     3   3   1    1     2   0     0   0
Al Frazier 2b                         3   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Preacher Henry p                      2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
  Smoky Owens p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               42   5  11    4     2   0    33   3


BATTING -
2B:  John Lyles, Mint Jones, Alonzo Mitchell. 
SH:  Al Frazier 2, Preacher Henry. 
Team LOB:  9


Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      1   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Bill Cooper 3b                      3   1   0    0     1   1     0   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Nish Williams ph, 2b                2   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
  Charles Wesley ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   2   3    2     1   0     0   0
Babe Davis cf                         4   0   2    1     1   0     0   0
Jabbo Andrews rf                      4   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Sylvester Owens lf                    4   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Oscar Boone c                         4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Butts 3b, ss                    5   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Tee Mitchell p                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Donald Reeves ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               38   4   8    3     7   1    33   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Bill Cooper, Nish Williams, Babe Davis, Oscar Boone. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Moore, Sylvester Owens. 
SH:  Gabby Kemp, Oscar Boone. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Red Moore, Babe Davis. 
CS:  Gabby Kemp. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry                       6.1     7   4    4   5   0   0  30
Smoky Owens W                        4.2     1   0    0   2   1   0  17
Totals                               11      8   4    4   7   1   0  47


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Tee Mitchell L                       11     11   5    2   2   0   0  47
Totals                               11     11   5    2   2   0   0  47



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

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 6/15/1939 -- Cleveland Bears at Atlanta Black
Crackers (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

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

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: P.Holmes popped to J.Lyles; G.Kemp grounded
out (P.Woods to M.Jones); R.Moore singled; B.Davis singled
[R.Moore to third]; R.Moore stole home and B.Davis stole second;
J.Andrews popped to J.Lyles; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 0,
Black Crackers 1.

BEARS 2ND: R.Coles out on unknown play; M.Jones doubled;
W.Burch out on unknown play; D.Cleveland singled to center field
[M.Jones scored, D.Cleveland to second (error by B.Davis)];
D.Cleveland was picked off second, but was safe on an error by
O.Boone [D.Cleveland scored (unearned)]; A.Frazier out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 2, Black
Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: S.Owens doubled; O.Boone out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; T.Mitchell out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Black Crackers 1.

BEARS 3RD: P.Henry out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears
2, Black Crackers 1.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: P.Holmes walked; G.Kemp out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Holmes to second]; R.Moore doubled
[P.Holmes scored]; B.Davis singled [R.Moore scored]; J.Andrews
out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Bears 2, Black Crackers 3.

BEARS 4TH: B.COOPER REPLACED P.HOLMES (PLAYING 3B); T.BUTTS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Holmes left the game due to
illness; H.Turner out on unknown play; R.Coles singled; M.Jones
out on unknown play; W.Burch singled (unknown fielder) [R.Coles
out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 2, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: O.Boone out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; T.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 2, Black Crackers 3.

BEARS 5TH: D.Cleveland walked; A.Frazier out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Cleveland to second]; P.Henry singled
to right field [D.Cleveland scored]; J.Lyles out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears
3, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: B.Cooper out on unknown play; G.Kemp
walked; G.Kemp was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 3,
Black Crackers 3.

BEARS 6TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; R.Coles singled;
M.Jones out on unknown play; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 3, Black Crackers 3.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: B.Davis walked; J.Andrews walked [B.Davis
to second]; S.Owens out on unknown play; O.Boone out on unknown
play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears
3, Black Crackers 3.

BEARS 7TH: D.Cleveland walked; A.Frazier out on unknown play;
P.Henry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Cleveland
to second]; J.Lyles singled [D.Cleveland to third]; P.Woods out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 3, Black Crackers
3.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: T.Mitchell grounded out (J.Lyles to
M.Jones); B.Cooper walked; N.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR G.KEMP;
N.Williams singled to left field [B.Cooper to third]; R.Moore
singled [B.Cooper scored, N.Williams to second]; S.OWENS
REPLACED P.HENRY (PITCHING); B.Davis out on unknown play;
J.Andrews out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bears 3,
Black Crackers 4.

BEARS 8TH: N.WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); H.Turner out
on unknown play; R.Coles out on unknown play; A.MITCHELL BATTED
FOR M.JONES; A.Mitchell doubled; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 3, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: A.MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
S.Owens walked; O.Boone out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [S.Owens to second]; T.Butts out on unknown play;
T.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bears 3,
Black Crackers 4.

BEARS 9TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; A.Frazier reached
on an error by B.Cooper [A.Frazier to first]; S.Owens out on
unknown play; J.Lyles doubled [A.Frazier to third]; P.Woods
singled [A.Frazier scored (unearned), J.Lyles to third];
H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Bears 4, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Cooper out on unknown play; N.Williams
singled; R.Moore walked [N.Williams to second]; B.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Andrews out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Bears 4, Black Crackers 4.

BEARS 10TH: R.Coles out on unknown play; A.Mitchell out on
unknown play; W.Burch out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bears 4, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 10TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; O.Boone out
on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bears 4, Black Crackers 4.

BEARS 11TH: D.Cleveland reached on an error by N.Williams
[D.Cleveland to first]; A.Frazier out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Cleveland to second]; S.Owens out on
unknown play; J.Lyles singled [D.Cleveland scored (unearned)];
P.Woods out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bears
5, Black Crackers 4.

BLACK CRACKERS 11TH: D.REEVES BATTED FOR T.MITCHELL; D.Reeves
flied to R.Coles; On a bunt B.Cooper struck out; C.WESLEY BATTED
FOR N.WILLIAMS; C.Wesley grounded out (S.Owens to A.Mitchell); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bears 5, Black Crackers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bears            5  11   0   9
 Black Crackers   4   8   4  10


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