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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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