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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 6 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 5

Game played on Sunday, August 14, 1938 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Atlanta Black Crackers              1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0 2   -   5 11  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  4 1 0  1 0 x   -   6  8  5

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bill Cooper c                         2   1   2    0     0         2   1
  Joe Greene c                        2   0   1    1     0         3   2
Spencer Davis 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   1
Babe Davis cf                         4   1   3    1     0         1   0
Donald Reeves rf                      3   1   0    0     1   1     0   0
Red Moore 1b                          4   0   1    1     0        14   0
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   1    1     0         2   4
Tommy Butts ss                        4   1   2    0     0         1   4
Eddie Dixon p                         4   1   1    1     0         0   6
Don Pelham lf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               35   5  11    5     1   9    24  18


BATTING -
2B:  Eddie Dixon. 
3B:  Joe Greene, Babe Davis 2. 
SH:  Bill Cooper, Spencer Davis. 
GDP:  Red Moore. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Tommy Butts. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ernest Smith rf                       4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Wilson Redus lf                       2   2   1    1     1         0   0
Subby Byas 1b                         3   1   1    1     1        12   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   1   2    2     0         1   2
Frank Duncan II c                     4   0   0    0     0        11   1
Joe Sparks ss                         4   1   2    1     0         1   1
Billy Horne 2b                        3   0   1    1     1         2   2
Willie Cornelius p                    4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               32   6   8    6     3   3    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Subby Byas, Joe Sparks, Billy Horne. 
E: 5.  Willie Simms, Ernest Smith, Alex Radcliff 2, Joe Sparks. 

BATTING -
2B:  Subby Byas, Alex Radcliff. 
3B:  Joe Sparks. 
HR:  Wilson Redus. 
HBP:  Wilson Redus. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ernest Smith. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eddie Dixon L                        8       8   6    6   3   3   1  36
Totals                               8       8   6    6   3   3   1  36

HBP:  Eddie Dixon. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius W                   9      11   5    5   1   9   0  38
Totals                               9      11   5    5   1   9   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/14/1938, game 1 -- Atlanta Bl. Crackers at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Chicago                       
1. B.Cooper            c         W.Simms             cf        
2. S.Davis             3b        E.Smith             rf        
3. B.Davis             cf        W.Redus             lf        
4. D.Reeves            rf        S.Byas              1b        
5. R.Moore             1b        A.Radcliff          3b        
6. G.Kemp              2b        F.Duncan II         c         
7. T.Butts             ss        J.Sparks            ss        
8. E.Dixon             p         B.Horne             2b        
9. D.Pelham            lf        W.Cornelius         p         

BL. CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; B.Cooper singled to center field [B.Cooper
to second (error by W.Simms)]; S.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Cooper to third]; B.Davis tripled [B.Cooper
scored]; D.Reeves walked; R.Moore grounded into a double play
(J.Sparks to B.Horne to S.Byas) [D.Reeves out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms out on unknown play; E.Smith out on
unknown play; W.Redus walked; S.Byas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

BL. CRACKERS 2ND: G.Kemp out on unknown play; T.Butts out on
unknown play; E.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out
on unknown play; J.Sparks singled; B.Horne out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

BL. CRACKERS 3RD: D.Pelham reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[D.Pelham to first]; B.Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [D.Pelham to second]; S.Davis out on unknown play;
B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers
1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Cornelius out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

BL. CRACKERS 4TH: A.Radcliff dropped a foul fly hit by
D.Reeves; D.Reeves out on unknown play; R.Moore out on unknown
play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Bl.
Crackers 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus was hit by a pitch; S.Byas doubled
[W.Redus scored]; A.Radcliff doubled [S.Byas scored]; F.Duncan
II out on unknown play; J.Sparks tripled [A.Radcliff scored];
B.Horne singled [J.Sparks scored]; W.Cornelius out on unknown
play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl.
Crackers 1, Am. Giants 4.

BL. CRACKERS 5TH: T.Butts singled; T.Butts was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); E.Dixon out on unknown play; D.Pelham
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 1, Am.
Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.Smith singled to pitcher; E.Smith stole
second; W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas out on unknown play
[E.Smith to third]; A.Radcliff singled to shortstop [E.Smith
scored]; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Bl. Crackers 1, Am. Giants 5.

BL. CRACKERS 6TH: B.Cooper singled; S.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Davis singled [B.Cooper to second]; D.Reeves forced
B.Cooper (unknown fielder) [B.Davis to second, D.Reeves to
first]; R.Moore singled [B.Davis scored, D.Reeves to third];
G.Kemp singled [D.Reeves scored, R.Moore to second]; T.Butts out
on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 3, Am.
Giants 5.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.GREENE REPLACED B.COOPER (PLAYING C);
J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne walked; W.Cornelius out on
unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 5.

BL. CRACKERS 7TH: E.Smith dropped a foul fly hit by E.Dixon;
E.Dixon out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play;
J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Bl.
Crackers 3, Am. Giants 5.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; W.Redus homered;
S.Byas walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 3, Am.
Giants 6.

BL. CRACKERS 8TH: S.Davis out on unknown play; B.Davis tripled;
D.Reeves struck out; R.Moore out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 6.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bl. Crackers 3, Am. Giants 6.

BL. CRACKERS 9TH: G.Kemp reached on an error by J.Sparks
[G.Kemp to second]; T.Butts singled to right field (E.Smith to
S.Byas to F.Duncan II) [G.Kemp out at home]; E.Dixon doubled
[T.Butts scored]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Greene tripled
[E.Dixon scored]; S.Davis grounded out (S.Byas unassisted); 2 R,
3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 5, Am. Giants 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bl. Crackers     5  11   0   6
 Am. Giants       6   8   5   6


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