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Birmingham Black Barons @ Atlanta Black Crackers

1938-05-12 · Day game · Att: 2500

Atlanta Black Crackers defeated Birmingham Black Barons 2–0.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
ATN	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		2	7

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Parnell Woods	4	0	0	1
Fred Bankhead	4	0	0	0
David Whatley	3	1	1	1
Melzar Williams	4	1	0	0
Lester Lockett	1	0	3	0
Henry McCall	4	0	0	0
Sylvester Owens	3	1	0	0
Harry Barnes	3	0	0	1
Cliff Blackmon	3	0	0	2

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gabby Kemp	3	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Sims	3	1	1	0	1	0
Donald Reeves	4	0	2	0	0	0
Don Pelham	4	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Davis	3	1	1	0	1	0
Red Moore	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Cooper	3	0	2	0	0	0
Hap Glenn	2	0	0	0	1	0
Telosh Howard	2	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Dixon	1	0	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Blackmon	8.0	7	3	1

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Telosh Howard	6.0	3	4	3
Eddie Dixon	3.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Parnell Woods: K
Fred Bankhead: 8
David Whatley: T/89
Melzar Williams: 43

Bot 1

Gabby Kemp: E3
Leo Sims: CS2(26)
Leo Sims: W
Donald Reeves: S7.1-3
Don Pelham: 5
Babe Davis: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Lester Lockett: W
Henry McCall: PB.1-2
Henry McCall: 3/G.2-3
Sylvester Owens: 63
Harry Barnes: 23

Bot 2

Red Moore: 43
Bill Cooper: S4
Hap Glenn: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Cliff Blackmon: 4
Parnell Woods: 6
Fred Bankhead: 2

Bot 3

Telosh Howard: K
Gabby Kemp: 63
Leo Sims: 5/L

Top 4

David Whatley: E5/TH.BXH(51)
Melzar Williams: S7
Lester Lockett: CS2(26)
Lester Lockett: W
Henry McCall: 9

Bot 4

Donald Reeves: 43
Don Pelham: 3/P
Babe Davis: S8
Red Moore: PB.1-3
Red Moore: S8.3-H(UR)
Bill Cooper: 4

Top 5

Sylvester Owens: 63
Harry Barnes: K
Cliff Blackmon: K

Bot 5

Hap Glenn: W
Telosh Howard: E1/TH.1-2
Gabby Kemp: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Leo Sims: FC1.3XH(12);2-3
Donald Reeves: 9

Top 6

Parnell Woods: E6
Fred Bankhead: 13.1-2
David Whatley: IW
Melzar Williams: 4
Lester Lockett: W.2-3;1-2
Henry McCall: 63

Bot 6

Don Pelham: 3/P
Babe Davis: W
Red Moore: 8/L
Bill Cooper: S/BR.1X2(4)

Top 7

Sylvester Owens: S7
Harry Barnes: SB2
Harry Barnes: 13.2-3
Cliff Blackmon: K
Parnell Woods: PO3(1521)

Bot 7

Hap Glenn: 7#
Eddie Dixon: 13#
Gabby Kemp: 63#

Top 8

Parnell Woods: 13#
Fred Bankhead: 3#
David Whatley: K

Bot 8

Leo Sims: D7
Donald Reeves: S.2-3
Don Pelham: 64(1)/FO.3-H(E3)(NR)(UR)
Babe Davis: 64(1)/FO
Red Moore: 53

Top 9

Melzar Williams: 43
Lester Lockett: 9
Henry McCall: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Moore was spiked by Whatley and required first aid.

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