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Birmingham Black Barons @ Atlanta Black Crackers

1938-05-17 · Night game · 10 innings · Att: 1500

Atlanta Black Crackers defeated Birmingham Black Barons 10–9. Atlanta Black Crackers put up 3 in the 7th. Melzar Williams went 1-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	2	0	9	9
ATN	1	0	0	1	0	2	3	0	2	1	10	10

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Parnell Woods	5	1	1	0	1	0
Fred Bankhead	3	2	1	1	2	1
David Whatley	5	3	2	1	0	1
Melzar Williams	5	1	1	3	0	1
Lester Lockett	5	0	0	1	0	1
Henry McCall	5	1	2	2	0	0
Sylvester Owens	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Barnes	5	0	1	0	0	0
Cliff Blackmon	3	1	1	0	0	1
Julius Osley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Burton	1	0	0	0	0	1

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gabby Kemp	4	3	0	0	2	1
Leo Sims	5	2	3	1	0	0
Donald Reeves	4	0	0	0	1	1
Joe Greene	6	1	1	2	0	2
Don Pelham	3	2	1	2	2	1
Babe Davis	5	1	2	2	0	1
Red Moore	5	0	1	1	0	0
Hap Glenn	5	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Dixon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Cooper	0	1	0	0	1	0
Bo Mitchell	1	0	1	0	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Blackmon	6.1	5	5	5
Elbert Eatmon	0.0	1	0	0
Julius Osley	2.0	3	1	1
Dick Burton	1.1	1	1	0

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Dixon	7.0	6	2	4
Bo Mitchell	3.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Parnell Woods: 99
Fred Bankhead: W#
David Whatley: K#
Melzar Williams: K

Bot 1

Gabby Kemp: W
Leo Sims: 99/SH.1-2
Donald Reeves: E8.2-H(NR)(UR)
Joe Greene: K#
Don Pelham: 99

Top 2

Lester Lockett: K
Henry McCall: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99

Bot 2

Babe Davis: K
Red Moore: 99
Hap Glenn: 99

Top 3

Harry Barnes: 99
Cliff Blackmon: K
Parnell Woods: 99

Bot 3

Eddie Dixon: 99
Gabby Kemp: K
Leo Sims: 99

Top 4

Fred Bankhead: W
David Whatley: E6/TH.1-3;B-2#
Melzar Williams: 99
Lester Lockett: 99.3-H(UR)#
Henry McCall: D.2-H(UR)
Sylvester Owens: 99

Bot 4

Donald Reeves: K
Joe Greene: K
Don Pelham: W
Babe Davis: D/AP.1-H;BX3(99)

Top 5

Harry Barnes: 99
Cliff Blackmon: 99
Parnell Woods: S
Fred Bankhead: SB2
Fred Bankhead: 99

Bot 5

Red Moore: 99
Hap Glenn: S
Eddie Dixon: 99
Gabby Kemp: E6.1-2#
Leo Sims: 99

Top 6

David Whatley: 99
Melzar Williams: E6/TH.B-2#
Lester Lockett: 99
Henry McCall: S.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)#
Sylvester Owens: E4.2-H(NR)(UR)#
Harry Barnes: 99

Bot 6

Donald Reeves: 99
Joe Greene: 99
Don Pelham: W
Babe Davis: D.1-H
Red Moore: S.2-H
Hap Glenn: 99

Top 7

Cliff Blackmon: S
Parnell Woods: 99.1-2#
Fred Bankhead: S.2-H;B-2(TH)#
David Whatley: S.2-H;B-2(TH)#
Melzar Williams: SB3
Melzar Williams: 99.3-H
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 7

Bill Cooper: W
Gabby Kemp: W.1-2
Leo Sims: S.2-H;1-2
Donald Reeves: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Joe Greene: T.3-H;2-H#
Don Pelham: K#
Babe Davis: 99

Top 8

Henry McCall: E4#
Sylvester Owens: 99/SH.1-2#
Harry Barnes: 99
Julius Osley: 99

Bot 8

Red Moore: 99
Hap Glenn: 99
Bo Mitchell: S
Gabby Kemp: 99

Top 9

Parnell Woods: W
Fred Bankhead: K#
David Whatley: D.1-3
Melzar Williams: D.3-H;2-H
Lester Lockett: 99
Henry McCall: 99

Bot 9

Leo Sims: S8
Donald Reeves: W.1-2
Joe Greene: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Don Pelham: S.3-H;1-H
Babe Davis: E4.1-2#
Red Moore: 99
Hap Glenn: 99

Top 10

Sylvester Owens: 99
Harry Barnes: S
Dick Burton: K
Parnell Woods: 99

Bot 10

Bo Mitchell: W
Gabby Kemp: 99(1)/FO#
Leo Sims: S8.1-2
Donald Reeves: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Greene: E4/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Davis hit the ball out of the park but was out on appeal for failing to touch 3B

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