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Atlanta Black Crackers @ Birmingham Black Barons

1938-05-26 · Night game

Atlanta Black Crackers defeated Birmingham Black Barons 6–4. Atlanta Black Crackers put up 2 in the 5th. Nish Williams went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ATN	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	13
BIR	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Leo Sims	5	1	1	0	0
(unknown)	5	1	1	0	0
Donald Reeves	5	2	2	1	0
Nish Williams	4	1	3	2	1
Babe Davis	4	0	0	0	0
Don Pelham	5	1	1	0	0
Red Moore	4	0	3	0	0
Hap Glenn	4	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Reese	2	0	0	0	0
Bo Mitchell	2	0	1	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

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

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Reese	4.0	3	2	0
Bo Mitchell	5.0	0	0	2

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Elbert Eatmon	1.0	3	0
Cliff Blackmon	3.2	4	1
Julius Osley	4.1	6	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Leo Sims: 99
99
Donald Reeves: E5#
Nish Williams: SB2
Nish Williams: S.2-H(UR)
Babe Davis: 99

Bot 1

Parnell Woods: 99
Fred Bankhead: 99
David Whatley: 99

Top 2

Don Pelham: S
Red Moore: S.1-3
Hap Glenn: SBH#
Hap Glenn: 99
Jimmy Reese: 99
Leo Sims: 99

Bot 2

Melzar Williams: S
Henry McCall: 99
Lester Lockett: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99

Top 3

99
Donald Reeves: 99
Nish Williams: S
Babe Davis: 99

Bot 3

Cap Tyson: W
Cliff Blackmon: E2.1-2#
Parnell Woods: W.2-3;1-2
Fred Bankhead: S.3-H;2-H(UR);1-3
David Whatley: 99.3-H;1-2#
Melzar Williams: 99.2-3
Henry McCall: BK.3-H(UR)
Henry McCall: 99

Top 4

Don Pelham: 99
Red Moore: S
Hap Glenn: S.1-2
Jimmy Reese: 99
Leo Sims: 99

Bot 4

Lester Lockett: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99
Cap Tyson: 99

Top 5

99
Donald Reeves: S
Nish Williams: W.1-2
Babe Davis: 99/SH.2-3;1-2#
Don Pelham: E8/F8S.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(NR)(UR)
Red Moore: 99

Bot 5

Julius Osley: S
Parnell Woods: 99
Fred Bankhead: FC.1-2#
David Whatley: FC.2-3;1-2#
Melzar Williams: 3/LDP.1X1(3)#

Top 6

Hap Glenn: 99
Bo Mitchell: 99
Leo Sims: D
S.2-3
Donald Reeves: S.3-H;1-2
Nish Williams: S.2-H;1-2
Babe Davis: 99

Bot 6

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

Top 7

Don Pelham: 99
Red Moore: S
Hap Glenn: CS2(26)#
Hap Glenn: 99

Bot 7

Harry Barnes: 99
Julius Osley: 99
Parnell Woods: 99

Top 8

Bo Mitchell: D
Leo Sims: 99
99
Donald Reeves: 99

Bot 8

Fred Bankhead: 99
David Whatley: 99
Melzar Williams: 99

Top 9

Nish Williams: 99
Babe Davis: 99
Don Pelham: 99

Bot 9

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

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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