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Newark Eagles @ Atlanta Black Crackers

1939-04-23 · Day game · Att: 3000

Newark Eagles defeated Atlanta Black Crackers 5–4. Newark Eagles put up 2 in the 7th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NW2	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	5	7
ATN	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	4	7

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Biot	4	1	2	2	1	1
Bucky Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Wells	4	2	1	0	1	0
Fred Wilson	5	0	2	0	0	0
Mule Suttles	3	0	0	0	2	0
Lennie Pearson	5	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Brown	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hayes	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jimmy Hill	4	1	1	0	0	1

Atlanta Black Crackers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sylvester Owens	5	1	1	0	0	0
Spencer Davis	4	1	0	0	1	2
Oscar Boone	4	1	3	1	1	1
Donald Reeves	5	1	2	2	0	1
Nish Williams	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jabbo Andrews	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gabby Kemp	3	0	1	0	1	2
Tommy Butts	3	0	0	0	1	0
Felix Evans	2	0	0	0	2	1

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jimmy Hill	9.0	7	8	9

Atlanta Black Crackers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Felix Evans	9.0	7	4	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Biot: S
Bucky Johnson: SB2
Bucky Johnson: 99
Willie Wells: W
Fred Wilson: 99
Mule Suttles: W.2-3;1-2
Lennie Pearson: K

Bot 1

Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: K
Oscar Boone: W
Donald Reeves: K

Top 2

Joe Brown: 99
Johnny Hayes: K
Jimmy Hill: K

Bot 2

Nish Williams: 99
Jabbo Andrews: K
Gabby Kemp: S
Tommy Butts: SB2
Tommy Butts: W
Felix Evans: K

Top 3

Charlie Biot: K
Bucky Johnson: 99
Willie Wells: S
Fred Wilson: SB2
Fred Wilson: S4.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR)
Mule Suttles: 53

Bot 3

Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: K
Oscar Boone: D
Donald Reeves: 99

Top 4

Lennie Pearson: 4E3#
Joe Brown: 99
Johnny Hayes: 99
Jimmy Hill: 99

Bot 4

Nish Williams: W
Jabbo Andrews: K
Gabby Kemp: W.1-2
Tommy Butts: 99
Felix Evans: 99

Top 5

Charlie Biot: 99
Bucky Johnson: HP
Willie Wells: 99
Fred Wilson: 99

Bot 5

Sylvester Owens: 99
Spencer Davis: 99
Oscar Boone: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Donald Reeves: 99

Top 6

Mule Suttles: 53
Lennie Pearson: 99
Joe Brown: E4#
Johnny Hayes: 99

Bot 6

Nish Williams: 99
Jabbo Andrews: 99
Gabby Kemp: K

Top 7

Jimmy Hill: 63
Charlie Biot: W
Bucky Johnson: 99/F
Willie Wells: E5.1-H(NR)(UR);B-H(NR)(UR)
Fred Wilson: S
Mule Suttles: SB2
Mule Suttles: W
Lennie Pearson: 99

Bot 7

Tommy Butts: 43
Felix Evans: W
Sylvester Owens: 64(1)/FO
Spencer Davis: W.1-2
Oscar Boone: S8.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Donald Reeves: D/89.3-H;2-H
Nish Williams: IW
Jabbo Andrews: E5/TH.2-H(NR)(UR);1X3(325)

Top 8

Joe Brown: 5/P
Johnny Hayes: S9
Jimmy Hill: D7.1-3
Charlie Biot: S8.3-H;2-H
Bucky Johnson: 99
Willie Wells: 99

Bot 8

Gabby Kemp: K
Tommy Butts: 43
Felix Evans: W
Sylvester Owens: S7.1-2
Spencer Davis: 8/F8S

Top 9

Fred Wilson: 8
Mule Suttles: 6/F8S
Lennie Pearson: K

Bot 9

Oscar Boone: K
Donald Reeves: D9
Nish Williams: 4/P
Jabbo Andrews: PO2(6)

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Willie Wells caught Reeves with the hidden ball trick

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