LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT ATLANTA FOXES
05/18/1918
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT ATLANTA FOXES
GAME ID: 152 - SATURDAY, MAY 18TH , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (18-20) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Atlanta Foxes (25-15) 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 X 8 15 1
5 Straight Wins for Foxes
Good production from right fielder Pee Wee Nelson helped the Atlanta Foxes topple the Memphis Bears, 8-2. Nelson was 4 for 5 with a triple, a double, and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once for the Foxes. Leroy Nealy earned the win. John Coley, who is tied for 4th in the GSL with a 3.9 K/9 rate, took the loss for Memphis. Picking up the save was Lewis Cooper, his 9th.

Herb Shackleford, who is tied for 8th in the GSL in home runs with 1, aided the Atlanta cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the seventh. For the game, the catcher went 2-3 with a double and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Nelson told the Atlanta Observer.

This win makes it 5 in a row for Atlanta.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Burke LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .317 0 19
   b-C. Simms PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .257 0 1
   f-J. Swancy LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .284 0 11
J. Watkins SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .338 0 20
   d-J. Clark PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Rudolph 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .261 2 16
D. Maxwell 3B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .218 0 7
J. Smith 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327 1 20
C. Saunders C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .274 0 12
A. Johnson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .160 0 5
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 1
   c-F. Saunders PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 0 5
   e-D. Marvin RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Bell CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .314 0 10
J. Coley P 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .094 0 0
   H. Harris P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   g-C. Baynard PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
Totals 31 2 7 2 2 2 12      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for A. Johnson in the 7th
b - C. Simms pinch hit for S. Burke in the 7th
c - F. Saunders pinch ran for J. Johnson in the 7th
d - J. Clark pinch hit for J. Watkins in the 7th
e - D. Marvin substituted for F. Saunders in the 7th
f - J. Swancy substituted for C. Simms in the 7th
g - C. Baynard pinch hit for H. Harris in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: A. Rudolph (1, 1st Inning off L. Nealy, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Burke 2 , J. Watkins , A. Rudolph 3 , D. Maxwell , J. Johnson , J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Clark , A. Rudolph
GIDP: A. Johnson
Sac Bunt: J. Watkins , J. Smith , J. Bell
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Saunders-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Bell(Meyers at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Meyers LF 4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .331 0 13
P. Nelson RF 5 1 4 2 0 1 1 .248 0 15
L. Garry 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .383 0 17
   a-F. Williams 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .400 1 5
H. Shackleford C 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .301 1 22
   L. Cooper P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
J. Morney 3B 3 0 2 1 2 0 3 .319 0 16
B. Carter SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 .227 0 17
T. Pfiffer CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .244 0 14
J. Awkard 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .202 0 5
L. Nealy P 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
   b-N. Royal C 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .286 0 7
Totals 34 8 15 8 6 5 19      
a - F. Williams substituted for L. Garry in the 7th
b - N. Royal substituted for L. Nealy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Nelson (10, 3rd Inning off J. Coley, 0 on, 1 out) , H. Shackleford (8, 3rd Inning off J. Coley, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Morney (5, 3rd Inning off J. Coley, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Meyers (5, 5th Inning off J. Coley, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Royal (1, 8th Inning off J. Coley, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Nelson (8, 8th Inning off H. Harris, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Meyers 4 , P. Nelson 7 , F. Williams , H. Shackleford 3 , J. Morney 3 , T. Pfiffer 2 , N. Royal 2
2-out RBI: , H. Shackleford 2 , J. Morney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Morney , B. Carter 2 , L. Nealy
Sac Bunt: J. Awkard
Hit by Pitch: B. Carter
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Meyers (13) , P. Nelson (7) , L. Garry (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carter (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Awkard-Carter-Garry)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Coley L (4-7) 7.1 14 7 7 3 4 0 124 4.46   
H. Harris 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 26 1.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Coley 23
Batters Faced: J. Coley 36, H. Harris 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coley 7-7, H. Harris 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Coley 124-78, H. Harris 26-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Harris 1-1
WP: H. Harris
Hit Batsmen: J. Coley
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Nealy W (2-0) 7.1 6 2 2 2 2 0 98 1.06   
L. Cooper SV (9) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Nealy 58
Batters Faced: L. Nealy 30, L. Cooper 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Nealy 10-9, L. Cooper 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Nealy 98-67, L. Cooper 13-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pee Wee Nelson
Ballpark: Foxes Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 5154
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