Jacksonville Red Caps 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 7 2 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 x - 5 10 3 BATTING Jacksonville Red Caps AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Philly Holmes ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 2 Skin Down Robinson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Bo Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 Don Pelham cf 4 1 3 1 0 3 0 Ty Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 7 0 Henry Turner c 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 Jackson 3b 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 Lacey Thomas rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Hunter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Specs Ellis p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alonzo Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 3 2 10 24 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Philly Holmes, Ty Johnson. BATTING - 3B: Don Pelham, Ty Johnson. SH: Skin Down Robinson, Jackson, Alonzo Mitchell. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Philly Holmes. Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 Ormond Sampson ss 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 Babe Davis cf 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 Joe Greene c 4 1 1 2 0 9 1 Donald Reeves rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Jack Thornton 1b 3 0 1 0 0 9 0 Hap Glenn 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 Red Hadley lf 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 Ping Burke p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 34 5 10 5 2 8 27 17 FIELDING - E: 3. Joe Greene, Jack Thornton, Hap Glenn. BATTING - 2B: Babe Davis, Joe Greene. 3B: Donald Reeves. HR: Babe Davis. SH: Jack Thornton. IW: Babe Davis. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp, Babe Davis. PITCHING Jacksonville Red Caps IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hunter 4.1 7 4 4 1 4 1 22 Specs Ellis L 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 0 7 Alonzo Mitchell 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 Totals 8 10 5 5 2 8 1 37 IW: Alonzo Mitchell. Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ping Burke W 9 7 4 3 2 10 0 38 Totals 9 7 4 3 2 10 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 5/12/1937 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at Atlanta Black Crackers (D) Starting Lineups: Jacksonville Atlanta 1. P.Holmes ss G.Kemp 2b 2. S.Robinson 2b O.Sampson ss 3. B.Williams lf B.Davis cf 4. D.Pelham cf J.Greene c 5. T.Johnson 1b D.Reeves rf 6. H.Turner c J.Thornton 1b 7. 3b H.Glenn 3b 8. L.Thomas rf R.Hadley lf 9. p P.Burke p RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Holmes walked; P.Holmes stole second; S.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Holmes to third]; B.Williams singled to right field [P.Holmes scored]; D.Pelham singled to left field [B.Williams scored]; T.Johnson popped to G.Kemp; H.Turner struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp singled; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis singled [G.Kemp to second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; G.Kemp stole third and B.Davis stole second; D.Reeves out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0. RED CAPS 2ND: out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Thornton singled; H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; P.Burke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0. RED CAPS 3RD: P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Williams singled; D.Pelham singled to center field (B.Davis to H.Glenn) [B.Williams out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis homered to left-center; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 2, Black Crackers 1. RED CAPS 4TH: T.Johnson tripled; H.Turner out on unknown play; reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Thornton [T.Johnson scored, to first]; L.Thomas out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves reached on an error by T.Johnson [D.Reeves to first]; J.Thornton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Reeves to second]; H.Glenn walked; R.Hadley out on unknown play; P.Burke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 1. RED CAPS 5TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: G.Kemp flied to D.Pelham; O.Sampson singled to right field; B.Davis doubled to right-center [O.Sampson to third]; J.Greene doubled to left field [O.Sampson scored, B.Davis scored]; S.ELLIS REPLACED (PITCHING); D.Reeves tripled to center field [J.Greene scored]; J.Thornton popped to unknown fielder; H.Glenn popped to unknown fielder; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 4. RED CAPS 6TH: D.Pelham tripled; On a bunt T.Johnson reached on an error by H.Glenn [D.Pelham scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Johnson to first]; H.Turner out on unknown play; out on unknown play; L.Thomas singled [T.Johnson to second]; S.Ellis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 4. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: R.Hadley singled; P.Burke out on unknown play; G.Kemp reached on an error by P.Holmes [R.Hadley to second, G.Kemp to first]; O.Sampson singled to left field (B.Williams to H.Turner) [R.Hadley scored, G.Kemp out at home, O.Sampson to second (on throw)]; A.MITCHELL REPLACED S.ELLIS (PITCHING); B.Davis was walked intentionally; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 7TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; B.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: D.Reeves out on unknown play; J.Thornton out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 8TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; P.Burke out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. RED CAPS 9TH: out on unknown play; L.Thomas walked; A.Mitchell reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Greene [L.Thomas to second, A.Mitchell to first]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Caps 4 7 2 7 Black Crackers 5 10 3 8
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