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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 8 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 4

Game played on Thursday, May 27, 1937 (N) at League Park, Des Moines IA
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 5 0  0 0 2   -   8 10  5
Cincinnati Tigers                   1 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0   -   4  9  4

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   2   3    1     0         2   2
Johnny Ray cf                         4   1   0    0     0         1   0
Jim Canada 1b                         5   2   3    2     0         8   1
David Whatley rf                      5   1   1    3     0         2   1
Sylvester Owens lf                    5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Melvin Coleman ss                     4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   2   1    0     1         1   4
Harry Barnes c                        4   0   1    1     0        13   2
Red Howard p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               38   8  10    8     1  11    27  13

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Parnell Woods, Johnny Ray, Melvin Coleman 2, Harry Barnes. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Harry Barnes. 
SH:  Johnny Ray, Red Howard. 
Team LOB:  6


Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport rf                    5   2   4    0     0         2   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      3   1   0    0     2         3   1
Howard Easterling ss                  1   0   1    1     0         1   1
  Sonny Harris ss                     4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Ted Radcliffe c, p                    4   0   0    0     0         8   1
Cowan Hyde 2b                         3   0   1    1     1         0   0
Willie Jefferson lf, p                3   0   0    1     0         1   2
  Jesse Houston ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       3   0   0    0     0        10   0
  Porter Moss ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Eugene Bremer p, lf                   3   0   1    0     0         0   4
  Babe Bagby c                        0   0   0    0     1         2   0
Totals                               35   4   9    4     4   7    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Cowan Hyde 4. 
PB: 1.  Babe Bagby. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard W                         9       9   4    3   4   7   0  39
Totals                               9       9   4    3   4   7   0  39


Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Eugene Bremer L                      4.2     6   6    2   1       0  22
Willie Jefferson                     2.1     2   0    0   0       0  10
Ted Radcliffe                        2       2   2    1   0       0  9
Totals                               9      10   8    3   1  11   0  41



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Umpires: HP -  Hayden, 1B -  Plude

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 5/27/1937 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Cincinnati Tigers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Cincinnati                    
1. P.Woods             3b        L.Davenport         rf        
2. J.Ray               cf        M.Carter            3b        
3. J.Canada            1b        H.Easterling        ss        
4. D.Whatley           rf        N.Robinson          cf        
5. S.Owens             lf        T.Radcliffe         c         
6. M.Coleman           ss        C.Hyde              2b        
7. F.Bankhead          2b        W.Jefferson         lf        
8. H.Barnes            c         J.Taylor            1b        
9. R.Howard            p         E.Bremer            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: L.Davenport singled; M.Carter walked [L.Davenport
to second]; H.Easterling singled [L.Davenport scored, M.Carter
to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Tigers 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Bankhead singled to shortstop; S.HARRIS
REPLACED H.EASTERLING (PLAYING SS); Easterling was hit in the
face by a ground ball and had to leave the game.; H.Barnes
doubled [F.Bankhead scored]; R.Howard out on unknown play;
P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: L.Davenport singled to third base [L.Davenport to
second (error by P.Woods)]; L.Davenport was caught stealing
third (H.Barnes to P.Woods); M.Carter out on unknown play;
S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Tigers 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Canada singled; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; S.Owens out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: N.Robinson singled to center field [N.Robinson to
second (error by J.Ray)]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play;
C.Hyde walked; C.Hyde was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by H.Barnes [N.Robinson to third, C.Hyde to second];
W.Jefferson out on unknown play [N.Robinson scored (unearned)];
J.Taylor out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Tigers 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Bankhead walked; H.Barnes out on unknown
play; R.Howard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[F.Bankhead to second]; P.Woods singled [F.Bankhead scored];
J.Ray reached on an error by C.Hyde [P.Woods to second, J.Ray to
first]; J.Canada singled [P.Woods scored (unearned), J.Ray to
second]; D.Whatley doubled [J.Ray scored (unearned), J.Canada
scored (unearned)]; E.BREMER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF);
W.JEFFERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); S.Owens singled
[D.Whatley scored (unearned)]; M.Coleman reached on an error by
C.Hyde [S.Owens to second, M.Coleman to first]; F.Bankhead out
on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 6,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: E.Bremer singled to shortstop [E.Bremer to second
(error by M.Coleman)]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter
out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; R.Howard out on
unknown play; P.Woods singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on
unknown play; E.Bremer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.BAGBY REPLACED E.BREMER (PLAYING C);
W.JEFFERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED
POSITIONS (PITCHING); M.Coleman out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
reached on an error by C.Hyde [F.Bankhead to second (error by
C.Hyde)]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; R.Howard out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: L.Davenport singled; M.Carter walked [L.Davenport
to second]; S.Harris singled [L.Davenport scored, M.Carter to
second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; C.Hyde singled (D.Whatley to P.Woods) [M.Carter
scored, S.Harris out at third]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 6, Tigers 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Woods singled; J.Ray out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Woods to second]; J.Canada singled
[P.Woods scored, J.Canada to second (on throw)]; B.Bagby allowed
a passed ball [J.Canada to third]; D.Whatley out on unknown play
[J.Canada scored (unearned)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 2 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 8, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: J.HOUSTON BATTED FOR W.JEFFERSON; J.Houston out on
unknown play; P.MOSS BATTED FOR J.TAYLOR; P.Moss out on unknown
play; B.Bagby walked; L.Davenport singled [B.Bagby to second];
M.Carter reached on an error by M.Coleman [B.Bagby to third,
L.Davenport to second, M.Carter to first]; S.Harris out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Black Barons 8, Tigers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     8  10   5   6
 Tigers           4   9   4   8


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