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Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 1 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 30, 1937 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Exhibition game

Jacksonville Red Caps               0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  3  3
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  2

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      4   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Skin Down Robinson 2b                 3   0   0    0     1   0     2   2
Joe Royal rf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Henry Turner c                        4   1   1    0     0   2    10   1
Don Pelham cf                         4   0   1    0     0   1     2   0
Lacey Thomas lf                       4   0   1    0     0   1     1   0
Al Frazier 3b                         4   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Mint Jones 1b                         3   0   0    0     0   1    10   0
Preacher Henry p                      2   0   0    0     1   1     0   3
Totals                               32   1   3    0     2   8    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Skin Down Robinson 2, Henry Turner, Al Frazier, Mint Jones. 
E: 3.  Philly Holmes 2, Skin Down Robinson. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   0    0     0   3     2   5
Ormond Sampson ss                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Babe Davis lf                         3   0   0    0     0   2     0   0
  Jimmy Reese ph                      1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     8   0
  Bill Cooper ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Jack Thornton 1b                      4   0   0    0     0   0    11   0
Donald Reeves rf                      2   0   0    0     1   1     0   1
Hap Glenn 3b                          3   0   1    0     0   1     2   0
Red Hadley cf                         3   0   0    0     0   2     3   4
Roy Welmaker p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   0   2    0     1  10    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ormond Sampson, Babe Davis. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Ormond Sampson. 
GDP:  Jack Thornton. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ormond Sampson. 
CS:  Ormond Sampson. 

PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry W                     9       2   0    0   1  10   0  32
Totals                               9       2   0    0   1  10   0  32

HBP:  Preacher Henry. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       9       3   1    0   2   8   0  34
Totals                               9       3   1    0   2   8   0  34



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Umpires: HP -  Lowe

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5654

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/30/1937, game 1 -- 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. J.Royal             rf        B.Davis             lf        
4. H.Turner            c         J.Greene            c         
5. D.Pelham            cf        J.Thornton          1b        
6. L.Thomas            lf        D.Reeves            rf        
7. A.Frazier           3b        H.Glenn             3b        
8. M.Jones             1b        R.Hadley            cf        
9. P.Henry             p         R.Welmaker          p         

RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson walked;
J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp struck out; O.Sampson out on unknown
play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 2ND: D.Pelham struck out; L.Thomas singled; A.Frazier
out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene reached on an error by P.Holmes
[J.Greene to first]; J.Thornton grounded into a double play
(A.Frazier to S.Robinson to M.Jones) [J.Greene out at second];
D.Reeves struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black
Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 3RD: P.Henry walked; P.Holmes struck out; S.Robinson
out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: H.Glenn singled; R.Hadley struck out;
R.Welmaker out on unknown play; G.Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 0, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 4TH: H.Turner singled to right field; D.Pelham singled
to left field [H.Turner scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
B.Davis)]; L.Thomas struck out; A.Frazier out on unknown play;
M.Jones out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis
struck out; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 5TH: P.Henry struck out; P.Holmes out on unknown play;
S.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps
1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: J.Thornton out on unknown play; D.Reeves
walked; H.Glenn struck out; R.Hadley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 6TH: J.Royal reached on an error by O.Sampson [J.Royal
to first]; H.Turner reached on a fielder's choice [J.Royal to
second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown
play; A.Frazier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 1,
Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: R.Welmaker out on unknown play; G.Kemp
struck out; O.Sampson was hit by a pitch; O.Sampson stole
second; B.Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 1,
Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 7TH: M.Jones struck out; P.Henry out on unknown play;
P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 1,
Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; J.Thornton
reached on an error by S.Robinson [J.Thornton to first];
D.Reeves out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 8TH: S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on
unknown play; H.Turner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Hadley grounded out (P.Holmes to
M.Jones); R.Welmaker out on unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 9TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on
unknown play; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: O.Sampson singled to center field; J.REESE
BATTED FOR B.DAVIS; J.Reese struck out while O.Sampson was
caught stealing second (H.Turner to S.Robinson); B.COOPER BATTED
FOR J.GREENE; B.Cooper reached on an error by P.Holmes [B.Cooper
to first]; J.Thornton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Caps 1, Black Crackers 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps         1   3   3   6
 Black Crackers   0   2   2   5


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