Atlanta Black Crackers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Jacksonville Red Caps 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 4 7 0 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 Ormond Sampson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Babe Davis lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 3 0 1 1 1 0 7 1 Jack Thornton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 Bryant 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Red Hadley cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Silvers rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 Jimmy Reese p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 28 1 5 1 5 1 24 13 FIELDING - E: 2. Silvers, Jimmy Reese. BATTING - 2B: Joe Greene. SH: Gabby Kemp, Ormond Sampson, Jimmy Reese. IW: Joe Greene. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp. Jacksonville Red Caps AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Philly Holmes ss 3 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 Skin Down Robinson 2b 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Joe Royal rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 Henry Turner c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Don Pelham cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 Lacey Thomas lf 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Al Frazier 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Mint Jones 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Preacher Henry p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Totals 29 4 7 4 1 0 27 11 BATTING - 2B: Skin Down Robinson, Joe Royal. 3B: Don Pelham. HBP: Lacey Thomas. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Lacey Thomas. PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmy Reese L 8 7 4 4 1 0 0 31 Totals 8 7 4 4 1 0 0 31 HBP: Jimmy Reese. Jacksonville Red Caps IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 9 5 1 1 5 1 0 36 Totals 9 5 1 1 5 1 0 36 IW: Preacher Henry. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6513 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 1 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Jacksonville Red Caps (D) Starting Lineups: Atlanta Jacksonville 1. G.Kemp 2b P.Holmes ss 2. O.Sampson ss S.Robinson 2b 3. B.Davis lf J.Royal rf 4. J.Greene c H.Turner c 5. J.Thornton 1b D.Pelham cf 6. 3b L.Thomas lf 7. R.Hadley cf A.Frazier 3b 8. rf M.Jones 1b 9. J.Reese p P.Henry p BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Kemp walked; O.Sampson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to second]; G.Kemp stole third; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Greene doubled to center field [G.Kemp scored]; J.Thornton out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 1ST: dropped a foul fly hit by P.Holmes; P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: out on unknown play; R.Hadley walked; walked [R.Hadley to second]; J.Reese out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Hadley to third, to second]; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 2ND: H.Turner out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 3RD: A.Frazier out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: J.Thornton singled; out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 4TH: P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: J.Reese singled; G.Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Reese to second]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 5TH: H.Turner out on unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; L.Thomas was hit by a pitch; L.Thomas was caught stealing second (J.Greene to O.Sampson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; J.Thornton out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 6TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; out on unknown play; J.Reese out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 0. RED CAPS 7TH: P.Holmes walked; S.Robinson singled [P.Holmes to second]; J.Royal doubled to right field ( to ) [P.Holmes scored, S.Robinson scored, J.Royal out at third]; H.Turner out on unknown play; D.Pelham tripled to right field; L.Thomas singled to left field [D.Pelham scored]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 3. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: G.Kemp walked; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis singled to center field [G.Kemp to second]; J.Greene was walked intentionally [G.Kemp to third, B.Davis to second]; J.Thornton struck out; J.Greene was picked off first (P.Henry to M.Jones); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 3. RED CAPS 8TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; P.Holmes singled; P.Holmes was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Reese [P.Holmes to second]; S.Robinson doubled to left field [P.Holmes scored]; J.Royal singled [S.Robinson to third]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 4. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; singled; J.Reese out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Red Caps 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Crackers 1 5 2 8 Red Caps 4 7 0 3
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