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Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 5 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Thursday, July 8, 1937 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Cincinnati Tigers                   1 2 1  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   5 10  1
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   2  9  3

BATTING

Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport rf                    5   2   2    0     0   0     0   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      5   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       5   0   2    1     0   0     0   4
Howard Easterling ss                  5   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Ted Radcliffe c                       5   1   3    0     0   0    10   0
Neil Robinson cf                      4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   0    11   1
Sonny Harris lf                       4   1   0    1     0   0     2   0
Jesse Houston p                       2   1   0    0     2   0     0   4
Totals                               39   5  10    3     2   0    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Howard Easterling, Jelly Taylor. 
E: 1.  Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9


Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp 2b                         4   0   0    0     1   1     1   2
Bill Cooper 3b                        4   0   1    0     0   1     1   1
Babe Davis lf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Don Pelham cf                         4   0   0    0     0   2     5   0
Ormond Sampson ss                     4   1   1    0     0   0     1   2
Jack Thornton 1b                      3   1   2    0     1   0    12   0
Red Hadley rf                         4   0   2    1     0   0     2   0
Joe Greene c                          4   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Jimmy Reese p                         4   0   1    0     0   1     0   4
Totals                               35   2   9    2     2   5    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Babe Davis, Ormond Sampson, Joe Greene. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Don Pelham. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Houston W                      9       9   2    2   2   5   0  37
Totals                               9       9   2    2   2   5   0  37


Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Reese L                        9      10   5    2   2   0   0  41
Totals                               9      10   5    2   2   0   0  41



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2115

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 7/8/1937 -- Cincinnati Tigers at Atlanta Black
Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Cincinnati                    Atlanta                       
1. L.Davenport         rf        G.Kemp              2b        
2. M.Carter            3b        B.Cooper            3b        
3. R.Bibbs             2b        B.Davis             lf        
4. H.Easterling        ss        D.Pelham            cf        
5. T.Radcliffe         c         O.Sampson           ss        
6. N.Robinson          cf        J.Thornton          1b        
7. J.Taylor            1b        R.Hadley            rf        
8. S.Harris            lf        J.Greene            c         
9. J.Houston           p         J.Reese             p         

TIGERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; L.Davenport singled; M.Carter out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs singled [L.Davenport to second]; H.Easterling singled
[L.Davenport to third, R.Bibbs to second]; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; N.Robinson singled [L.Davenport scored, R.Bibbs to
third, H.Easterling to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 1
R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: T.Radcliffe dropped a foul fly hit by
G.Kemp; G.Kemp out on unknown play; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston walked;
L.Davenport singled [J.Houston to second]; M.Carter out on
unknown play [J.Houston to third, L.Davenport to second];
R.Bibbs reached on an error by B.Davis [J.Houston scored
(unearned) (no RBI), L.Davenport scored (unearned) (no RBI),
R.Bibbs to first]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER),
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham struck out; O.Sampson out on
unknown play; J.Thornton walked; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: T.Radcliffe singled; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; J.Taylor singled [T.Radcliffe to third]; S.Harris out on
unknown play [T.Radcliffe scored]; J.Houston out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: J.Greene out on unknown play; J.Reese out
on unknown play; G.Kemp walked; B.Cooper out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham
struck out; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
singled; T.Radcliffe was picked off first, but was safe on an
error by J.Greene [T.Radcliffe to second]; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: J.Thornton out on unknown play; R.Hadley
out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: S.Harris reached on an error by O.Sampson [S.Harris
to second]; J.Houston walked; L.Davenport out on unknown play;
M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs singled [S.Harris scored
(unearned), J.Houston to second]; H.Easterling out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: J.Reese singled; G.Kemp out on unknown
play; B.Cooper singled [J.Reese to second]; B.Davis out on
unknown play; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: T.Radcliffe singled; N.Robinson out on unknown
play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: O.Sampson popped to H.Easterling;
J.Thornton singled to right field; R.Hadley singled to second
base [J.Thornton to second]; J.Greene singled [J.Thornton to
third, R.Hadley to second]; J.Reese forced J.Thornton (R.Bibbs
to T.Radcliffe) [R.Hadley to third, J.Greene to second, J.Reese
to first]; G.Kemp grounded out (J.Houston to J.Taylor); 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 8TH: J.Houston out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; M.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: B.Cooper struck out; B.Davis singled to
left field; D.Pelham grounded into a double play (J.Taylor to
H.Easterling to J.Taylor) [B.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

TIGERS 9TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Black Crackers 0.

BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: O.Sampson singled to left field; J.Thornton
singled to right field [O.Sampson to third]; R.Hadley singled to
first base [O.Sampson scored, J.Thornton to third]; J.Greene
flied to S.Harris [J.Thornton scored]; J.Reese struck out;
G.Kemp was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Black Crackers 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Tigers           5  10   1   9
 Black Crackers   2   9   3   8


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