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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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