Jacksonville Red Caps 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 - 7 11 1 Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 6 x - 13 13 4 BATTING Jacksonville Red Caps AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Philly Holmes ss 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 Skin Down Robinson 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 Joe Royal cf 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Turner lf 4 3 1 0 1 2 0 Herb Barnhill c 5 1 4 2 0 4 0 Lacey Thomas rf 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 Al Frazier 3b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Mint Jones 1b 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 Leonard Walker p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Ty Johnson p 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 Specs Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 7 11 5 2 4 24 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Philly Holmes, Skin Down Robinson, Mint Jones. E: 1. Mint Jones. BATTING - 2B: Philly Holmes. 3B: Henry Turner. GDP: Joe Royal. Team LOB: 8 Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 3 2 2 2 3 1 4 Ormond Sampson ss 6 0 1 2 0 4 4 Babe Davis lf 4 2 1 2 1 2 0 Don Pelham cf 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 Bill Cooper 3b 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 Jack Thornton 1b 5 2 2 2 0 11 0 Red Hadley rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 5 0 2 2 0 5 0 Hansome p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Lefty Nelson p 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 Totals 39 13 13 13 8 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Gabby Kemp, Ormond Sampson, Jack Thornton. E: 4. Gabby Kemp 2, Ormond Sampson, Bill Cooper. BATTING - 2B: Bill Cooper. 3B: Hansome. HR: Babe Davis, Bill Cooper. GDP: Jack Thornton. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Gabby Kemp. PITCHING Jacksonville Red Caps IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leonard Walker 6.1 3 4 4 7 1 1 30 Ty Johnson L 1 6 7 5 1 2 1 11 Specs Ellis 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 6 Totals 8 13 13 11 8 4 2 47 WP: Leonard Walker. Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hansome 4.2 6 5 2 1 2 0 23 Lefty Nelson W 4.1 5 2 1 1 2 0 19 Totals 9 11 7 3 2 4 0 42 WP: Hansome. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/24/1937 -- 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 cf B.Davis lf 4. H.Turner lf D.Pelham cf 5. H.Barnhill c B.Cooper 3b 6. L.Thomas rf J.Thornton 1b 7. A.Frazier 3b R.Hadley rf 8. M.Jones 1b J.Greene c 9. L.Walker p p RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Holmes out on unknown play; S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal reached on an error by G.Kemp [J.Royal to first]; H.Turner reached on an error by O.Sampson [J.Royal to third, H.Turner to second]; H.Barnhill singled [J.Royal scored (unearned), H.Turner scored (unearned), H.Barnhill to second (on throw)]; L.Thomas reached on an error by B.Cooper [H.Barnhill scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Thomas to first]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0. RED CAPS 2ND: M.Jones out on unknown play; L.Walker out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: D.Pelham walked; B.Cooper reached on a fielder's choice [D.Pelham to second]; J.Thornton grounded into a double play (S.Robinson to P.Holmes to M.Jones) [D.Pelham to third, B.Cooper out at second]; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0. RED CAPS 3RD: S.Robinson singled; J.Royal grounded into a double play (G.Kemp to O.Sampson to J.Thornton) [S.Robinson out at second]; H.Turner out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: J.Greene out on unknown play; tripled; G.Kemp singled [ scored]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis walked [G.Kemp to second]; D.Pelham out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 3, Black Crackers 1. RED CAPS 4TH: H.Barnhill singled; L.Thomas forced H.Barnhill (unknown fielder) [L.Thomas to first]; threw a wild pitch [L.Thomas to second]; A.Frazier singled [L.Thomas scored]; M.Jones out on unknown play; L.Walker singled [A.Frazier to second]; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: B.Cooper walked; J.Thornton out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 4, Black Crackers 1. RED CAPS 5TH: S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner walked; H.Barnhill singled [H.Turner to second]; L.NELSON REPLACED (PITCHING); L.Thomas singled [H.Turner scored, H.Barnhill to second]; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 1. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: L.Nelson walked; G.Kemp walked [L.Nelson to second]; L.Walker threw a wild pitch [L.Nelson to third, G.Kemp to second]; O.Sampson reached on a fielder's choice [L.Nelson scored, G.Kemp to third]; B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham walked [O.Sampson to second]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; J.Thornton out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 2. RED CAPS 6TH: M.Jones out on unknown play; L.Walker out on unknown play; P.Holmes singled; S.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; L.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 2. RED CAPS 7TH: J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown play; H.Barnhill singled; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp walked; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis homered [G.Kemp scored]; T.JOHNSON REPLACED L.WALKER (PITCHING); D.Pelham reached on an error by M.Jones [D.Pelham to first]; B.Cooper doubled [D.Pelham to third]; J.Thornton singled [D.Pelham scored (unearned), B.Cooper scored]; R.Hadley out on unknown play [J.Thornton to second]; J.Greene singled [J.Thornton scored (unearned)]; L.Nelson out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 5, Black Crackers 7. RED CAPS 8TH: A.Frazier out on unknown play; M.Jones out on unknown play; T.Johnson walked; P.Holmes doubled [T.Johnson scored]; S.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 7. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: G.Kemp walked; G.Kemp stole second; O.Sampson singled to left field [G.Kemp scored]; B.Davis forced O.Sampson (P.Holmes to S.Robinson) [B.Davis to first]; D.Pelham singled to center field [B.Davis to second]; B.Cooper homered [B.Davis scored, D.Pelham scored]; S.ELLIS REPLACED T.JOHNSON (PITCHING); J.Thornton singled to right field; R.Hadley singled to center field [J.Thornton to second]; J.Greene singled to left field [J.Thornton scored, R.Hadley to second]; L.Nelson struck out; G.Kemp singled to left field [R.Hadley scored, J.Greene to second]; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Caps 6, Black Crackers 13. RED CAPS 9TH: J.Royal out on unknown play; H.Turner tripled to left field [H.Turner scored (unearned) (error by G.Kemp)]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; L.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R (-1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Caps 7, Black Crackers 13. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Caps 7 11 1 8 Black Crackers 13 13 4 10
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