Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 - 8 12 1 Cincinnati Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 5 5 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 Clarence Lamar ss 4 1 2 0 0 1 5 Bill Carter 1b 5 1 1 1 0 12 1 David Whatley rf 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 1 2 1 0 3 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 1 0 0 3 5 Harry Barnes c 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 Willie Ferrell p 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 Totals 36 8 12 7 1 6 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Clarence Lamar, Bill Carter. E: 1. Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Parnell Woods, Sylvester Owens. 3B: David Whatley. SH: Clarence Lamar, Willie Ferrell. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Clarence Lamar. Cincinnati Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport rf 3 0 2 0 0 1 2 Josh Johnson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Marlin Carter 3b 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 Howard Easterling ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rainey Bibbs 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Partlow lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 0 1 0 7 1 Neil Robinson cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 4 0 1 0 0 10 1 Sonny Harris ss 2 0 0 0 1 3 3 Jesse Houston p 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 2 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lloyd Davenport, Jelly Taylor. E: 5. Ted Radcliffe, Neil Robinson 2, Sonny Harris 2. BATTING - 2B: Lloyd Davenport. 3B: Jelly Taylor. SH: Jesse Houston. GDP: Marlin Carter. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell W 9 5 2 1 2 2 0 34 Totals 9 5 2 1 2 2 0 34 Cincinnati Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jesse Houston L 9 12 8 3 1 6 0 39 Totals 9 12 8 3 1 6 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Percy Reed, 1B - Harry Ward Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/24/1937, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cincinnati Tigers (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cincinnati 1. P.Woods 3b L.Davenport rf 2. C.Lamar ss M.Carter 3b 3. B.Carter 1b R.Bibbs 2b 4. D.Whatley rf R.Partlow lf 5. M.Williams lf T.Radcliffe c 6. S.Owens cf N.Robinson cf 7. F.Bankhead 2b J.Taylor 1b 8. H.Barnes c S.Harris ss 9. W.Ferrell p J.Houston p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods walked; C.Lamar out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Woods to second]; B.Carter reached on an error by S.Harris [P.Woods scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Carter to first]; D.Whatley flied into a double play (L.Davenport to J.Taylor) [B.Carter out at first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: L.Davenport singled; M.Carter grounded into a double play (C.Lamar to B.Carter) [L.Davenport out at second]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: T.Radcliffe dropped a foul fly hit by M.Williams; M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to right field (L.Davenport to S.Harris) [F.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: R.Partlow out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: J.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Harris walked; J.Houston out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Harris to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Lamar singled to center field [C.Lamar to second (error by N.Robinson)]; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; C.Lamar was caught stealing third (T.Radcliffe to M.Carter); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Taylor tripled; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell reached on an error by S.Harris [W.Ferrell to first]; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled [W.Ferrell to second]; B.Carter singled [W.Ferrell scored (unearned), C.Lamar to second]; D.Whatley tripled [C.Lamar scored (unearned), B.Carter scored (unearned)]; M.Williams singled [D.Whatley scored (unearned)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: J.Houston out on unknown play; L.Davenport doubled; M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell singled to center field [W.Ferrell to second (error by N.Robinson)]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; M.Williams singled [D.Whatley to second]; S.Owens doubled [D.Whatley scored, M.Williams scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 7, Tigers 0. TIGERS 8TH: J.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 7, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.Barnes singled; W.Ferrell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Barnes to second]; P.Woods doubled [H.Barnes scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Tigers 0. TIGERS 9TH: J.JOHNSON BATTED FOR L.DAVENPORT; J.Johnson singled; H.EASTERLING BATTED FOR M.CARTER; H.Easterling reached on an error by F.Bankhead [J.Johnson to second, H.Easterling to first]; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; R.Partlow singled [J.Johnson scored, H.Easterling to third]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play [H.Easterling scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson walked [R.Partlow to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Tigers 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 8 12 1 4 Tigers 2 5 5 5
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