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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 8 Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 2

Game played on Saturday, July 24, 1937 (D) at Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH
Regular-Season game

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



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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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