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Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 7 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1937 (D) at Crosley Field, Cincinnati OH
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 1   -   3  8  1
Cincinnati Tigers                   3 0 0  1 3 0  0 0 x   -   7 13  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   2    2     0         0   1
Clarence Lamar ss                     5   0   1    0     0         2   2
Bill Carter 1b                        4   1   1    0     1         8   0
David Whatley rf                      4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   0    1     0         0   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   0   0    0     0         8   4
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Harry Barnes c                        3   1   1    0     1         2   2
Jack Bruton p                         3   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Willie Ferrell ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               37   3   8    3     2   6    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Melzar Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Parnell Woods. 
Team LOB:  9


Cincinnati Tigers                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   2   3    0     1         4   0
Marlin Carter 3b                      5   0   0    0     0         0   2
Rainey Bibbs ss                       4   2   2    2     0         2   3
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   2   2    2     0         8   1
Roy Partlow rf                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Neil Robinson lf                      4   1   4    3     0         2   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       4   0   1    0     0         9   1
Provine Bradley 2b                    4   0   1    0     0         0   5
Porter Moss p                         4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               37   7  13    7     1   3    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jelly Taylor. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lloyd Davenport, Ted Radcliffe. 
3B:  Rainey Bibbs 2, Ted Radcliffe, Jelly Taylor. 
HR:  Neil Robinson. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Bruton L                        8      13   7    7   1   3   1  38
Totals                               8      13   7    7   1   3   1  38


Cincinnati Tigers                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        9       8   3    3   2   6   0  39
Totals                               9       8   3    3   2   6   0  39



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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 Sunday, 7/25/1937, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Cincinnati Tigers (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Cincinnati                    
1. P.Woods             3b        L.Davenport         cf        
2. C.Lamar             ss        M.Carter            3b        
3. B.Carter            1b        R.Bibbs             ss        
4. D.Whatley           rf        T.Radcliffe         c         
5. M.Williams          lf        R.Partlow           rf        
6. S.Owens             cf        N.Robinson          lf        
7. F.Bankhead          2b        J.Taylor            1b        
8. H.Barnes            c         P.Bradley           2b        
9. J.Bruton            p         P.Moss              p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar
singled; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: L.Davenport singled; M.Carter out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs tripled [L.Davenport scored]; T.Radcliffe doubled
[R.Bibbs scored]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; N.Robinson
singled [T.Radcliffe scored]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 3.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Williams reached on an error by J.Taylor
[M.Williams to first]; S.Owens reached on a fielder's choice
[M.Williams to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes
out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: P.Bradley out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; B.Carter walked; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: 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 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: R.Partlow out on unknown play; N.Robinson homered;
J.Taylor tripled; P.Bradley out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 4.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton
singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: L.Davenport walked; M.Carter out on unknown play;
R.Bibbs tripled [L.Davenport scored]; T.Radcliffe tripled
[R.Bibbs scored]; R.Partlow out on unknown play; N.Robinson
singled [T.Radcliffe scored]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 7.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out
on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: P.Bradley singled; P.Moss out on unknown play;
L.Davenport singled [P.Bradley to second]; M.Carter out on
unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Tigers 7.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; H.Barnes singled [F.Bankhead to second]; J.Bruton out
on unknown play; P.Woods singled [F.Bankhead scored, H.Barnes to
second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 7TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; N.Robinson singled to left field [N.Robinson to
second (error by M.Williams)]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Tigers 7.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Carter singled; D.Whatley singled [B.Carter
to third]; M.Williams out on unknown play [B.Carter scored];
S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: P.Bradley out on unknown play; P.Moss out on
unknown play; L.Davenport doubled; M.Carter out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Tigers 7.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.Barnes walked; W.FERRELL BATTED FOR
J.BRUTON; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled
[H.Barnes scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Game 2 of scheduled DH in Cincinnati rained out in

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     3   8   1   9
 Tigers           7  13   1   7


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