Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Cincinnati Tigers 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 x - 6 10 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Carter 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Whatley rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Melzar Williams lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Lamar ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Barnes c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willie Ferrell p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Elbert Eatmon p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 0 3 0 1 10 24 0 FIELDING - E: 1. David Whatley. BATTING - 2B: Willie Ferrell. GDP: Sylvester Owens, Bill Carter, Melzar Williams. Team LOB: 2 Cincinnati Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Marlin Carter 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 Rainey Bibbs 2b 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Josh Johnson lf, rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Sonny Harris ss 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 Jesse Houston rf 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 John Bissant ph, lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Porter Moss p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 6 10 6 5 0 27 3 FIELDING - DP: 3. Jelly Taylor 3, Sonny Harris 3. E: 1. John Bissant. BATTING - 3B: Ted Radcliffe, Jesse Houston. HR: Sonny Harris. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Marlin Carter. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell L 4.1 7 5 5 4 0 1 24 Elbert Eatmon 3.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 15 Totals 8 10 6 6 5 0 1 39 Cincinnati Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss W 9 3 0 0 1 10 0 29 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 10 0 29 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/27/1937 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cincinnati Tigers (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cincinnati 1. P.Woods 3b L.Davenport cf 2. S.Owens cf M.Carter 3b 3. B.Carter 1b R.Bibbs 2b 4. D.Whatley rf T.Radcliffe c 5. M.Williams lf J.Johnson lf 6. C.Lamar ss J.Taylor 1b 7. F.Bankhead 2b S.Harris ss 8. H.Barnes c J.Houston rf 9. W.Ferrell p P.Moss p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods walked; S.Owens grounded into a double play (S.Harris to J.Taylor) [P.Woods out at second]; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: 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. Black Barons 0, Tigers 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley singled; M.Williams grounded into a double play (S.Harris to J.Taylor) [D.Whatley out at second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: T.Radcliffe walked; J.Johnson singled [T.Radcliffe to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Houston tripled [T.Radcliffe scored, J.Johnson scored]; P.Moss out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell doubled; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: L.Davenport walked; M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Taylor singled; S.Harris homered [J.Taylor scored]; J.Houston singled to right field [J.Houston to second (error by D.Whatley)]; P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: M.Carter singled; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe tripled [M.Carter scored]; J.Johnson walked; J.Taylor walked [J.Johnson to second]; E.EATMON REPLACED W.FERRELL (PITCHING); S.Harris out on unknown play; J.BISSANT BATTED FOR J.HOUSTON; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 5. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.BISSANT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); J.JOHNSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); H.Barnes out on unknown play; E.Eatmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; M.Carter singled; M.Carter stole second; R.Bibbs singled [M.Carter scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens reached on an error by J.Bissant [S.Owens to first]; B.Carter grounded into a double play (S.Harris to J.Taylor) [S.Owens out at second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: J.Bissant walked; P.Moss out on unknown play; L.Davenport singled [J.Bissant to second]; M.Carter out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; E.Eatmon singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Tigers 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 0 3 1 2 Tigers 6 10 1 9
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