Atlanta Black Crackers 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 0 Cincinnati Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 4 0 BATTING Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gabby Kemp 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 Ormond Sampson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 Babe Davis lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 Don Pelham cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 1 Jack Thornton 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 7 0 Hap Glenn 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Red Hadley rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 Joe Greene c 4 0 1 1 0 1 12 1 Ping Burke p 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 Totals 34 2 5 2 3 7 29 13 BATTING - 2B: Don Pelham, Joe Greene. 3B: Jack Thornton. SH: Ormond Sampson, Ping Burke. Team LOB: 7 Cincinnati Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 0 Rainey Bibbs 2b 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 Ted Radcliffe c 4 1 1 0 0 1 8 2 Howard Easterling ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Sonny Harris 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 Josh Johnson lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 Leland Davis cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Jelly Taylor 1b 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 Porter Moss p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 Totals 33 3 4 3 0 12 30 14 BATTING - 2B: Sonny Harris. 3B: Ted Radcliffe. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - CS: Sonny Harris. PITCHING Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ping Burke L 9.2 4 3 3 0 12 0 33 Totals 9.2 4 3 3 0 12 0 33 Cincinnati Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss W 10 5 2 2 3 7 0 39 Totals 10 5 2 2 3 7 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7551 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/17/1937 -- Atlanta Black Crackers at Cincinnati Tigers (N) Starting Lineups: Atlanta Cincinnati 1. G.Kemp 2b L.Davenport rf 2. O.Sampson ss R.Bibbs 2b 3. B.Davis lf T.Radcliffe c 4. D.Pelham cf H.Easterling ss 5. J.Thornton 1b S.Harris 3b 6. H.Glenn 3b J.Johnson lf 7. R.Hadley rf L.Davis cf 8. J.Greene c J.Taylor 1b 9. P.Burke p P.Moss p BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Game story and box score are wildly inconsistent; G.Kemp singled; O.Sampson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Kemp to second]; B.Davis walked; D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Thornton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: L.Davenport struck out; R.Bibbs struck out; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Hadley struck out; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: P.Burke struck out; G.Kemp struck out; O.Sampson walked; B.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: L.Davis struck out; J.Taylor struck out; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 0, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: D.Pelham doubled; J.Thornton tripled to center field [D.Pelham scored]; H.Glenn out on unknown play; R.Hadley walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; P.Burke struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe flied to D.Pelham; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: H.Easterling struck out; S.Harris out on unknown play; J.Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham struck out; J.Thornton out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 6TH: L.Davis out on unknown play; J.Taylor struck out; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 1, Tigers 0. BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: R.Hadley singled; J.Greene doubled to left field [R.Hadley scored]; P.Burke out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Greene to third]; G.Kemp reached on a fielder's choice; O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 7TH: L.Davenport singled; R.Bibbs reached on a fielder's choice [L.Davenport to second]; T.Radcliffe struck out; H.Easterling flied to R.Hadley; S.Harris doubled [L.Davenport scored, R.Bibbs scored]; S.Harris was caught stealing third (J.Greene to H.Glenn); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Thornton out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Davis out on unknown play; J.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene struck out; P.Burke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: P.Moss struck out; L.Davenport out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. BLACK CRACKERS 10TH: 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. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 2. TIGERS 10TH: T.Radcliffe tripled; H.Easterling struck out; S.Harris struck out; J.Johnson singled to second base [T.Radcliffe scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Crackers 2, Tigers 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Crackers 2 5 0 7 Tigers 3 4 0 1
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