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Cincinnati Tigers (CI1) 3 Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 2

Game played on Tuesday, August 17, 1937 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Springfield OH
Exhibition game

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



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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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