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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Monday, September 6, 1937 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Exhibition game

Atlanta Black Crackers              2 0 0  0 3 0  1  -   6  6  0
Chicago American Giants             2 0 0  0 1 0  0  -   3  6  5

BATTING

Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp ss                         3   3   2    0     1   0     1   2
Ormond Sampson p                      3   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Hap Glenn 3b                          4   1   2    3     0   0     0   3
Donald Reeves 1b                      3   0   2    2     1   1     5   0
Jack Thornton 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     3   1
Jonathan Hill rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
S.M. Humphries cf                     3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Red Hadley c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     6   3
Felix Evans lf                        3   1   0    0     0   0     3   0
Totals                               28   6   6    5     3   1    21   9


BATTING -
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp, Donald Reeves. 
CS:  Hap Glenn. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
 Walker lf                            4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Herman Dunlap cf                      3   1   2    1     0         0   1
Alex Radcliff ss                      3   0   1    2     0         1   4
Wilson Redus rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jack Marshall 3b                      2   0   1    0     1         1   1
Joe Sparks 2b                         2   0   0    0     0         1   4
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     0   1     8   3
Zack Clayton 1b                       2   0   0    0     0   1     8   1
  Willie Foster p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Cliff Blackmon p                      0   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Norman Cross p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Subby Byas ph, 1b                   2   1   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               25   3   6    3     2   5    21  17

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Alex Radcliff 2, Wilson Redus, Paul Hardy, Cliff Blackmon. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herman Dunlap, Alex Radcliff. 
SH:  Joe Sparks. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alex Radcliff. 

PITCHING

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ormond Sampson W                     7       6   3    3   2   5   0  28
Totals                               7       6   3    3   2   5   0  28


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cliff Blackmon L                     4.1     3   5    2   3   0   0  20
Norman Cross                         0.2     2   0    0   0   0   0  4
Willie Foster                        2       1   1    0   0   1   0  7
Totals                               7       6   6    2   3   1   0  31

WP:  Norman Cross. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/6/1937, game 2 -- Atlanta Bl. Crackers at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Atlanta                       Chicago                       
1. G.Kemp              ss                            lf        
2. O.Sampson           p         H.Dunlap            cf        
3. H.Glenn             3b        A.Radcliff          ss        
4. D.Reeves            1b        W.Redus             rf        
5. J.Thornton          2b        J.Marshall          3b        
6. J.Hill              rf        J.Sparks            2b        
7. S.Humphries         cf        P.Hardy             c         
8. R.Hadley            c         Z.Clayton           1b        
9. F.Evans             lf        C.Blackmon          p         

BL. CRACKERS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; G.Kemp reached on an error by C.Blackmon
[G.Kemp to first]; G.Kemp stole second; O.Sampson grounded out
(C.Blackmon to Z.Clayton) [G.Kemp to third]; H.Glenn singled to
shortstop [G.Kemp scored (unearned) (error by A.Radcliff),
H.Glenn to third (error by A.Radcliff)]; D.Reeves singled to
center field [H.Glenn scored (unearned)]; D.Reeves stole second
(H.Dunlap to P.Hardy) [D.Reeves out at home (error by P.Hardy)];
J.Thornton grounded out (Z.Clayton unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H,
3 E, 0 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST:  singled to center field; H.Dunlap singled to
center field [ to third]; A.Radcliff doubled to right field [
scored, H.Dunlap scored]; A.Radcliff stole third (R.Hadley to
G.Kemp to R.Hadley) [A.Radcliff out at home]; W.Redus grounded
out (G.Kemp to D.Reeves); J.Marshall walked; J.Sparks flied to
F.Evans; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

BL. CRACKERS 2ND: J.Hill out on unknown play; S.Humphries out
on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: P.Hardy struck out; Z.Clayton struck out;
C.Blackmon walked;  flied to F.Evans; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl.
Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

BL. CRACKERS 3RD: F.Evans out on unknown play; G.Kemp walked;
O.Sampson out on unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

BL. CRACKERS 4TH: D.Reeves walked; J.Thornton out on unknown
play; J.Hill out on unknown play; S.Humphries out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Marshall singled; J.Sparks out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Marshall to second]; P.Hardy out on
unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Bl. Crackers 2, Am. Giants 2.

BL. CRACKERS 5TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; F.Evans reached
on an error by W.Redus [F.Evans to first]; G.Kemp singled to
center field [F.Evans to second]; O.Sampson walked [F.Evans to
third, G.Kemp to second]; N.CROSS REPLACED C.BLACKMON
(PITCHING); N.Cross threw a wild pitch [F.Evans scored
(unearned), G.Kemp to third, O.Sampson to second]; H.Glenn
singled [G.Kemp scored, O.Sampson to third]; D.Reeves singled
[O.Sampson scored, H.Glenn to second]; J.Thornton popped to
J.Marshall; J.Hill grounded out (J.Sparks to Z.Clayton); 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 5, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: S.BYAS BATTED FOR N.CROSS; S.Byas singled;  out
on unknown play; H.Dunlap doubled [S.Byas scored]; A.Radcliff
out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 5, Am. Giants 3.

BL. CRACKERS 6TH: S.BYAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); W.FOSTER
REPLACED Z.CLAYTON (PITCHING); S.Humphries out on unknown play;
R.Hadley out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 5, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on
unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Bl. Crackers 5, Am. Giants 3.

BL. CRACKERS 7TH: G.Kemp singled to left field; O.Sampson
reached on an error by A.Radcliff [G.Kemp to third, O.Sampson to
first]; H.Glenn forced O.Sampson (A.Radcliff to J.Sparks)
[G.Kemp scored (unearned), H.Glenn to first]; H.Glenn was caught
stealing second (P.Hardy to A.Radcliff); D.Reeves was called out
on strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Bl. Crackers 6, Am.
Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Foster out on unknown play; S.Byas out on
unknown play;  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Bl.
Crackers 6, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Bl. Crackers     6   6   0   4
 Am. Giants       3   6   5   4


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