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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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