Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 1 Chicago American Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 6 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Jim Canada 1b 4 0 1 0 0 8 2 David Whatley rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Sylvester Owens lf 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 Melvin Coleman ss 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Harry Barnes c 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 Willie Ferrell p 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 29 0 6 0 1 3 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Melvin Coleman, Harry Barnes, Willie Ferrell. E: 1. Melvin Coleman. BATTING - 3B: David Whatley, Sylvester Owens. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Johnny Ray. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herman Dunlap rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 Jack Marshall 2b 4 1 1 1 0 3 6 Ted Bond ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 Roosevelt Tate cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Wilson Redus lf 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Zack Clayton 1b 2 0 0 0 1 13 2 Paul Hardy c 3 0 2 0 0 6 1 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 30 2 6 1 2 1 27 18 BATTING - 3B: Alex Radcliff. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Herman Dunlap. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Ferrell L 8 6 2 1 2 1 0 32 Totals 8 6 2 1 2 1 0 32 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cliff Blackmon W 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 30 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - King Time of Game: 1:25 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/22/1937 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Chicago 1. P.Woods 3b H.Dunlap rf 2. J.Ray cf J.Marshall 2b 3. J.Canada 1b T.Bond ss 4. D.Whatley rf A.Radcliff 3b 5. S.Owens lf R.Tate cf 6. M.Coleman ss W.Redus lf 7. F.Bankhead 2b Z.Clayton 1b 8. H.Barnes c P.Hardy c 9. W.Ferrell p C.Blackmon p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Canada singled to center field (R.Tate to J.Marshall) [J.Canada out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: H.Dunlap singled; H.Dunlap stole second; J.Marshall singled [H.Dunlap scored]; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled [J.Marshall to second]; R.Tate reached on an error by M.Coleman [J.Marshall scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Radcliff to second, R.Tate to first]; W.Redus hit into a double play (M.Coleman to H.Barnes to W.Ferrell to M.Coleman) [A.Radcliff scored (no RBI), W.Redus to first]; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; M.Coleman singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 2ND: Z.Clayton out on unknown play; P.Hardy singled; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff tripled; R.Tate out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Ray singled; J.Ray was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to J.Marshall); J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley tripled; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: W.Redus walked; Z.Clayton out on unknown play; P.Hardy singled [W.Redus to second]; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Coleman walked; M.Coleman was picked off first (C.Blackmon to Z.Clayton); F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray singled to right field (H.Dunlap to T.Bond) [J.Ray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: R.Tate out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; Z.Clayton walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; S.Owens tripled; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; R.Tate out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 0 6 1 3 Am. Giants 2 6 0 6
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