Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 - 6 7 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jack Marshall rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Ted Bond 3b 2 2 1 0 2 0 3 Alex Radcliff ss 4 2 2 1 0 7 4 Subby Byas c 4 0 2 1 0 3 0 Wilson Redus lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Luther Gilyard 1b 4 1 1 1 0 8 0 Joe Sparks 2b 4 0 0 0 0 5 2 Herman Dunlap cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Ted Trent p 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 Totals 32 6 7 5 4 8 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 4. Alex Radcliff 4, Luther Gilyard 4, Joe Sparks 2, Ted Trent. E: 3. Alex Radcliff 3. BATTING - 2B: Luther Gilyard. HBP: Jack Marshall. GDP: Subby Byas. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Ted Bond, Alex Radcliff. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Clarence Lamar ss 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 Bill Carter 1b 4 0 1 0 0 9 0 David Whatley rf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 4 0 0 1 3 Harry Barnes c 4 0 1 0 0 9 0 Jack Bruton p 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 0 10 0 1 2 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Clarence Lamar, Bill Carter, Fred Bankhead. E: 1. Fred Bankhead. BATTING - 3B: Parnell Woods. GDP: Clarence Lamar, Melzar Williams, Sylvester Owens, Harry Barnes. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Trent W 9 10 0 0 1 2 0 36 Totals 9 10 0 0 1 2 0 36 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Bruton L 9 7 6 5 4 8 0 37 Totals 9 7 6 5 4 8 0 37 WP: Jack Bruton 2. HBP: Jack Bruton. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Moore, 1B - Montgomery Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Birmingham 1. J.Marshall rf P.Woods 3b 2. T.Bond 3b C.Lamar ss 3. A.Radcliff ss B.Carter 1b 4. S.Byas c D.Whatley rf 5. W.Redus lf M.Williams lf 6. L.Gilyard 1b S.Owens cf 7. J.Sparks 2b F.Bankhead 2b 8. H.Dunlap cf H.Barnes c 9. T.Trent p J.Bruton p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Marshall was hit by a pitch; T.Bond walked [J.Marshall to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; S.Byas grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to C.Lamar to B.Carter) [T.Bond out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods reached on an error by A.Radcliff [P.Woods to first]; C.Lamar grounded into a double play (T.Trent to A.Radcliff to L.Gilyard) [P.Woods out at second]; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens grounded into a double play (J.Sparks to A.Radcliff to L.Gilyard) [D.Whatley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Bankhead singled; H.Barnes grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to J.Sparks to L.Gilyard) [F.Bankhead out at second]; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: T.Bond singled to second base [T.Bond to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; J.Bruton threw a wild pitch [T.Bond to third]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play [T.Bond scored (unearned)]; S.Byas out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Woods tripled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Gilyard doubled; J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap walked; J.Bruton threw a wild pitch [L.Gilyard to third, H.Dunlap to second]; T.Trent out on unknown play [L.Gilyard scored, H.Dunlap scored]; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled to shortstop [F.Bankhead to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; S.Byas singled [A.Radcliff to second]; W.Redus walked [A.Radcliff to third, S.Byas to second]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play [A.Radcliff scored]; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Bruton singled; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter singled [J.Bruton to second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 7TH: H.Dunlap out on unknown play; T.Trent out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; H.Barnes singled [F.Bankhead to second]; J.Bruton reached on an error by A.Radcliff [F.Bankhead to third, H.Barnes to second, J.Bruton to first]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Am. Giants 4, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.Bond walked; A.Radcliff singled [T.Bond to third]; T.Bond stole home and A.Radcliff stole second; S.Byas singled [A.Radcliff scored]; S.Byas was picked off first (J.Bruton to B.Carter); W.Redus out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Lamar walked; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled [C.Lamar to second]; M.Williams grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to L.Gilyard) [D.Whatley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap singled; T.Trent out on unknown play; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 9TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead singled; H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 6 7 3 4 Black Barons 0 10 1 9
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