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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 6 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 18, 1937 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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