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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 11 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 7

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

Chicago American Giants             1 5 0  3 0 2   -  11 11  1
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  3 1 2   -   7 12  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jack Marshall rf                      3   2   1    2     1         0   0
Ted Bond 3b                           4   2   3    0     0         0   1
Alex Radcliff ss                      3   2   2    4     0         0   3
Wilson Redus lf                       4   1   1    3     0         1   0
Luther Gilyard 1b                     2   0   0    0     0         3   0
  Zack Clayton ph, 1b                 2   0   0    1     0         3   0
Joe Sparks 2b                         4   1   1    0     0         3   1
Herman Dunlap cf                      3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Paul Hardy c                          2   1   1    0     1         7   0
Cliff Blackmon p                      2   1   1    1     1         0   1
Totals                               29  11  11   11     3   7    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ted Bond, Joe Sparks, Paul Hardy. 
E: 1.  Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
HR:  Alex Radcliff. 
HBP:  Alex Radcliff. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Wilson Redus. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   2   1    3     1         0   2
Clarence Lamar ss                     3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Bill Carter 1b                        3   1   2    1     1         7   0
David Whatley rf                      3   1   1    2     1         1   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   0   2    0     1         2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      4   0   1    1     0         0   1
Melvin Coleman c                      2   0   1    0     0         4   0
  Harry Barnes pr, c                  2   1   1    0     0         2   0
Ben Henderson p                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Floyd Holston p                     1   1   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               29   7  12    7     6   2    18   4


BATTING -
2B:  Bill Carter. 
HR:  Parnell Woods, David Whatley. 
GDP:  Fred Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Melzar Williams. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cliff Blackmon W                     6      12   7    7   6   2   2  35
Totals                               6      12   7    7   6   2   2  35

BK:  Cliff Blackmon. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ben Henderson L                      3.2     9   9    9   2   4   0  23
Floyd Holston                        2.1     2   2    2   1   3   1  10
Totals                               6      11  11   11   3   7   1  33

WP:  Ben Henderson. 
HBP:  Ben Henderson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP -  Montgomery, 1B -  Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/18/1937, game 2 -- 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. W.Redus             lf        D.Whatley           rf        
5. L.Gilyard           1b        M.Williams          lf        
6. J.Sparks            2b        S.Owens             cf        
7. H.Dunlap            cf        F.Bankhead          2b        
8. P.Hardy             c         M.Coleman           c         
9. C.Blackmon          p         B.Henderson         p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Marshall walked; T.Bond singled [J.Marshall to
third]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; W.Redus out on unknown
play [J.Marshall scored]; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods walked; C.Lamar out on unknown play;
B.Carter doubled [P.Woods scored]; D.Whatley walked; M.Williams
out on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Sparks singled; H.Dunlap singled [J.Sparks to
second]; P.Hardy walked [J.Sparks to third, H.Dunlap to second];
C.Blackmon singled [J.Sparks scored, H.Dunlap to third, P.Hardy
to second]; J.Marshall singled [H.Dunlap scored, P.Hardy scored,
C.Blackmon to second]; T.Bond out on unknown play [C.Blackmon to
third, J.Marshall to second]; A.Radcliff singled [C.Blackmon
scored, J.Marshall scored]; W.Redus out on unknown play;
L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
6, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Coleman out
on unknown play; B.Henderson singled to shortstop [B.Henderson
to second (error by A.Radcliff)]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Dunlap out on
unknown play; P.Hardy singled; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Lamar walked; B.Carter walked [C.Lamar to
second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams out on
unknown play; S.Owens walked [C.Lamar to third, B.Carter to
second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Am. Giants 6, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Marshall out on unknown play; T.Bond singled;
A.Radcliff was hit by a pitch [T.Bond to second]; B.Henderson
threw a wild pitch [T.Bond to third, A.Radcliff to second];
W.Redus singled [T.Bond scored, A.Radcliff scored, W.Redus to
second (on throw)]; Z.CLAYTON BATTED FOR L.GILYARD; W.Redus
stole third; Z.Clayton out on unknown play [W.Redus scored];
F.HOLSTON REPLACED B.HENDERSON (PITCHING); J.Sparks out on
unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 9, Black Barons
1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: Z.CLAYTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
M.Coleman singled; H.BARNES RAN FOR M.COLEMAN; C.Blackmon balked
[H.Barnes to second]; F.Holston walked; P.Woods homered
[H.Barnes scored, F.Holston scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 9, Black Barons 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: H.BARNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); H.Dunlap
out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; C.Blackmon
walked; J.Marshall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Am. Giants 9, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.Williams singled; S.Owens singled
[M.Williams to second]; F.Bankhead singled [M.Williams scored,
S.Owens to second]; H.Barnes singled [S.Owens to third,
F.Bankhead to second]; F.Holston out on unknown play; P.Woods
out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E,
3 LOB.  Am. Giants 9, Black Barons 5.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: T.Bond singled; A.Radcliff homered [T.Bond
scored]; W.Redus out on unknown play; Z.Clayton out on unknown
play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 11, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Carter singled; D.Whatley homered [B.Carter
scored]; M.Williams singled; M.Williams stole second; S.Owens
singled [M.Williams to third]; F.Bankhead grounded into a double
play (T.Bond to J.Sparks to P.Hardy) [M.Williams out at home,
S.Owens out at second, F.Bankhead to first]; H.Barnes out on
unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 11, Black Barons
7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants      11  11   1   4
 Black Barons     7  12   0  10


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