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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. 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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