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Atlanta Black Crackers (ATN) 4 Jacksonville Red Caps (JAX) 3

Game played on Friday, July 23, 1937 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Exhibition game

Jacksonville Red Caps               1 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   3  6  2
Atlanta Black Crackers              0 1 1  1 0 0  0 1 x   -   4  9  4

BATTING

Jacksonville Red Caps                AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Philly Holmes ss                      4   1   2    0     1   0     0   2
Skin Down Robinson 2b                 4   0   0    0     0   0     1   3
Joe Royal cf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Bo Williams lf                        4   0   3    1     0   1     2   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Lacey Thomas rf                       2   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Henry Turner rf                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Ty Johnson 1b                         3   1   0    0     1   1     9   0
Al Frazier 3b                         4   0   1    1     0   1     1   1
Specs Ellis p                         2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
  Preacher Henry p                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Alonzo Mitchell ph                  1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               35   3   6    2     2   4    24   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Herb Barnhill, Preacher Henry. 
PB: 1.  Herb Barnhill. 

BATTING -
2B:  Philly Holmes. 
3B:  Bo Williams. 
GDP:  Herb Barnhill. 
Team LOB:  7


Atlanta Black Crackers               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gabby Kemp 2b                         5   0   1    0     0   2     4   1
Ormond Sampson ss                     2   1   0    0     1   0     2   5
Babe Davis lf                         4   0   1    0     0   1     1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   1    1     1   1     4   1
Jack Thornton 1b                      3   1   1    0     1   0    11   0
Bill Cooper 3b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Red Hadley rf                         4   1   2    0     0   0     3   0
Don Pelham cf                         4   1   3    2     0   0     2   0
Jimmy Reese p                         4   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Totals                               33   4   9    3     3   5    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ormond Sampson, Jack Thornton, Jimmy Reese. 
E: 4.  Gabby Kemp, Ormond Sampson, Jack Thornton, Bill Cooper. 

BATTING -
2B:  Babe Davis, Joe Greene, Don Pelham. 
3B:  Don Pelham 2. 
HBP:  Ormond Sampson. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Gabby Kemp 2. 

PITCHING

Jacksonville Red Caps                IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Specs Ellis                          3.1     7   3    3   0   0   0  17
Preacher Henry L                     4.2     2   1    0   3   5   0  20
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   5   0  37

HBP:  Specs Ellis. 

Atlanta Black Crackers               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmy Reese W                        9       6   3    1   2   4   0  37
Totals                               9       6   3    1   2   4   0  37

WP:  Jimmy Reese 3. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2344

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/23/1937 -- Jacksonville Red Caps at Atlanta
Bl. Crackers (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Jacksonville                  Atlanta                       
1. P.Holmes            ss        G.Kemp              2b        
2. S.Robinson          2b        O.Sampson           ss        
3. J.Royal             cf        B.Davis             lf        
4. B.Williams          lf        J.Greene            c         
5. H.Barnhill          c         J.Thornton          1b        
6. L.Thomas            rf        B.Cooper            3b        
7. T.Johnson           1b        R.Hadley            rf        
8. A.Frazier           3b        D.Pelham            cf        
9. S.Ellis             p         J.Reese             p         

RED CAPS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; P.Holmes walked; J.Reese threw a wild pitch
[P.Holmes to second]; S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal
out on unknown play; B.Williams tripled [P.Holmes scored];
H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps
1, Bl. Crackers 0.

BL. CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on
unknown play; B.Davis doubled; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 1, Bl. Crackers 0.

RED CAPS 2ND: L.Thomas out on unknown play; T.Johnson walked;
A.Frazier reached on an error by B.Cooper [T.Johnson to third,
A.Frazier to first]; J.Reese threw a wild pitch [T.Johnson
scored (unearned), A.Frazier to second]; S.Ellis out on unknown
play; P.Holmes singled [A.Frazier to third]; S.Robinson out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 2, Bl.
Crackers 0.

BL. CRACKERS 2ND: J.Thornton out on unknown play; B.Cooper out
on unknown play; R.Hadley singled; D.Pelham tripled to right
field [R.Hadley scored]; J.Reese out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 2, Bl. Crackers 1.

RED CAPS 3RD: J.Royal out on unknown play; B.Williams singled;
H.Barnhill grounded into a double play (J.Reese to O.Sampson to
J.Thornton) [B.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Caps 2, Bl. Crackers 1.

BL. CRACKERS 3RD: G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson was hit
by a pitch; H.Barnhill allowed a passed ball [O.Sampson to
second]; B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Greene doubled
[O.Sampson scored]; J.Greene was picked off second (S.Ellis to
S.Robinson); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 2, Bl. Crackers 2.

RED CAPS 4TH: L.Thomas reached on an error by O.Sampson
[L.Thomas to first]; J.Reese threw a wild pitch [L.Thomas to
second]; T.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Frazier singled
[L.Thomas scored (unearned)]; S.Ellis out on unknown play;
P.Holmes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 2.

BL. CRACKERS 4TH: J.Thornton singled; B.Cooper out on unknown
play; R.Hadley singled [J.Thornton to second]; D.Pelham doubled
to right-center [J.Thornton scored, R.Hadley to third]; P.HENRY
REPLACED S.ELLIS (PITCHING); J.Reese struck out; G.Kemp struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 5TH: S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on
unknown play; B.Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

BL. CRACKERS 5TH: H.TURNER REPLACED L.THOMAS (PLAYING RF);
O.Sampson walked; B.Davis struck out; J.Greene walked [O.Sampson
to second]; J.Thornton walked [O.Sampson to third, J.Greene to
second]; B.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 6TH: H.Barnhill reached on an error by G.Kemp
[H.Barnhill to first]; H.Turner out on unknown play; T.Johnson
struck out; A.Frazier out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

BL. CRACKERS 6TH: D.Pelham out on unknown play; J.Reese out on
unknown play; G.Kemp singled to center field; G.Kemp stole
second; G.Kemp stole third; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

RED CAPS 7TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; P.Holmes doubled;
S.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Royal out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

BL. CRACKERS 7TH: H.Barnhill dropped a foul fly hit by B.Davis;
B.Davis out on unknown play; J.Greene struck out; J.Thornton out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers
3.

RED CAPS 8TH: B.Williams singled; B.Williams was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by J.Thornton [B.Williams to
second]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; H.Turner out on unknown
play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 3.

BL. CRACKERS 8TH: B.Cooper out on unknown play; R.Hadley out on
unknown play; D.Pelham tripled to right field; J.Reese reached
on an error by P.Henry [D.Pelham scored (unearned) (no RBI),
J.Reese to first]; G.Kemp struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 4.

RED CAPS 9TH: A.Frazier struck out; A.MITCHELL BATTED FOR
P.HENRY; A.Mitchell struck out; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Caps 3, Bl. Crackers 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Caps         3   6   2   7
 Bl. Crackers     4   9   4   9


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