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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Sunday, July 3, 1938 (D) at South Side Park III, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0  -   3  7  2
Chicago American Giants             1 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  0 1  -   4  8  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   1   3    1     0         2   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      5   0   0    0     0   1     2   2
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   1    0     1         2   3
Bert Johnson lf                       4   0   1    1     0         2   0
Henry McCall 1b                       5   0   1    1     0        13   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Harry Barnes c                        3   0   0    0     1         4   1
Andrew Cephas ss                      3   1   0    0     2   1     2   1
Elbert Eatmon p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
   Thurston p                         5   0   0    0     0   1     0   3
Totals                               37   3   7    3     4  11    32  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  David Whatley, Harry Barnes. 

BATTING -
2B:  David Whatley, Parnell Woods. 
SH:  Bert Johnson, Sylvester Owens, Harry Barnes. 
HBP:  David Whatley. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Whatley, Andrew Cephas. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms cf                       4   2   1    0     1         1   0
Herman Dunlap rf                      2   0   1    1     2         0   0
Wilson Redus lf                       5   0   2    1     0         1   0
Subby Byas 1b                         4   0   2    0     1        14   1
Ed Young 3b                           4   0   1    1     1         0   2
Ernest Smith c                        5   0   1    0     0        13   0
Rainey Bibbs 2b                       5   0   0    0     0         2   6
Billy Horne ss                        4   0   0    0     0         2   4
  Alex Radcliff ph                    0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Willie Cornelius p                    2   1   0    0     2         0   0
Totals                               35   4   8    3     8   2    33  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Willie Cornelius. 

BATTING -
SH:  Willie Simms, Herman Dunlap 2, Willie Cornelius. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herman Dunlap. 
CS:  Wilson Redus. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Elbert Eatmon                        0.1     3   1    1   0   0   0  4
 Thurston L                          10.1    5   3    3   8   2   0  43
Totals                               10.2    8   4    4   8   2   0  47


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius W                   11      7   3    3   4  11   0  45
Totals                               11      7   3    3   4  11   0  45

HBP:  Willie Cornelius. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/3/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Chicago                       
1. D.Whatley           rf        W.Simms             cf        
2. F.Bankhead          2b        H.Dunlap            rf        
3. P.Woods             3b        W.Redus             lf        
4. B.Johnson           lf        S.Byas              1b        
5. H.McCall            1b        E.Young             3b        
6. S.Owens             cf        E.Smith             c         
7. H.Barnes            c         R.Bibbs             2b        
8. A.Cephas            ss        B.Horne             ss        
9. E.Eatmon            p         W.Cornelius         p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
out on unknown play; P.Woods doubled; B.Johnson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: W.Simms singled to left field; H.Dunlap out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Redus
singled [W.Simms scored]; S.Byas singled [W.Redus to second]; 
REPLACED E.EATMON (PITCHING); E.Young flied to B.Johnson;
E.Smith grounded out (F.Bankhead to H.McCall); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; H.Barnes walked; A.Cephas walked [H.Barnes to
second];  out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley singled to second base; F.Bankhead
struck out while D.Whatley stole second; P.Woods out on unknown
play [D.Whatley to third]; B.Johnson singled to right field
[D.Whatley scored]; H.McCall out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Dunlap walked;
H.Dunlap stole second; W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas
walked; E.Young walked [H.Dunlap to third, S.Byas to second];
E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on
unknown play; A.Cephas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: R.Bibbs out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH:  out on unknown play; D.Whatley was hit by a
pitch; D.Whatley was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by W.Cornelius [D.Whatley to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Dunlap walked;
W.Redus out on unknown play; S.Byas singled [H.Dunlap to
second]; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; A.Cephas
walked; A.Cephas stole second;  grounded out (R.Bibbs to S.Byas)
[A.Cephas to third]; D.Whatley singled to shortstop [A.Cephas
scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: W.Cornelius walked; W.Cornelius was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by H.Barnes [W.Cornelius scored
(error by D.Whatley)]; W.Simms walked; H.Dunlap out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; W.Redus
singled [W.Simms to third]; S.Byas flied to S.Owens; E.Young
singled to center field [W.Simms scored, W.Redus to third];
W.Redus was caught stealing home (H.Barnes to A.Cephas to
H.Barnes); 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Woods walked; B.Johnson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Woods to second]; H.McCall singled to
second base [P.Woods scored]; S.Owens out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [H.McCall to second]; H.Barnes out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; R.Bibbs out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.Cephas out on unknown play;  out on unknown
play; D.Whatley doubled; F.Bankhead grounded out (S.Byas
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: W.Cornelius walked; W.Simms out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Cornelius to second]; H.Dunlap flied
to S.Owens; W.Redus popped to A.Cephas; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 10TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; B.Johnson out
on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 10TH: S.Byas out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; E.Smith singled; R.Bibbs grounded out (P.Woods to
H.McCall); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 11TH: S.Owens singled to left field; H.Barnes out
on a sacrifice bunt (S.Byas to R.Bibbs) [S.Owens to second];
A.Cephas struck out;  struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 3, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 11TH: A.RADCLIFF BATTED FOR B.HORNE; A.Radcliff
walked; W.Cornelius out on a sacrifice bunt ( to H.McCall)
[A.Radcliff to second]; W.Simms lined to A.Cephas; H.Dunlap
singled to right field [A.Radcliff scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     3   7   2   9
 Am. Giants       4   8   1  11


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