St. Louis Stars 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 - 10 16 5
Indianapolis Athletics 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 - 8 11 1
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson cf 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
Joe Sparks 2b 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0
Willie Davis lf, rf 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Hoskins rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Curtis Reed lf 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Tenny Edwards c 6 2 2 1 0 0 2 0
Luther Gilyard 1b 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 1
Bill Carter 3b 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0
Clarence Lamar ss 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 1
Tommy Johnson p 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
Totals 44 10 16 10 5 0 27 4
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Tenny Edwards, Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
E: 5. Les Pearson, Luther Gilyard, Bill Carter, Clarence Lamar, Tommy Johnson.
BATTING -
2B: Joe Sparks 2, Willie Davis, Luther Gilyard.
3B: Les Pearson.
HBP: Joe Sparks.
Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING -
SB: Bill Carter 2, Clarence Lamar.
Indianapolis Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Andy Childs 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J.C. Segraves cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Joe Burke rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Strong ss 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
George Gill 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Perry Hall 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
Otis Henry lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Cockerham c 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Casey Walker ph, c 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Robert Hughes p 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Cornelius Cook p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Billy Parker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Leo Hannibal ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dizzy Royal p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 8 11 4 4 0 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 1. Perry Hall.
BATTING -
2B: Ted Strong, Perry Hall, Otis Henry 2.
3B: Ted Strong.
SH: J.C. Segraves.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tommy Johnson W 9 11 8 3 4 0 0 45
Totals 9 11 8 3 4 0 0 45
WP: Tommy Johnson.
Indianapolis Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Robert Hughes L 7.1 12 6 6 2 0 0 37
Cornelius Cook 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2
Billy Parker 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 6
Dizzy Royal 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
Totals 9 16 10 10 5 0 0 50
HBP: Dizzy Royal.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Day, 1B - Hannibal
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/8/1937 -- at Indianapolis Athletics (D)
Starting Lineups:
Indianapolis
1. L.Pearson cf A.Childs 2b
2. J.Sparks 2b J.Segraves cf
3. W.Davis lf J.Burke rf
4. B.Hoskins rf T.Strong ss
5. T.Edwards c G.Gill 1b
6. L.Gilyard 1b P.Hall 3b
7. B.Carter 3b O.Henry lf
8. C.Lamar ss J.Cockerham c
9. T.Johnson p R.Hughes p
1ST: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; W.Davis doubled; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: A.Childs walked; J.Segraves out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Childs to second]; J.Burke out on
unknown play; T.Strong walked; G.Gill out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Athletics 0.
2ND: T.Edwards singled; L.Gilyard out on unknown play
[T.Edwards to second]; B.Carter singled [T.Edwards scored];
B.Carter stole second; C.Lamar out on unknown play; T.Johnson
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: P.Hall out on unknown play; O.Henry doubled;
J.Cockerham reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder)
[O.Henry out at third, J.Cockerham to second]; R.Hughes singled
[J.Cockerham scored]; A.Childs out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 1.
3RD: L.Pearson reached on an error by P.Hall [L.Pearson to
first]; J.Sparks out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins singled [L.Pearson to second]; T.Edwards out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: J.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Burke singled;
T.Strong singled [J.Burke to second]; G.Gill forced J.Burke
(unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second, G.Gill to first]; P.Hall
doubled [T.Strong scored, G.Gill to third]; O.Henry out on
unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
4TH: L.Gilyard singled; B.Carter out on unknown play; C.Lamar
out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: J.Cockerham out on unknown play; R.Hughes
singled; R.Hughes was picked off first (T.Johnson to L.Gilyard);
A.Childs out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Athletics 2.
5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks doubled; W.Davis
out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: J.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Burke out on
unknown play; T.Strong doubled; G.Gill out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
6TH: T.Edwards out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown
play; B.Carter singled; B.Carter stole second; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: P.Hall singled; O.Henry out on unknown play;
J.Cockerham out on unknown play; R.Hughes out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
7TH: T.Johnson walked; L.Pearson singled to right field
[T.Johnson to second]; J.Sparks doubled to center field
[T.Johnson scored, L.Pearson scored]; W.Davis out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins singled to center field [J.Sparks scored];
T.Edwards out on unknown play; L.Gilyard singled [B.Hoskins to
second]; B.Carter out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: A.Childs out on unknown play; J.Segraves out on
unknown play; J.Burke reached on an error by L.Pearson [J.Burke
to first]; T.Strong tripled to right field [J.Burke scored
(unearned)]; C.REED REPLACED B.HOSKINS (PLAYING LF); W.DAVIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Hoskins had to leave the game
after running into the wall chasing Strong's triple; G.Gill out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, Athletics 3.
8TH: C.Lamar walked; C.Lamar stole second; T.Johnson reached
on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [C.Lamar out at third,
T.Johnson to second]; L.Pearson tripled to center field
[T.Johnson scored]; C.COOK REPLACED R.HUGHES (PITCHING);
J.Sparks walked; W.Davis walked [J.Sparks to second]; B.PARKER
REPLACED C.COOK (PITCHING); C.Reed flied to J.Segraves
[L.Pearson scored]; T.Edwards singled [J.Sparks scored, W.Davis
to second]; L.Gilyard doubled [W.Davis scored, T.Edwards to
third]; B.Carter singled [T.Edwards scored, L.Gilyard to third];
C.Lamar singled [L.Gilyard scored, B.Carter to second];
T.Johnson out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 10,
Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: P.Hall singled to left field; O.Henry doubled to
right field [P.Hall scored]; C.WALKER BATTED FOR J.COCKERHAM;
C.Walker reached on an error by C.Lamar [O.Henry to third,
C.Walker to first]; L.HANNIBAL BATTED FOR B.PARKER; L.Hannibal
reached on a fielder's choice (T.Johnson to T.Edwards) [O.Henry
out at home, C.Walker to second]; A.Childs reached on an error
by B.Carter [C.Walker scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Hannibal
scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Childs to first]; J.Segraves out
on unknown play; J.Burke out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2
E, 1 LOB. 10, Athletics 6.
9TH: C.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); D.ROYAL REPLACED
L.HANNIBAL (PITCHING); L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks
was hit by a pitch; W.Davis out on unknown play; C.Reed walked
[J.Sparks to second]; T.Edwards out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. 10, Athletics 6.
ATHLETICS 9TH: T.Strong reached on an error by L.Gilyard
[T.Strong to first]; G.Gill reached on a fielder's choice
[T.Strong scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by T.Johnson),
G.Gill to second]; P.Hall out on unknown play [G.Gill to third];
O.Henry walked; T.Johnson threw a wild pitch [G.Gill scored
(unearned), O.Henry to second]; C.Walker walked; D.Royal hit
into a double play (C.Lamar to L.Gilyard to T.Edwards) [O.Henry
out at home]; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 10, Athletics 8.
Final Totals R H E LOB
10 16 5 13
Athletics 8 11 1 10
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