St. Louis Stars 1 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 - 10 17 2
Indianapolis Athletics 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 6 4
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Sparks 2b 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
Curtis Reed lf 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Carter 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 0 1
Luther Gilyard 1b 5 3 4 3 0 0 1 0
Tenny Edwards c 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 0
Clarence Lamar ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Willie Davis rf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Griffin p 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals 44 10 17 10 0 0 27 2
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Joe Sparks, Bill Carter, Luther Gilyard.
E: 2. Joe Sparks, Clarence Lamar.
BATTING -
2B: Luther Gilyard 2, Robert Griffin.
3B: Les Pearson, Curtis Reed.
Team LOB: 7
Indianapolis Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Andy Childs 2b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Dennings 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
J.C. Segraves cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Joe Burke rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ted Strong ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Gill 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Perry Hall 3b 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
Otis Henry lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Casey Walker c 3 1 3 3 1 0 0 0
Leo Hannibal p 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4 6 0 27 0
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Dennings.
E: 4. Andy Childs, Dennings, Otis Henry, Leo Hannibal.
BATTING -
2B: Casey Walker.
HBP: Perry Hall.
GDP: Perry Hall.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Perry Hall.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Robert Griffin W 9 6 4 4 6 0 0 39
Totals 9 6 4 4 6 0 0 39
HBP: Robert Griffin.
Indianapolis Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leo Hannibal L 9 17 10 9 0 0 0 44
Totals 9 17 10 9 0 0 0 44
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Day, 1B - Hannibal
Time of Game: 1:57 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/9/1937 -- at Indianapolis Athletics (D)
Starting Lineups:
Indianapolis
1. L.Pearson cf A.Childs 2b
2. J.Sparks 2b J.Segraves cf
3. C.Reed lf J.Burke rf
4. B.Carter 3b T.Strong ss
5. L.Gilyard 1b G.Gill 1b
6. T.Edwards c P.Hall 3b
7. C.Lamar ss O.Henry lf
8. W.Davis rf C.Walker c
9. R.Griffin p L.Hannibal p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc Game two of scheduled DH called due to curfew after 3 inning;
L.Pearson tripled; J.Sparks out on unknown play [L.Pearson
scored]; C.Reed out on unknown play; B.Carter singled to second
base [B.Carter to second (error by A.Childs)]; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: A.Childs walked; J.Segraves out on unknown play;
J.Burke out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 0.
2ND: T.Edwards out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: G.Gill out on unknown play; P.Hall was hit by a
pitch; O.Henry singled to shortstop [P.Hall to third (error by
C.Lamar), O.Henry to second]; C.Walker singled [P.Hall scored,
O.Henry scored]; L.Hannibal out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
3RD: R.Griffin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 3RD: J.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Burke out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 1, Athletics 2.
4TH: REPLACED A.CHILDS (PLAYING 2B); C.Reed tripled; B.Carter
singled [C.Reed scored]; L.Gilyard doubled [B.Carter scored];
T.Edwards singled [L.Gilyard scored]; C.Lamar singled [T.Edwards
to second]; W.Davis out on unknown play; R.Griffin out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. 4, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: G.Gill walked; P.Hall grounded into a double
play (B.Carter to J.Sparks to L.Gilyard) [G.Gill out at second];
O.Henry singled; C.Walker singled [O.Henry to second];
L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4,
Athletics 2.
5TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; C.Reed out on unknown play;
B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: out on unknown play; J.Segraves walked; J.Burke
forced J.Segraves (unknown fielder) [J.Burke to second (error by
J.Sparks)]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
4, Athletics 2.
6TH: L.Gilyard singled; T.Edwards singled [L.Gilyard to
second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown
play; R.Griffin doubled [L.Gilyard scored, T.Edwards scored];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6,
Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: G.Gill out on unknown play; P.Hall walked;
P.Hall stole second; O.Henry out on unknown play; C.Walker
doubled [P.Hall scored]; L.Hannibal singled [C.Walker scored];
out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 6, Athletics 4.
7TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; C.Reed singled; B.Carter
singled [C.Reed to second]; L.Gilyard singled [C.Reed scored,
B.Carter to second]; T.Edwards singled [B.Carter scored,
L.Gilyard to second]; C.Lamar lined into a double play (
unassisted) [L.Gilyard out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
8, Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 7TH: J.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Burke out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 8, Athletics 4.
8TH: W.Davis singled to left field [W.Davis to second (error
by O.Henry)]; R.Griffin out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on
unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 8, Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 8TH: G.Gill out on unknown play; P.Hall walked;
O.Henry out on unknown play; C.Walker walked [P.Hall to second];
L.Hannibal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 8,
Athletics 4.
9TH: C.Reed reached on an error by [C.Reed to first]; C.Reed
was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Hannibal
[C.Reed to second]; B.Carter out on unknown play; L.Gilyard
doubled [C.Reed scored (unearned)]; T.Edwards singled [L.Gilyard
scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 10, Athletics 4.
ATHLETICS 9TH: out on unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown
play; J.Burke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10,
Athletics 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
10 17 2 7
Athletics 4 6 4 8
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