St. Louis Stars 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 10 13 4
Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 - 11 12 5
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson cf 5 1 1 0 1 3 0
Joe Sparks 2b 6 1 0 0 0 3 1
Tenny Edwards c 3 1 1 0 0 2 1
Henry Williams c 2 0 0 0 0 3 0
Bill Carter 3b 6 2 3 2 0 1 1
Luther Gilyard 1b 5 2 2 2 0 6 1
Curtis Reed rf 5 1 2 2 0 1 0
Clarence Lamar ss 5 1 0 0 0 4 2
Willie Davis lf 5 1 1 2 0 2 0
Tommy Johnson p 3 0 1 0 0 2 1
Robert Griffin ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Joe May p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 10 13 8 1 5 27 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Bill Carter, Luther Gilyard.
E: 4. Les Pearson, Joe Sparks 2, Clarence Lamar.
BATTING -
2B: Curtis Reed.
3B: Luther Gilyard, Willie Davis.
SH: Tenny Edwards.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
SB: Luther Gilyard, Curtis Reed.
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Sylvester Owens 2b, c 5 1 2 1 1 4 2
Parnell Woods 3b, ss 5 1 2 3 1 3 0
Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 1 2 3 0
David Whatley rf 6 1 2 0 0 2 0
Jim Canada 1b, 2b 3 2 0 0 3 8 2
Red Howard lf 4 1 1 1 2 3 0
Fred Bankhead ss, 3b 5 2 2 2 1 2 5
Harry Barnes c 4 2 2 1 0 5 2
Jack Bruton ph, 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Willie Ferrell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Elbert Eatmon p 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 11 12 9 10 6 30 13
FIELDING -
E: 5. Parnell Woods 2, Jim Canada, Red Howard, Fred Bankhead.
BATTING -
2B: Red Howard, Fred Bankhead.
3B: Parnell Woods, David Whatley.
GDP: Johnny Ray.
Team LOB: 14
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tommy Johnson 6 6 5 5 5 3 0 31
Joe May L 3 6 6 4 5 3 0 21
Totals 9 12 11 9 10 6 0 52
Joe May pitched to 4 batters in the 10th inning
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Ferrell 4 7 9 5 1 1 0 25
Elbert Eatmon W 6 6 1 1 0 4 0 24
Totals 10 13 10 6 1 5 0 49
Willie Ferrell pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning
WP: Elbert Eatmon.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Montgomery
Time of Game: 3:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/15/1937 -- at Birmingham Black Barons (D)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. L.Pearson cf S.Owens 2b
2. J.Sparks 2b P.Woods 3b
3. T.Edwards c J.Ray cf
4. B.Carter 3b D.Whatley rf
5. L.Gilyard 1b J.Canada 1b
6. C.Reed rf R.Howard lf
7. C.Lamar ss F.Bankhead ss
8. W.Davis lf H.Barnes c
9. T.Johnson p W.Ferrell p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Pearson walked; J.Sparks forced L.Pearson (unknown
fielder) [J.Sparks to first]; T.Edwards singled [J.Sparks to
second]; B.Carter singled [J.Sparks scored, T.Edwards to
second]; L.Gilyard singled [T.Edwards scored, B.Carter to
third]; L.Gilyard stole second; C.Reed reached on an error by
R.Howard [B.Carter scored, L.Gilyard scored (unearned) (no RBI),
C.Reed to third]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis out on
unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: S.Owens out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Ray walked; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 0.
2ND: T.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Canada walked; R.Howard doubled [J.Canada
scored]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown
play; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4,
Black Barons 1.
3RD: T.Edwards out on unknown play; B.Carter singled;
L.Gilyard tripled [B.Carter scored]; C.Reed reached on an error
by P.Woods [L.Gilyard scored, C.Reed to first]; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; W.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
6, Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: S.Owens singled; P.Woods tripled [S.Owens
scored]; J.Ray out on unknown play [P.Woods scored]; D.Whatley
singled; J.Canada reached on an error by J.Sparks [D.Whatley to
second, J.Canada to first]; R.Howard out on unknown play;
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 6, Black
Barons 3.
4TH: T.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled;
J.Sparks reached on an error by F.Bankhead [L.Pearson to second,
J.Sparks to first]; T.Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [L.Pearson to third, J.Sparks to second]; B.Carter
singled [L.Pearson scored (unearned), J.Sparks to third];
L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 7,
Black Barons 3.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Barnes reached on an error by L.Pearson
[H.Barnes to second]; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; S.Owens out
on unknown play; P.Woods walked; J.Ray walked [H.Barnes to
third, P.Woods to second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 3 LOB. 7, Black Barons 3.
5TH: C.Reed reached on an error by J.Canada [C.Reed to first];
C.Reed stole second; C.Lamar reached on an error by P.Woods
[C.Reed to third, C.Lamar to first]; E.EATMON REPLACED W.FERRELL
(PITCHING); W.Davis tripled [C.Reed scored (unearned), C.Lamar
scored (unearned)]; E.Eatmon threw a wild pitch [W.Davis
scored]; T.Johnson singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Sparks out on unknown play; T.Edwards out on unknown play; 3 R
(1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 10, Black Barons 3.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Canada out on unknown play; R.Howard out on
unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 10, Black Barons 3.
6TH: B.Carter out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown
play; C.Reed doubled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 10, Black Barons 3.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.Barnes singled; E.Eatmon reached on an
error by J.Sparks [H.Barnes to second, E.Eatmon to first];
S.Owens walked [H.Barnes to third, E.Eatmon to second]; P.Woods
singled [H.Barnes scored, E.Eatmon scored, S.Owens to second];
J.Ray grounded into a double play (B.Carter to L.Gilyard)
[S.Owens out at third, P.Woods to second]; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 10, Black Barons 5.
7TH: W.Davis out on unknown play; R.GRIFFIN BATTED FOR
T.JOHNSON; R.Griffin singled; L.Pearson out on unknown play;
J.Sparks out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 10, Black
Barons 5.
BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.MAY REPLACED R.GRIFFIN (PITCHING);
H.WILLIAMS REPLACED T.EDWARDS (PLAYING C); J.Canada walked;
R.Howard out on unknown play; F.Bankhead doubled [J.Canada
scored]; H.Barnes singled [F.Bankhead scored]; E.Eatmon out on
unknown play [H.Barnes to second]; S.Owens singled [H.Barnes
scored]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
10, Black Barons 8.
8TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown
play; L.Gilyard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 10,
Black Barons 8.
BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; J.Canada out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. 10, Black Barons 8.
9TH: C.Reed singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis out
on unknown play; J.May singled [C.Reed to second]; L.Pearson out
on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 10, Black Barons 8.
BLACK BARONS 9TH: R.Howard walked; F.Bankhead walked [R.Howard
to second]; J.BRUTON BATTED FOR H.BARNES; J.Bruton singled to
shortstop [R.Howard to third, F.Bankhead to second]; E.Eatmon
out on unknown play; S.Owens reached on an error by C.Lamar
[R.Howard scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Bankhead scored
(unearned) (no RBI), J.Bruton to second, S.Owens to first];
P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 10, Black Barons 10.
10TH: J.BRUTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); S.OWENS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C); P.WOODS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
J.CANADA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); F.BANKHEAD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); J.Sparks out on unknown play; H.Williams
out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. 10, Black Barons 10.
BLACK BARONS 10TH: D.Whatley tripled; J.Canada walked; R.Howard
walked [J.Canada to second]; F.Bankhead singled to right field
[D.Whatley scored, J.Canada to third, R.Howard to second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 10, Black Barons 11.
Final Totals R H E LOB
10 13 4 9
Black Barons 11 12 5 14
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