St. Louis Stars 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 15 3
Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 x - 5 8 0
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0
Joe Sparks 2b 4 0 3 2 0 4 6
Tenny Edwards c 3 0 2 0 0 3 0
Bill Carter 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 0
Bill Hoskins cf 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
Luther Gilyard 1b 3 1 2 1 1 11 0
Clarence Lamar ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 4
Willie Davis lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 0
Miller pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Curtis Reed p 4 1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 35 4 15 4 1 5 24 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Joe Sparks, Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
E: 3. Joe Sparks 2, Luther Gilyard.
BATTING -
3B: Luther Gilyard.
SH: Tenny Edwards.
Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING -
SB: Luther Gilyard.
CS: Miller.
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Parnell Woods 3b 3 1 1 0 0 2 0
Johnny Ray cf 2 0 1 0 1 6 0
Jim Canada 1b 4 1 1 1 0 5 0
David Whatley rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 2
Quicksey lf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0
Red Howard lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sylvester Owens 2b 3 0 2 0 0 3 1
Melvin Coleman ss 4 1 1 2 0 5 4
Harry Barnes c 4 0 0 0 0 2 1
Jack Bruton p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 5 8 4 1 3 27 9
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Melvin Coleman.
BATTING -
2B: Jim Canada.
SH: Sylvester Owens.
HBP: Parnell Woods, Johnny Ray.
GDP: Melvin Coleman.
Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING -
SB: Parnell Woods.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Curtis Reed L 8 8 5 3 1 3 0 36
Totals 8 8 5 3 1 3 0 36
HBP: Curtis Reed 2.
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jack Bruton W 9 15 4 4 1 5 0 37
Totals 9 15 4 4 1 5 0 37
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Montgomery, 1B - Moore
Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1937, game 1 -- at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. L.Pearson rf P.Woods 3b
2. J.Sparks 2b J.Ray cf
3. T.Edwards c J.Canada 1b
4. B.Carter 3b D.Whatley rf
5. B.Hoskins cf lf
6. L.Gilyard 1b S.Owens 2b
7. C.Lamar ss M.Coleman ss
8. W.Davis lf H.Barnes c
9. C.Reed p J.Bruton p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks singled; T.Edwards
singled [J.Sparks to second]; B.Carter out on unknown play;
B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Black
Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods singled; P.Woods stole second; J.Ray
walked; J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown
play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 0, Black
Barons 0.
2ND: L.Gilyard singled; L.Gilyard stole second; C.Lamar out on
unknown play; W.Davis singled [L.Gilyard scored]; C.Reed singled
[W.Davis to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play [W.Davis to
third, C.Reed to second]; J.Sparks singled [W.Davis scored,
C.Reed scored]; T.Edwards out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 3, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: S.Owens singled; M.Coleman out on unknown
play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 0.
3RD: B.Carter out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; L.Gilyard walked; C.Lamar singled to right field
(D.Whatley to P.Woods) [L.Gilyard out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Woods was hit by a pitch; J.Ray singled
[P.Woods to second]; J.Canada doubled [P.Woods scored, J.Ray to
third]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; out on unknown play;
S.Owens out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 3, Black
Barons 1.
4TH: W.Davis out on unknown play; C.Reed out on unknown play;
L.Pearson singled; L.Pearson was picked off first (J.Bruton to
J.Canada); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Coleman reached on an error by L.Gilyard
[M.Coleman to second]; M.Coleman was picked off second, but was
safe on an error by J.Sparks [M.Coleman scored (unearned)];
H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown play;
P.Woods out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 3,
Black Barons 2.
5TH: J.Sparks singled; T.Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Sparks to second]; B.Carter lined into a
double play (M.Coleman unassisted) [J.Sparks out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Ray was hit by a pitch; J.Canada out on
unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 2.
6TH: B.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on unknown
play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3,
Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens singled; M.Coleman grounded into a
double play (C.Lamar to J.Sparks to L.Gilyard) [S.Owens out at
second]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
3, Black Barons 2.
7TH: W.Davis singled; C.Reed out on unknown play; L.Pearson
was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted
ball (S.Owens unassisted) [W.Davis out at second]; J.Sparks out
on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Bruton out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
3, Black Barons 2.
8TH: T.Edwards singled; B.Carter singled to right field
(D.Whatley to P.Woods) [T.Edwards out at third]; B.Hoskins
forced B.Carter (unknown fielder) [B.Hoskins to first];
L.Gilyard tripled [B.Hoskins scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Canada reached on an error by J.Sparks
[J.Canada to first]; D.Whatley singled [J.Canada to second];
singled [J.Canada scored (unearned), D.Whatley to second];
S.Owens out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Whatley to
third, to second]; M.Coleman singled [D.Whatley scored,
scored]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; J.Bruton out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 5.
9TH: R.HOWARD REPLACED (PLAYING LF); W.Davis singled; RAN
FOR W.DAVIS; was caught stealing second (H.Barnes to
M.Coleman); C.Reed out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, Black Barons 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
4 15 3 6
Black Barons 5 8 0 7
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