St. Louis Stars 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 9 3
Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 3 9 4 2 x - 19 21 1
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson cf 3 2 2 0 0 1 1
Joe Sparks 2b 2 1 2 0 0 3 0
Tenny Edwards c 3 0 1 1 0 2 0
Bill Carter 3b 4 0 1 1 0 3 3
Curtis Reed rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luther Gilyard 1b 2 0 1 0 1 5 1
Clarence Lamar ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 1
Willie Davis lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
Miller p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0
Robert Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wesley Hardiman p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 9 2 1 3 18 6
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
E: 3. Joe Sparks, Luther Gilyard, Clarence Lamar.
BATTING -
3B: Les Pearson.
SH: Joe Sparks 2, Tenny Edwards.
HBP: Les Pearson.
Team LOB: 7
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Parnell Woods 3b 4 1 1 3 1 0 1
Johnny Ray cf 3 3 2 0 2 1 1
Jim Canada 1b 5 3 3 0 0 5 0
David Whatley rf 5 5 5 4 0 2 0
Red Howard lf 5 1 3 3 0 1 0
Sylvester Owens 2b 4 0 2 2 0 2 1
Melvin Coleman ss 5 3 2 0 0 3 1
Harry Barnes c 3 3 1 1 1 6 0
Willie Ferrell p 3 0 2 4 0 1 2
Totals 37 19 21 17 4 2 21 6
FIELDING -
E: 1. David Whatley.
BATTING -
2B: Jim Canada 2, David Whatley, Willie Ferrell 2.
HR: Parnell Woods, David Whatley.
SH: Sylvester Owens, Willie Ferrell.
GDP: Jim Canada.
Team LOB: 6
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Miller L 3.1 8 7 7 3 2 2 19
Robert Griffin 0.2 8 7 7 1 0 0 11
Wesley Hardiman 2 5 5 2 0 0 0 13
Totals 6 21 19 16 4 2 2 43
Robert Griffin pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Ferrell W 7 9 3 3 1 3 0 31
Totals 7 9 3 3 1 3 0 31
HBP: Willie Ferrell.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Moore, 1B - Montgomery
Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 3000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1937, game 2 -- at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. L.Pearson cf 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. C.Reed rf R.Howard lf
6. L.Gilyard 1b S.Owens 2b
7. C.Lamar ss M.Coleman ss
8. W.Davis lf H.Barnes c
9. p W.Ferrell p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; L.Pearson tripled to right field [L.Pearson scored (error by
D.Whatley)]; J.Sparks singled; T.Edwards out on unknown play;
B.Carter out on unknown play; C.Reed out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Ray walked;
J.Canada grounded into a double play (L.Gilyard to C.Lamar to
L.Gilyard) [J.Ray out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Black Barons 0.
2ND: L.Gilyard singled; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis
out on unknown play; singled [L.Gilyard to second]; L.Pearson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 1, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley homered; R.Howard out on unknown
play; S.Owens singled; M.Coleman out on unknown play; H.Barnes
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black Barons 1.
3RD: J.Sparks singled; T.Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Sparks to second]; B.Carter singled
[J.Sparks scored]; C.Reed out on unknown play; L.Gilyard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 2, Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: W.Ferrell out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Ray walked; J.Canada singled [J.Ray to second];
D.Whatley singled [J.Ray to third, J.Canada to second]; R.Howard
singled [J.Ray scored, J.Canada to third, D.Whatley to second];
S.Owens singled (L.Pearson to B.Carter) [J.Canada scored,
D.Whatley scored, R.Howard out at third]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
2, Black Barons 4.
4TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis singled to center
field (J.Ray to M.Coleman) [W.Davis out at second]; out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 2, Black Barons 4.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Coleman singled; H.Barnes walked [M.Coleman
to second]; W.Ferrell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[M.Coleman to third, H.Barnes to second]; P.Woods homered
[M.Coleman scored, H.Barnes scored]; R.GRIFFIN REPLACED
(PITCHING); J.Ray singled; J.Canada doubled [J.Ray to third];
D.Whatley singled [J.Ray scored, J.Canada to third]; R.Howard
singled [J.Canada scored, D.Whatley to second]; S.Owens out on
unknown play; M.Coleman singled [D.Whatley to third, R.Howard to
second]; H.Barnes singled [D.Whatley scored, R.Howard to third,
M.Coleman to second]; W.Ferrell doubled [R.Howard scored,
M.Coleman scored, H.Barnes scored]; P.Woods walked; J.Ray out on
unknown play; 9 R, 9 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 2, Black Barons 13.
5TH: L.Pearson singled; J.Sparks out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to second]; T.Edwards singled
[L.Pearson scored]; B.Carter out on unknown play; C.Reed out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 13.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Canada doubled; W.HARDIMAN REPLACED
R.GRIFFIN (PITCHING); D.Whatley singled [J.Canada scored];
R.Howard out on unknown play; S.Owens out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [D.Whatley to second]; M.Coleman reached on an
error by C.Lamar [D.Whatley scored (unearned) (no RBI),
M.Coleman to second]; H.Barnes reached on an error by J.Sparks
[M.Coleman scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Barnes to first];
W.Ferrell doubled [H.Barnes scored (unearned)]; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 17.
6TH: L.Gilyard walked; C.Lamar out on unknown play; W.Davis
out on unknown play; W.Hardiman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 17.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Ray singled; J.Ray was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by L.Gilyard [J.Ray to second];
J.Canada out on unknown play; D.Whatley doubled [J.Ray scored];
R.Howard singled [D.Whatley scored]; S.Owens out on unknown
play; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 3,
Black Barons 19.
7TH: L.Pearson was hit by a pitch; J.Sparks out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Pearson to second]; T.Edwards out on
unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 3, Black Barons 19.
Final Totals R H E LOB
3 9 3 7
Black Barons 19 21 1 6
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