Detroit Stars 0 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 0 - 10 13 3
St. Louis Stars 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 - 9 8 3
BATTING
Detroit Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Alphonse Dunn 1b 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Percy Miller rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Red Hale ss 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
Turkey Stearnes cf 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 0
Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 0
Charley House 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Eli Underwood lf 5 1 3 5 0 0 0 0
Shirley Petway c 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
Felton Wilson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Charley Justice p 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 10 13 10 5 0 27 2
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Alphonse Dunn, Red Hale, Charley House.
E: 3. Red Hale, Turkey Stearnes, Charley House.
BATTING -
2B: Eli Underwood.
HR: Turkey Stearnes, Eli Underwood.
Team LOB: 8
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Les Pearson rf 4 2 1 0 1 0 0
Joe Sparks 2b 4 0 0 1 1 0 0
Bill Hoskins cf 4 1 3 3 1 0 0
Bill Carter 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe May c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Dixon 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Luther Gilyard 1b 4 2 1 1 0 0 0
Tenny Edwards c, 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0
Clarence Lamar ss 3 2 1 2 1 0 0
Joe Burke lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Griffin p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 9 8 8 4 8 27 0
FIELDING -
E: 3. Les Pearson, Joe May, Tenny Edwards.
PB: 2. Joe May 2.
BATTING -
2B: Tenny Edwards.
HR: Clarence Lamar.
SH: Miller.
GDP: Bill Carter.
Team LOB: 4
PITCHING
Detroit Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Charley Justice W 9 8 9 3 4 8 1 40
Totals 9 8 9 3 4 8 1 40
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Robert Griffin L 7 12 10 9 5 0 2 38
Miller 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
Totals 9 13 10 9 5 0 2 45
Robert Griffin pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Saturday, 5/29/1937 -- Detroit Stars at (D)
Starting Lineups:
Detroit
1. A.Dunn 1b L.Pearson rf
2. P.Miller rf J.Sparks 2b
3. R.Hale ss B.Hoskins cf
4. T.Stearnes cf B.Carter 3b
5. R.Cox 3b L.Gilyard 1b
6. C.House 2b T.Edwards c
7. E.Underwood lf C.Lamar ss
8. S.Petway c J.Burke lf
9. C.Justice p R.Griffin p
STARS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; A.Dunn out on unknown play; P.Miller out on unknown
play; R.Hale out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
0, 0.
1ST: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Sparks out on unknown
play; B.Hoskins singled; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 0, 0.
STARS 2ND: T.Stearnes singled; T.Stearnes was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by T.Edwards [T.Stearnes to second];
R.Cox walked; C.House out on unknown play; E.Underwood out on
unknown play; S.Petway singled [T.Stearnes to third, R.Cox to
second]; C.Justice out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Stars 0, 0.
2ND: L.Gilyard reached on an error by C.House [L.Gilyard to
first]; T.Edwards out on unknown play; C.Lamar homered
[L.Gilyard scored (unearned)]; J.Burke out on unknown play;
R.Griffin out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Stars 0, 2.
STARS 3RD: A.Dunn out on unknown play; P.Miller out on unknown
play; R.Hale out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
0, 2.
3RD: L.Pearson singled; J.Sparks out on unknown play
[L.Pearson to second]; B.Hoskins singled [L.Pearson scored];
B.Carter grounded into a double play (R.Hale to C.House to
A.Dunn) [B.Hoskins out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
0, 3.
STARS 4TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; R.Cox singled;
C.House out on unknown play; E.Underwood homered [R.Cox scored];
S.Petway singled to right field [S.Petway to second (error by
L.Pearson)]; C.Justice out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. Stars 2, 3.
4TH: L.Gilyard out on unknown play; T.Edwards out on unknown
play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
2, 3.
STARS 5TH: J.MAY REPLACED B.CARTER (PLAYING C); T.EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); A.Dunn walked; J.May allowed a
passed ball [A.Dunn to second]; P.Miller out on unknown play;
R.Hale walked; T.Stearnes homered [A.Dunn scored, R.Hale
scored]; R.Cox singled; J.May allowed a passed ball [R.Cox to
second]; C.House out on unknown play; E.Underwood singled [R.Cox
scored (unearned)]; E.Underwood was picked off first, but was
safe on an error by J.May [E.Underwood to second]; S.Petway
walked; C.Justice out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Stars 6, 3.
5TH: J.Burke out on unknown play; R.Griffin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Stars 6, 3.
STARS 6TH: G.DIXON REPLACED J.MAY (PLAYING 3B); T.EDWARDS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); A.Dunn out on unknown play;
P.Miller out on unknown play; R.Hale out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars 6, 3.
6TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Hoskins walked; G.Dixon
singled [B.Hoskins to second]; L.Gilyard singled to center field
[B.Hoskins scored, G.Dixon scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
T.Stearnes), L.Gilyard to second]; T.Edwards out on unknown
play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Stars 6, 5.
STARS 7TH: T.Stearnes out on unknown play; R.Cox singled;
C.House singled [R.Cox to second]; E.Underwood doubled [R.Cox
scored, C.House scored]; S.Petway out on unknown play; C.Justice
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Stars 8, 5.
7TH: J.Burke out on unknown play; R.Griffin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Stars 8, 5.
STARS 8TH: A.Dunn singled; P.Miller walked [A.Dunn to second];
REPLACED R.GRIFFIN (PITCHING); R.Hale forced P.Miller (unknown
fielder) [A.Dunn to third, R.Hale to first]; T.Stearnes out on
unknown play [A.Dunn scored, R.Hale to second]; R.Cox singled
[R.Hale scored]; C.House out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Stars 10, 5.
8TH: J.Sparks out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown
play; G.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Stars
10, 5.
STARS 9TH: E.Underwood out on unknown play; S.Petway out on
unknown play; C.Justice out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Stars 10, 5.
9TH: F.WILSON REPLACED S.PETWAY (PLAYING C); L.Gilyard reached
on an error by R.Hale [L.Gilyard to first]; T.Edwards doubled
[L.Gilyard scored (unearned)]; C.Lamar walked; J.Burke out on
unknown play; out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[T.Edwards to third, C.Lamar to second]; L.Pearson walked;
J.Sparks walked [T.Edwards scored (unearned), C.Lamar to third,
L.Pearson to second]; B.Hoskins singled [C.Lamar scored
(unearned), L.Pearson scored (unearned), J.Sparks to second];
G.Dixon out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Stars
10, 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Stars 10 13 3 8
9 8 3 4
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