Indianapolis Athletics 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 1 - 7 12 2 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 4 BATTING Indianapolis Athletics AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Andy Childs 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cowan Hyde lf 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 Goose Curry rf 5 2 3 3 0 1 0 Ted Strong ss 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 Henry McCall 1b 3 0 1 0 0 13 0 Emory Long 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 Vet Dunbar c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casey Walker ph, c 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 J.C. Segraves cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Claude Hayslett p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leo Hannibal p 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 7 12 7 2 4 27 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Ted Strong, Henry McCall. BATTING - 2B: Cowan Hyde. HR: Goose Curry. SH: Henry McCall. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Cowan Hyde, Goose Curry, J.C. Segraves. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Parnell Woods 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 Harry Barnes ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clarence Lamar ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Bill Carter 1b 4 0 1 0 0 9 0 David Whatley rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Owens cf 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 1 2 1 1 5 5 Melvin Coleman c 2 1 2 2 0 6 0 Jack Bruton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Elbert Eatmon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Red Howard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 8 3 1 2 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Parnell Woods, Fred Bankhead. E: 4. Parnell Woods, David Whatley, Fred Bankhead, Jack Bruton. BATTING - 3B: Melvin Coleman. SH: David Whatley, Melvin Coleman 2. HBP: Sylvester Owens. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Melzar Williams. PITCHING Indianapolis Athletics IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Claude Hayslett 4 5 4 3 0 0 0 19 Leo Hannibal W 5 3 0 0 1 2 0 18 Totals 9 8 4 3 1 2 0 37 HBP: Claude Hayslett. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Bruton L 6.2 10 6 6 1 2 1 30 Elbert Eatmon 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 9 Totals 9 12 7 7 2 4 1 39 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: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 1 -- Indianapolis Athletics at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Indianapolis Birmingham 1. A.Childs 2b P.Woods 3b 2. C.Hyde lf C.Lamar ss 3. G.Curry rf B.Carter 1b 4. T.Strong ss D.Whatley rf 5. H.McCall 1b M.Williams lf 6. E.Long 3b S.Owens cf 7. V.Dunbar c F.Bankhead 2b 8. J.Segraves cf M.Coleman c 9. C.Hayslett p J.Bruton p ATHLETICS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde walked; C.Hyde was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Bruton [C.Hyde to second]; G.Curry out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: H.McCall singled to third base [H.McCall to second (error by P.Woods)]; E.Long out on unknown play; C.WALKER BATTED FOR V.DUNBAR; C.Walker out on unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: C.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams was picked off first, but was safe on an error by H.McCall [M.Williams to second]; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: C.Hayslett out on unknown play; A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: M.Coleman singled; J.Bruton out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Black Barons 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: G.Curry singled; G.Curry stole second; T.Strong singled [G.Curry scored]; H.McCall out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second]; E.Long singled [T.Strong scored]; C.Walker out on unknown play; J.Segraves singled [E.Long to third]; J.Segraves stole second; C.Hayslett out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: B.Carter out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams stole second; S.Owens was hit by a pitch; F.Bankhead singled [M.Williams scored, S.Owens to second]; M.Coleman tripled [S.Owens scored, F.Bankhead scored]; J.Bruton reached on an error by T.Strong [M.Coleman scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Bruton to first]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 4. ATHLETICS 5TH: A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled to right field [C.Hyde to second (error by D.Whatley)]; G.Curry lined into a double play (P.Woods to F.Bankhead) [C.Hyde out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.HANNIBAL REPLACED C.HAYSLETT (PITCHING); C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter singled; D.Whatley out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Carter to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 4. ATHLETICS 6TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked; M.Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second]; J.Bruton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Black Barons 4. ATHLETICS 7TH: C.Walker singled; J.Segraves out on unknown play; L.Hannibal singled to second base [C.Walker to third (error by F.Bankhead), L.Hannibal to second]; A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde doubled [C.Walker scored, L.Hannibal scored]; G.Curry homered [C.Hyde scored]; E.EATMON REPLACED J.BRUTON (PITCHING); T.Strong walked; H.McCall out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Black Barons 4. ATHLETICS 8TH: E.Long out on unknown play; C.Walker out on unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams was picked off first (L.Hannibal to H.McCall); S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Black Barons 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: L.Hannibal singled; A.Childs out on unknown play; C.Hyde forced L.Hannibal (unknown fielder) [C.Hyde to first]; C.Hyde stole second; G.Curry singled [C.Hyde scored]; G.Curry was picked off first (E.Eatmon to B.Carter); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.Bankhead singled; M.Coleman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second]; R.HOWARD BATTED FOR E.EATMON; R.Howard out on unknown play; H.BARNES BATTED FOR P.WOODS; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 7, Black Barons 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Athletics 7 12 2 5 Black Barons 4 8 4 6
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