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Indianapolis Athletics (IN6) 7 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Monday, July 5, 1937 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

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



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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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