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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Indianapolis Athletics (IN6) 3

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

Indianapolis Athletics              0 0 0  1 1 0  1 0  -   3  8  4
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 3  0 0 0  0 1  -   4  8  1

BATTING

Indianapolis Athletics               AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Andy Childs 2b                        4   0   1    0     0         1   1
Cowan Hyde lf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Goose Curry rf                        3   2   1    1     1         1   0
Ted Strong ss                         3   0   1    0     1         1   3
Henry McCall 1b                       4   0   2    0     0        10   0
Emory Long 3b                         4   0   0    1     0         0   1
Vet Dunbar c                          3   0   0    0     1         5   0
J.C. Segraves cf                      4   1   2    0     0         4   0
Robert Hughes p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   3   8    2     3   3    23   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Henry McCall. 
E: 4.  Ted Strong 2, Henry McCall, Robert Hughes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Henry McCall, J.C. Segraves. 
HR:  Goose Curry. 
GDP:  Henry McCall. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Goose Curry, Ted Strong. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   2    1     1         0   0
Clarence Lamar 2b                     4   1   0    0     0         3   1
Bill Carter 1b                        4   1   1    0     0         8   6
David Whatley rf                      3   0   0    1     1         0   0
Melzar Williams lf                    4   1   1    2     0         2   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Fred Bankhead ss                      4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Melvin Coleman c                      4   0   1    0     0         5   1
Ben Henderson p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Willie Ferrell ph                   0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               34   4   8    4     3   5    24   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Clarence Lamar, Bill Carter. 
E: 1.  Clarence Lamar. 

BATTING -
2B:  Melzar Williams. 
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Indianapolis Athletics               IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Robert Hughes L                      7.2     8   4    0   3   5   0  37
Totals                               7.2     8   4    0   3   5   0  37


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ben Henderson W                      8       8   3    2   3   3   1  35
Totals                               8       8   3    2   3   3   1  35



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Umpires: HP -  Montgomery, 1B -  Moore

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/5/1937, game 2 -- Indianapolis Athletics at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Indianapolis                  Birmingham                    
1. A.Childs            2b        P.Woods             3b        
2. C.Hyde              lf        C.Lamar             2b        
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          ss        
8. J.Segraves          cf        M.Coleman           c         
9. R.Hughes            p         B.Henderson         p         

ATHLETICS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; A.Childs singled; C.Hyde out on unknown play;
G.Curry out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: P.Woods walked; C.Lamar lined into a double
play (H.McCall unassisted) [P.Woods out at first]; B.Carter out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, Black
Barons 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: H.McCall doubled; E.Long out on unknown play;
V.Dunbar walked; J.Segraves singled [H.McCall to third, V.Dunbar
to second]; R.Hughes out on unknown play; A.Childs out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams out
on unknown play; S.Owens singled; F.Bankhead singled [S.Owens to
second]; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Athletics 0, Black Barons 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: C.Hyde singled; G.Curry out on unknown play;
T.Strong singled [C.Hyde to third]; H.McCall out on unknown
play; T.Strong stole second; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Henderson out on unknown play; P.Woods
singled; C.Lamar reached on an error by R.Hughes [P.Woods to
second, C.Lamar to first]; B.Carter singled [P.Woods to third,
C.Lamar to second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play [P.Woods
scored (unearned)]; M.Williams doubled [C.Lamar scored
(unearned), B.Carter scored (unearned)]; S.Owens out on unknown
play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Black Barons 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: V.Dunbar out on unknown play; J.Segraves
doubled; R.Hughes out on unknown play; A.Childs reached on an
error by C.Lamar [J.Segraves scored (unearned) (no RBI),
A.Childs to first]; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Coleman
singled; B.Henderson out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, Black Barons 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: G.Curry walked; G.Curry stole second; T.Strong
out on unknown play; H.McCall singled [G.Curry to third]; E.Long
out on unknown play [G.Curry scored]; V.Dunbar out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on
unknown play; D.Whatley walked; M.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Black Barons 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: J.Segraves out on unknown play; R.Hughes out on
unknown play; A.Childs out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 2, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens reached on an error by T.Strong
[S.Owens to first]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Coleman
out on unknown play; B.Henderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Black Barons 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; G.Curry homered;
T.Strong walked; H.McCall grounded into a double play (C.Lamar
to B.Carter) [T.Strong out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Athletics 3, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Woods reached on an error by H.McCall
[P.Woods to first]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; B.Carter out on
unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 3, Black Barons 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: E.Long out on unknown play; V.Dunbar out on
unknown play; J.Segraves out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 3, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: M.Williams reached on an error by T.Strong
[M.Williams to first]; S.Owens singled [M.Williams to second];
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Coleman out on unknown play;
W.FERRELL BATTED FOR B.HENDERSON; W.Ferrell walked [M.Williams
to third, S.Owens to second]; On a bunt P.Woods singled
[M.Williams scored (unearned), S.Owens to third, W.Ferrell to
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, Black Barons
4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Athletics        3   8   4   8
 Black Barons     4   8   1  10


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