St. Louis Stars 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 7 11 2
Atlanta Black Crackers 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 5 9 1
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Tenny Edwards c 4 1 2 0 0 0 5 2
Marshall Riddle ss 5 2 1 1 0 0 1 6
Les Pearson rf 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
William Walker cf 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0
Butch Thurman 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 14 0
John Chisum 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 1
Lester Lockett 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 4
Jonathan Hill p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Glenn Dixon lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Totals 34 7 11 6 2 2 27 13
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Marshall Riddle, Butch Thurman, Lester Lockett.
E: 2. Marshall Riddle, Butch Thurman.
BATTING -
2B: Tenny Edwards, William Walker, Jonathan Hill.
3B: Lester Lockett.
SH: Tenny Edwards.
HBP: Les Pearson.
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING -
SB: Marshall Riddle.
CS: Butch Thurman, Lester Lockett, Glenn Dixon.
Atlanta Black Crackers AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Gabby Kemp 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
Ormond Sampson ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 3
Babe Davis lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Don Pelham cf 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 0
Jack Thornton 1b 4 0 1 3 1 0 8 3
Hap Glenn 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Red Hadley rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Joe Greene c 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 4
Jimmy Reese p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Ping Burke p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 4 5 5 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Ormond Sampson, Jack Thornton.
E: 1. Hap Glenn.
BATTING -
2B: Gabby Kemp.
3B: Don Pelham.
GDP: Jack Thornton.
Team LOB: 10
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jonathan Hill W 9 9 5 3 5 5 0 42
Totals 9 9 5 3 5 5 0 42
Atlanta Black Crackers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jimmy Reese L 6 9 6 6 1 1 0 26
Ping Burke 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 12
Totals 9 11 7 6 2 2 0 38
Jimmy Reese pitched to 1 batters in the 7th inning
HBP: Jimmy Reese.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 6981
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/8/1937, game 1 -- at Atlanta Black Crackers
(D)
Starting Lineups:
Atlanta
1. T.Edwards c G.Kemp 2b
2. M.Riddle ss O.Sampson ss
3. L.Pearson rf B.Davis lf
4. W.Walker cf D.Pelham cf
5. B.Thurman 1b J.Thornton 1b
6. J.Chisum 3b H.Glenn 3b
7. L.Lockett 2b R.Hadley rf
8. J.Hill p J.Greene c
9. G.Dixon lf J.Reese p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; T.Edwards doubled to left field; M.Riddle singled to right
field [T.Edwards scored]; L.Pearson was hit by a pitch [M.Riddle
to second]; W.Walker singled to first base [M.Riddle to third,
L.Pearson to second]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; J.Chisum
singled to left field [M.Riddle scored, L.Pearson scored,
W.Walker to second]; L.Lockett singled to right field [W.Walker
scored, J.Chisum to second]; J.Hill out on unknown play; G.Dixon
out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4, Black Crackers 0.
BLACK CRACKERS 1ST: G.Kemp doubled to left field; O.Sampson
reached on an error [G.Kemp scored (no RBI), O.Sampson to first
(error by B.Thurman; assist by J.Chisum)]; B.Davis struck out;
D.Pelham singled to left field [O.Sampson to third, D.Pelham to
second (on throw)]; J.Thornton singled to right field [O.Sampson
scored (unearned), D.Pelham scored (unearned)]; H.Glenn out on
unknown play; R.Hadley struck out; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
4, Black Crackers 3.
2ND: T.Edwards out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown
play; L.Pearson struck out (J.Greene to J.Thornton); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. 4, Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 2ND: J.Greene struck out; J.Reese singled;
G.Kemp out on unknown play; O.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Crackers 3.
3RD: W.Walker out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked; B.Thurman
was caught stealing second (J.Greene to O.Sampson); J.Chisum out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 3RD: B.Davis struck out; D.Pelham singled;
J.Thornton grounded into a double play (M.Riddle to L.Lockett to
B.Thurman) [D.Pelham out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Black Crackers 3.
4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown
play; G.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 4TH: H.Glenn walked; R.Hadley out on unknown
play; J.Greene singled [H.Glenn to second]; J.Reese out on
unknown play; G.Kemp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Black Crackers 3.
5TH: T.Edwards singled; M.Riddle forced T.Edwards (unknown
fielder) [M.Riddle to first]; M.Riddle stole second; L.Pearson
lined into a double play (J.Thornton to O.Sampson) [M.Riddle out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4, Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 5TH: O.Sampson out on unknown play; B.Davis
walked; D.Pelham walked [B.Davis to second]; J.Thornton out on
unknown play; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
4, Black Crackers 3.
6TH: W.Walker doubled; B.Thurman out on unknown play; J.Chisum
out on unknown play; L.Lockett tripled [W.Walker scored];
L.Lockett was caught stealing home (J.Greene unassisted); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 5, Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 6TH: R.Hadley reached on an error by M.Riddle
[R.Hadley to first]; J.Greene struck out; J.Reese out on unknown
play; G.Kemp walked [R.Hadley to second]; O.Sampson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 5, Black Crackers 3.
7TH: J.Hill doubled; P.BURKE REPLACED J.REESE (PITCHING);
G.Dixon walked; T.Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [J.Hill to third, G.Dixon to second]; M.Riddle reached
on a fielder's choice (H.Glenn to J.Greene) [J.Hill out at home,
G.Dixon to third]; L.Pearson singled to right-center [G.Dixon
scored, M.Riddle to second]; W.Walker reached on an error by
H.Glenn [M.Riddle scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Pearson to
second, W.Walker to first]; B.Thurman struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 7, Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 7TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham out
on unknown play; J.Thornton walked; H.Glenn out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Black Crackers 3.
8TH: J.Chisum out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; J.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7,
Black Crackers 3.
BLACK CRACKERS 8TH: R.Hadley out on unknown play; J.Greene
singled to left field; P.Burke singled to center field [J.Greene
to third]; G.Kemp flied to W.Walker [J.Greene scored]; O.Sampson
lined to M.Riddle; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 7, Black Crackers 4.
9TH: G.Dixon singled; G.Dixon was caught stealing second
(J.Greene to O.Sampson); T.Edwards out on unknown play; M.Riddle
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7, Black Crackers 4.
BLACK CRACKERS 9TH: B.Davis out on unknown play; D.Pelham
tripled to center field; J.Thornton grounded out (M.Riddle to
B.Thurman) [D.Pelham scored]; H.Glenn out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 7, Black Crackers 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
7 11 2 4
Black Crackers 5 9 1 10
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