St. Louis Stars 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 3
Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 8 0
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Tenny Edwards c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2
Marshall Riddle ss 4 0 0 0 0 5 2
Les Pearson rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0
William Walker cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
Butch Thurman 1b 3 0 1 0 0 13 0
Lester Lockett 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 4
John Chisum 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 4
Glenn Dixon lf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
Tommy Johnson p 3 0 2 0 0 0 2
Totals 29 0 7 0 1 7 24 14
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Tenny Edwards, Marshall Riddle, Butch Thurman 2, Lester Lockett.
E: 3. Lester Lockett, Tommy Johnson 2.
BATTING -
2B: Glenn Dixon.
SH: Tenny Edwards.
GDP: Tenny Edwards.
Team LOB: 4
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bill Carter 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Parnell Woods 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
David Whatley rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Melzar Williams lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Sylvester Owens cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 4
Clarence Lamar ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 4
Harry Barnes c 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Bo Mitchell p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 29 2 8 1 1 1 27 12
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Bill Carter, Fred Bankhead, Clarence Lamar.
BATTING -
3B: David Whatley.
SH: Parnell Woods.
GDP: Parnell Woods.
Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING -
SB: Parnell Woods.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Tommy Johnson L 8 8 2 1 1 1 0 31
Totals 8 8 2 1 1 1 0 31
WP: Tommy Johnson.
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Bo Mitchell W 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 31
Totals 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 31
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Moore, 1B - Montgomery
Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/15/1937, game 1 -- at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. T.Edwards c B.Carter 1b
2. M.Riddle ss P.Woods 3b
3. L.Pearson rf D.Whatley rf
4. W.Walker cf M.Williams lf
5. B.Thurman 1b S.Owens cf
6. L.Lockett 2b F.Bankhead 2b
7. J.Chisum 3b C.Lamar ss
8. G.Dixon lf H.Barnes c
9. T.Johnson p B.Mitchell p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; T.Edwards out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play;
L.Pearson walked; W.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: B.Carter singled; P.Woods grounded into a
double play (L.Lockett to M.Riddle to B.Thurman) [B.Carter out
at second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
0, Black Barons 0.
2ND: B.Thurman singled; B.Thurman was picked off first
(B.Mitchell to B.Carter); L.Lockett singled; J.Chisum out on
unknown play; G.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
0, Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Williams walked; S.Owens out on unknown
play [M.Williams to second]; F.Bankhead singled to right-center
[M.Williams scored]; F.Bankhead was picked off first, but was
safe on an error by T.Johnson [F.Bankhead to second]; C.Lamar
out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
3RD: T.Johnson singled; T.Edwards out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [T.Johnson to second]; M.Riddle out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0,
Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Mitchell singled; B.Carter out on unknown
play; P.Woods forced B.Mitchell (unknown fielder) [P.Woods to
first]; P.Woods stole second; P.Woods was picked off second, but
was safe on an error by T.Johnson [P.Woods to third]; D.Whatley
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
4TH: W.Walker singled; W.Walker was picked off first
(B.Mitchell to B.Carter); B.Thurman out on unknown play;
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Black
Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out
on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
5TH: J.Chisum out on unknown play; G.Dixon doubled; T.Johnson
out on unknown play; T.Edwards out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: C.Lamar singled; H.Barnes struck out while
(T.Edwards to B.Thurman); B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
6TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; W.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Carter singled; P.Woods out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Carter to second]; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. 0, Black Barons 1.
7TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; J.Chisum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Barons 1.
BLACK BARONS 7TH: S.Owens singled; F.Bankhead singled [S.Owens
to third]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; H.Barnes reached on a
fielder's choice (M.Riddle to L.Lockett to B.Thurman) [S.Owens
scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Bankhead to second (error by
L.Lockett; assist by M.Riddle), H.Barnes out at first]; Lockett
failed to touch 2B on what should have been an inning-ending
6-4-3 double play; T.Johnson threw a wild pitch [F.Bankhead to
third]; B.Mitchell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. 0, Black Barons 2.
8TH: G.Dixon singled; G.Dixon was picked off first (B.Mitchell
to B.Carter); T.Johnson singled; T.Edwards grounded into a
double play (C.Lamar to F.Bankhead to B.Carter) [T.Johnson out
at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0, Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Carter out on unknown play; P.Woods out on
unknown play; D.Whatley tripled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 0, Black Barons 2.
9TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; W.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Barons 2.
Final Totals R H E LOB
0 7 3 4
Black Barons 2 8 0 5
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