St. Louis Stars 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 10 5
Birmingham Black Barons 2 4 1 0 2 3 x - 12 17 1
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Ralph Shropshire c 4 0 1 0 0 6 0
Marshall Riddle ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 0
Les Pearson rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0
William Walker cf 4 1 1 0 0 4 0
Butch Thurman 1b 3 2 2 0 0 7 0
Lester Lockett 2b 3 1 2 3 0 0 3
John Chisum 3b 3 0 2 1 0 0 0
Glenn Dixon lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jonathan Hill p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31 4 10 4 0 4 18 4
FIELDING -
E: 5. Ralph Shropshire, Marshall Riddle 3, John Chisum.
BATTING -
3B: Butch Thurman, Lester Lockett.
Team LOB: 6
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bill Carter 1b 5 3 3 1 0 7 0
Parnell Woods 3b 5 1 2 2 0 1 0
David Whatley rf 5 1 2 4 0 1 0
Melzar Williams lf 5 1 0 1 0 1 0
Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 1 1 0 4 1
Fred Bankhead 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2
Clarence Lamar ss 3 1 2 0 0 2 0
Melvin Coleman c 4 2 2 0 0 5 0
Jack Bruton p 4 2 3 3 0 0 3
Totals 39 12 17 12 0 5 21 6
FIELDING -
E: 1. Parnell Woods.
PB: 1. Melvin Coleman.
BATTING -
2B: Jack Bruton 2.
3B: Jack Bruton.
HR: Parnell Woods, David Whatley.
SH: Clarence Lamar.
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING -
SB: Melzar Williams 3, Fred Bankhead, Clarence Lamar.
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jonathan Hill L 6 17 12 10 0 5 2 40
Totals 6 17 12 10 0 5 2 40
WP: Jonathan Hill.
BK: Jonathan Hill.
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Jack Bruton W 7 10 4 4 0 4 0 31
Totals 7 10 4 4 0 4 0 31
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Montgomery, 1B - Moore
Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/15/1937, game 2 -- at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. R.Shropshire 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 M.Coleman c
9. J.Hill p J.Bruton p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; R.Shropshire out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 0,
Black Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: B.Carter singled; J.Hill threw a wild pitch
[B.Carter to second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; D.Whatley
reached on an error by M.Riddle [B.Carter to third, D.Whatley to
first]; M.Williams forced D.Whatley (unknown fielder) [B.Carter
scored (unearned), M.Williams to first]; M.Williams stole
second; M.Williams stole third; S.Owens singled [M.Williams
scored (unearned)]; F.Bankhead singled [S.Owens to third];
F.Bankhead stole second; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 2 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 0, Black Barons 2.
2ND: W.Walker singled; B.Thurman singled [W.Walker to second];
L.Lockett tripled [W.Walker scored, B.Thurman scored]; J.Chisum
singled [L.Lockett scored]; G.Dixon out on unknown play; J.Hill
out on unknown play; R.Shropshire out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 2.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: M.Coleman singled; J.Bruton doubled
[M.Coleman scored]; B.Carter singled [J.Bruton to third];
P.Woods out on unknown play; D.Whatley homered [J.Bruton scored,
B.Carter scored]; M.Williams out on unknown play; S.Owens out on
unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 3, Black Barons 6.
3RD: 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. 3,
Black Barons 6.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Bankhead singled; C.Lamar out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Bankhead to second]; J.Hill
balked [F.Bankhead to third]; M.Coleman out on unknown play;
J.Bruton tripled [F.Bankhead scored]; B.Carter reached on an
error by J.Chisum [B.Carter to first]; P.Woods out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 3, Black Barons 7.
4TH: B.Thurman tripled; L.Lockett singled [B.Thurman scored];
J.Chisum singled [L.Lockett to second]; G.Dixon out on unknown
play; J.Hill out on unknown play; M.Coleman allowed a passed
ball [L.Lockett to third, J.Chisum to second]; R.Shropshire out
on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4, Black Barons 7.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: D.Whatley singled; M.Williams reached on an
error by R.Shropshire [D.Whatley to second, M.Williams to
first]; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown
play; C.Lamar singled [D.Whatley to third, M.Williams to
second]; M.Coleman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
4, Black Barons 7.
5TH: M.Riddle singled; L.Pearson singled [M.Riddle to second];
W.Walker out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play;
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 4, Black
Barons 7.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Bruton out on unknown play; B.Carter
singled; P.Woods homered [B.Carter scored]; D.Whatley out on
unknown play; M.Williams reached on an error by M.Riddle
[M.Williams to first]; M.Williams stole second; S.Owens reached
on an error by M.Riddle [M.Williams to third, S.Owens to first];
F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. 4, Black
Barons 9.
6TH: J.Chisum out on unknown play; G.Dixon out on unknown
play; J.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 4,
Black Barons 9.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: C.Lamar singled; C.Lamar stole second;
M.Coleman singled [C.Lamar to third]; J.Bruton doubled [C.Lamar
scored, M.Coleman to third]; B.Carter out on unknown play
[M.Coleman scored]; P.Woods singled [J.Bruton to third];
D.Whatley out on unknown play [J.Bruton scored]; M.Williams out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 12.
7TH: R.Shropshire singled to third base [R.Shropshire to
second (error by P.Woods)]; M.Riddle out on unknown play;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; W.Walker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 4, Black Barons 12.
Final Totals R H E LOB
4 10 5 6
Black Barons 12 17 1 10
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