St. Louis Stars 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 - 9 12 11
Birmingham Black Barons 10 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 x - 18 23 3
BATTING
St. Louis Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Marshall Riddle ss 4 2 3 0 0 2 1
Les Pearson rf 5 2 2 0 0 2 1
William Walker cf 5 1 2 3 0 2 0
Butch Thurman 1b 4 2 2 2 1 14 0
Lester Lockett 2b 4 1 1 1 0 1 5
John Chisum 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0
Jonathan Hill lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tommy Johnson p 4 0 1 1 0 1 0
Tenny Edwards c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ralph Shropshire ph, c 3 0 0 1 0 0 0
Glenn Dixon p, lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 38 9 12 8 1 4 24 7
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Les Pearson, Butch Thurman.
E: 11. Marshall Riddle, William Walker, Butch Thurman, Lester Lockett 3, John Chisum, Tommy Johnson 2, Ralph Shropshire 2.
PB: 2. Tenny Edwards 2.
BATTING -
2B: Marshall Riddle.
3B: Butch Thurman.
HR: William Walker.
HBP: Marshall Riddle.
GDP: Les Pearson, Ralph Shropshire.
Team LOB: 4
Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bill Carter 1b 5 3 3 1 1 7 0
A.D. Lewis 1b 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Parnell Woods 3b 6 1 2 2 0 3 3
David Whatley rf 6 3 6 1 0 2 0
Melzar Williams lf 6 0 2 3 0 1 0
Sylvester Owens cf 6 1 2 3 0 3 0
Fred Bankhead 2b 4 2 1 0 1 1 3
Clarence Lamar ss 5 3 2 1 0 4 1
Harry Barnes c 4 4 3 2 1 5 0
Willie Ferrell p 5 1 2 1 0 0 0
Totals 47 18 23 14 3 1 27 7
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Bill Carter, A.D. Lewis, Fred Bankhead, Clarence Lamar.
E: 3. Parnell Woods, Sylvester Owens, Clarence Lamar.
BATTING -
2B: Bill Carter, David Whatley 2, Clarence Lamar, Harry Barnes 2.
3B: David Whatley.
Team LOB: 8
PITCHING
St. Louis Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Glenn Dixon L 0 4 5 5 1 0 5
Tommy Johnson 8 19 13 9 2 1 0 45
Totals 8 23 18 14 3 1 0 50
Glenn Dixon pitched to 5 batters in the 1st inning
Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Willie Ferrell W 9 12 9 8 1 4 1 40
Totals 9 12 9 8 1 4 1 40
HBP: Willie Ferrell.
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - ?
Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 0
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 8/16/1937 -- at Birmingham Black Barons (N)
Starting Lineups:
Birmingham
1. M.Riddle ss B.Carter 1b
2. L.Pearson rf P.Woods 3b
3. W.Walker cf D.Whatley rf
4. B.Thurman 1b M.Williams lf
5. L.Lockett 2b S.Owens cf
6. J.Chisum 3b F.Bankhead 2b
7. J.Hill lf C.Lamar ss
8. T.Edwards c H.Barnes c
9. G.Dixon p W.Ferrell p
1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; M.Riddle doubled; L.Pearson out on unknown play; W.Walker
out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled [M.Riddle scored];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black
Barons 0.
BLACK BARONS 1ST: B.Carter walked; P.Woods singled [B.Carter to
second]; D.Whatley singled [B.Carter to third, P.Woods to
second]; M.Williams singled [B.Carter scored, P.Woods to third,
D.Whatley to second]; S.Owens singled [P.Woods scored, D.Whatley
scored, M.Williams to second]; G.DIXON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING LF); T.JOHNSON REPLACED J.HILL (PITCHING); F.Bankhead
forced M.Williams (unknown fielder) [S.Owens to second,
F.Bankhead to first]; C.Lamar doubled [S.Owens scored,
F.Bankhead to third]; H.Barnes doubled [F.Bankhead scored,
C.Lamar scored]; W.Ferrell singled [H.Barnes scored]; B.Carter
doubled [W.Ferrell scored]; P.Woods out on unknown play;
D.Whatley singled [B.Carter to third]; M.Williams singled
[B.Carter scored, D.Whatley to second]; S.Owens singled
[D.Whatley scored, M.Williams to second]; S.Owens was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by T.Johnson [M.Williams to
third, S.Owens to second]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 10 R,
11 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 1, Black Barons 10.
2ND: J.Chisum out on unknown play; T.Johnson out on unknown
play; T.Edwards out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 1,
Black Barons 10.
BLACK BARONS 2ND: C.Lamar out on unknown play; H.Barnes doubled
to center field [H.Barnes to third (error by W.Walker)];
T.Edwards allowed a passed ball [H.Barnes scored (unearned)];
W.Ferrell out on unknown play; B.Carter singled; T.Edwards
allowed a passed ball [B.Carter to second]; P.Woods out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black Barons 11.
3RD: G.Dixon out on unknown play; M.Riddle was hit by a pitch;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; W.Walker out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black Barons 11.
BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley tripled; M.Williams out on unknown
play [D.Whatley scored]; S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
walked; 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; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 1, Black Barons 12.
4TH: B.Thurman walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Chisum
singled [B.Thurman to second]; T.Johnson singled [B.Thurman
scored, J.Chisum to third]; R.SHROPSHIRE BATTED FOR T.EDWARDS;
R.Shropshire out on unknown play [J.Chisum scored]; G.Dixon out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black Barons 12.
BLACK BARONS 4TH: R.SHROPSHIRE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C);
J.Chisum dropped a foul fly hit by H.Barnes; H.Barnes out on
unknown play; W.Ferrell singled to shortstop [W.Ferrell to
second (error by M.Riddle)]; B.Carter out on unknown play;
P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 3, Black
Barons 12.
5TH: M.Riddle singled; L.Pearson singled [M.Riddle to second];
W.Walker homered [M.Riddle scored, L.Pearson scored]; B.Thurman
out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Chisum out
on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 6, Black Barons 12.
BLACK BARONS 5TH: R.Shropshire dropped a foul fly hit by
D.Whatley; D.Whatley doubled; M.Williams out on unknown play;
S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 6, Black Barons 12.
6TH: T.Johnson reached on an error by C.Lamar [T.Johnson to
first]; R.Shropshire grounded into a double play (C.Lamar to
B.Carter) [T.Johnson out at second]; G.Dixon out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 6, Black Barons 12.
BLACK BARONS 6TH: C.Lamar singled; H.Barnes singled [C.Lamar to
second]; W.Ferrell out on unknown play; B.Carter singled
[C.Lamar to third, H.Barnes to second]; P.Woods singled [C.Lamar
scored, H.Barnes scored, B.Carter to second]; D.Whatley doubled
[B.Carter scored, P.Woods to third]; M.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 6,
Black Barons 15.
7TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; L.Pearson singled to third
base [L.Pearson to second (error by P.Woods)]; W.Walker out on
unknown play; B.Thurman tripled [L.Pearson scored]; L.Lockett
singled to center field [B.Thurman scored, L.Lockett scored
(unearned) (error by S.Owens)]; J.Chisum out on unknown play; 2
R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. 9, Black Barons 15.
BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.Bankhead singled to second base [F.Bankhead
to second (error by L.Lockett)]; C.Lamar reached on an error by
L.Lockett [F.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
L.Lockett), C.Lamar to second]; H.Barnes walked; W.Ferrell out
on unknown play [C.Lamar to third, H.Barnes to second]; C.Lamar
was picked off third, but was safe on an error by R.Shropshire
[C.Lamar scored (unearned), H.Barnes scored (unearned)];
B.Carter out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 3 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 4 E, 0 LOB. 9, Black Barons 18.
8TH: T.Johnson out on unknown play; R.Shropshire out on
unknown play; G.Dixon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
9, Black Barons 18.
BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Thurman dropped a foul fly hit by
D.Whatley; D.Whatley singled; M.Williams hit into a double play
(L.Pearson to B.Thurman) [D.Whatley out at first]; S.Owens out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. 9, Black Barons 18.
9TH: A.LEWIS REPLACED B.CARTER (PLAYING 1B); M.Riddle singled;
L.Pearson grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to A.Lewis)
[M.Riddle out at second]; W.Walker singled; B.Thurman out on
unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 9, Black Barons 18.
Final Totals R H E LOB
9 12 11 4
Black Barons 18 23 3 8
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