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St. Louis Stars @ Birmingham Black Barons

1937-08-15 · Day game · 7 innings · 1:50

Birmingham Black Barons defeated St. Louis Stars 12–4. Birmingham Black Barons put up 4 in the 2nd. David Whatley went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
SSA	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	10
BIR	2	4	1	0	2	3		12	17

St. Louis Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Ralph Shropshire	4	0	1	0
Marshall Riddle	4	0	1	0
Les Pearson	4	0	1	0
William Walker	4	1	1	0
(unknown)	3	2	2	0
Lester Lockett	3	1	2	3
John Chisum	3	0	2	1
Glenn Dixon	3	0	0	0
Hill	3	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Bill Carter	5	3	3	1
Parnell Woods	5	1	2	2
David Whatley	5	1	2	4
Melzar Williams	5	1	0	1
Sylvester Owens	4	0	1	1
Fred Bankhead	4	1	2	0
Clarence Lamar	3	1	2	0
Melvin Coleman	4	2	2	0
Jack Bruton	4	2	3	3

St. Louis Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hill	6.0	17	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Bruton	7.0	10	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ralph Shropshire: 99
Marshall Riddle: 99
Les Pearson: 99

Bot 1

Bill Carter: S
Parnell Woods: WP.1-2#
Parnell Woods: 99
David Whatley: E6.2-3#
Melzar Williams: 99(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Sylvester Owens: SB2
Sylvester Owens: SB3
Sylvester Owens: S.3-H(UR)
Fred Bankhead: S.1-3
Clarence Lamar: SB2
Clarence Lamar: 99

Top 2

William Walker: S
S.1-2
Lester Lockett: T.2-H;1-H
John Chisum: S.3-H
Glenn Dixon: 99
Hill: 99
Ralph Shropshire: 99

Bot 2

Melvin Coleman: S
Jack Bruton: D.1-H
Bill Carter: S.2-3
Parnell Woods: 99
David Whatley: HR.3-H;1-H
Melzar Williams: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99

Top 3

Marshall Riddle: 99
Les Pearson: 99
William Walker: 99

Bot 3

Fred Bankhead: S
Clarence Lamar: 99/SH.1-2#
Melvin Coleman: BK.2-3#
Melvin Coleman: 99
Jack Bruton: T.3-H
Bill Carter: E5.3-3#
Parnell Woods: 99

Top 4

T
Lester Lockett: S.3-H
John Chisum: S.1-2
Glenn Dixon: 99
Hill: 99
Ralph Shropshire: PB.2-3;1-2#
Ralph Shropshire: 99

Bot 4

David Whatley: S
Melzar Williams: E2.1-2#
Sylvester Owens: 99
Fred Bankhead: 99
Clarence Lamar: S.2-3;1-2
Melvin Coleman: 99

Top 5

Marshall Riddle: S
Les Pearson: S.1-2
William Walker: 99
99
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 5

Jack Bruton: 99
Bill Carter: S
Parnell Woods: HR.1-H
David Whatley: 99
Melzar Williams: E6#
Sylvester Owens: SB2#
Sylvester Owens: E6.2-3#
Fred Bankhead: 99

Top 6

John Chisum: 99
Glenn Dixon: 99
Hill: 99

Bot 6

Clarence Lamar: S
Melvin Coleman: SB2
Melvin Coleman: S.2-3
Jack Bruton: D.3-H;1-3
Bill Carter: 99.3-H
Parnell Woods: S.2-3
David Whatley: 99.3-H
Melzar Williams: 99

Top 7

Ralph Shropshire: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Marshall Riddle: 99
Les Pearson: 99
William Walker: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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