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St. Louis Stars @ Birmingham Black Barons

1937-08-16 · Night game · 2:05

Birmingham Black Barons defeated St. Louis Stars 18–9. Birmingham Black Barons put up 10 in the 1st. William Walker went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SSA	1	0	0	2	3	0	3	0	0	9	12
BIR	10	1	1	0	0	3	3	0		18	23

St. Louis Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Marshall Riddle	4	2	3	0	0
Les Pearson	5	2	2	0	0
William Walker	5	1	2	3	0
(unknown)	4	2	2	2	1
Lester Lockett	4	1	1	1	0
John Chisum	4	1	1	0	0
Tommy Johnson	4	0	1	1	0
Teannie Edwards	1	0	0	0	0
Glenn Dixon	4	0	0	0	0
Ralph Shropshire	3	0	0	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bill Carter	5	3	3	1	1
Parnell Woods	6	1	2	2	0
David Whatley	6	3	6	1	0
Melzar Williams	6	0	2	3	0
Sylvester Owens	6	1	2	3	0
Fred Bankhead	4	2	1	0	1
Clarence Lamar	5	3	2	1	0
Harry Barnes	4	4	3	2	1
Willie Ferrell	5	1	2	1	0

St. Louis Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Glenn Dixon	0.0	4	1	0
Tommy Johnson	8.0	19	2	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Willie Ferrell	9.0	12	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

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

Bot 1

Bill Carter: W
Parnell Woods: S.1-2
David Whatley: S.2-3;1-2
Melzar Williams: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sylvester Owens: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Fred Bankhead: 99(2)/FO.1-2
Clarence Lamar: D.2-H;1-3
Harry Barnes: D.3-H;2-H
Willie Ferrell: S.2-H
Bill Carter: D.1-H
Parnell Woods: 99
David Whatley: S.2-3
Melzar Williams: S.3-H;1-2
Sylvester Owens: S.2-H;1-2
Fred Bankhead: PO1(E1).2-3;1-2#
Fred Bankhead: 99

Top 2

John Chisum: 99
Tommy Johnson: 99
Teannie Edwards: 99

Bot 2

Clarence Lamar: 99
Harry Barnes: D8.B-3(E8)#
Willie Ferrell: PB.3-H(UR)#
Willie Ferrell: 99
Bill Carter: S
Parnell Woods: PB.1-2#
Parnell Woods: 99

Top 3

Glenn Dixon: 99
Marshall Riddle: HP
Les Pearson: 99
William Walker: 99

Bot 3

David Whatley: T
Melzar Williams: 99.3-H
Sylvester Owens: 99
Fred Bankhead: W#
Clarence Lamar: PO1(E1).1-2#
Clarence Lamar: 99

Top 4

W
Lester Lockett: 99
John Chisum: S.1-2
Tommy Johnson: S.2-H;1-3
Ralph Shropshire: 99.3-H
Glenn Dixon: 99

Bot 4

Harry Barnes: FLE5#
Harry Barnes: 99
Willie Ferrell: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Bill Carter: 99
Parnell Woods: 99

Top 5

Marshall Riddle: S
Les Pearson: S.1-2
William Walker: HR.2-H;1-H
99
Lester Lockett: 99
John Chisum: 99

Bot 5

David Whatley: FLE2#
David Whatley: D
Melzar Williams: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99
Fred Bankhead: 99

Top 6

Tommy Johnson: E6#
Ralph Shropshire: 6(1)3/GDP#
Glenn Dixon: 99

Bot 6

Clarence Lamar: S
Harry Barnes: S.1-2
Willie Ferrell: 99
Bill Carter: S.2-3;1-2
Parnell Woods: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
David Whatley: D.2-H;1-3
Melzar Williams: 99
Sylvester Owens: 99

Top 7

Marshall Riddle: 99
Les Pearson: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
William Walker: 99
T.2-H
Lester Lockett: S8.3-H;B-H(E8)(NR)(UR)#
John Chisum: 99

Bot 7

Fred Bankhead: S4.B-2(E4/TH)#
Clarence Lamar: E4.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Harry Barnes: W#
Willie Ferrell: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Bill Carter: PO3(E2).3-H(UR);2-H(UR)#
Bill Carter: 99
Parnell Woods: 99

Top 8

Tommy Johnson: 99
Ralph Shropshire: 99
Glenn Dixon: 99

Bot 8

David Whatley: FLE3#
David Whatley: S
Melzar Williams: 9/F/DP.1X1(93)#
Sylvester Owens: 99

Top 9

Marshall Riddle: S
Les Pearson: 4(1)3/GDP#
William Walker: S
99

Notes & reviews

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

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