SSA 9 – 18 Birmingham Black Barons
16 August 1937 · BIR01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Six-Hit Game · 6 | David Whatley | 1 in 1,641 games |
| 67 | 9-12-11 runs-hits-errors line | SSA | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 60 | final score 18–9 | 1 in 9,027 games |
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 | 11 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 18 | 23 | 3 |
Box score
SSA batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Riddle | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Les Pearson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Walker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Butch Thurman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Lester Lockett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Chisum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Johnson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tenny Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Shropshire | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glenn Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
SSA pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dixon | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Johnson | 8.0 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Carter | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Parnell Woods | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Whatley | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2 2B |
| Melzar Williams | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bankhead | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clarence Lamar | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Harry Barnes | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 2B |
| Willie Ferrell | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 47 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Ferrell | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 |