Birmingham Black Barons 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 8 4 Indianapolis ABCs 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 3 x - 10 16 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cap Tyson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parnell Woods ph, 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 Fred Bankhead 2b 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 David Whatley cf 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 Melzar Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Henry McCall 1b 4 1 2 0 0 10 0 Lester Lockett ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Bert Johnson rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Harry Barnes c 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 Dick Burton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 4 8 3 0 4 24 11 FIELDING - E: 4. David Whatley, Henry McCall, Harry Barnes, Cliff Blackmon. PB: 1. Harry Barnes. BATTING - 2B: Bert Johnson. 3B: David Whatley. HBP: Fred Bankhead 2. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Parnell Woods, Fred Bankhead. Indianapolis ABCs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Buddy Armour ss 5 2 2 0 0 5 2 Bill Bradford rf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 Quincy Trouppe lf 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 Ted Strong 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 Clarence Mitchell 1b 4 1 3 3 1 13 0 John Lyles cf 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 Marshall Riddle 2b 3 0 1 1 1 2 6 Raymond Taylor c 4 0 1 0 1 5 3 Robert Dean p 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 38 10 16 8 4 5 27 14 FIELDING - E: 1. Quincy Trouppe. BATTING - 2B: Quincy Trouppe, Ted Strong 2. 3B: Clarence Mitchell. SH: Marshall Riddle, Robert Dean. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Clarence Mitchell, John Lyles 2. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dick Burton 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 4 Cliff Blackmon L 7.2 13 8 7 4 5 0 40 Totals 8 16 10 9 4 5 0 44 Indianapolis ABCs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Robert Dean W 9 8 4 4 0 4 0 35 Totals 9 8 4 4 0 4 0 35 WP: Robert Dean. HBP: Robert Dean 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/29/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Indianapolis ABCs (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Indianapolis 1. C.Tyson 3b B.Armour ss 2. F.Bankhead 2b B.Bradford rf 3. D.Whatley cf Q.Trouppe lf 4. M.Williams lf T.Strong 3b 5. H.McCall 1b C.Mitchell 1b 6. L.Lockett ss J.Lyles cf 7. B.Johnson rf M.Riddle 2b 8. H.Barnes c R.Taylor c 9. D.Burton p R.Dean p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Tyson out on unknown play; F.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; D.Whatley tripled to left-center [F.Bankhead scored]; R.Dean threw a wild pitch [D.Whatley scored]; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 0. ABCS 1ST: B.Armour singled to center field; B.Bradford flied to D.Whatley [B.Armour to third (error by D.Whatley) (error by H.McCall)]; B.Armour was picked off third, but was safe on an error by H.Barnes [B.Armour scored]; Q.Trouppe singled; T.Strong singled [Q.Trouppe to second]; C.BLACKMON REPLACED D.BURTON (PITCHING); C.Mitchell singled [Q.Trouppe scored, T.Strong to third]; C.Mitchell stole second; J.Lyles out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Johnson singled; H.Barnes out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. ABCS 2ND: R.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Dean out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.WOODS BATTED FOR C.TYSON; P.Woods singled; P.Woods was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to B.Armour); F.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. ABCS 3RD: P.WOODS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.Bradford out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 2. ABCS 4TH: C.Mitchell walked; J.Lyles singled [C.Mitchell to second]; M.Riddle out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Mitchell to third, J.Lyles to second]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Dean singled [C.Mitchell scored, J.Lyles scored]; R.Dean was picked off first, but was safe on an error by C.Blackmon [R.Dean to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.Barnes out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 4. ABCS 5TH: B.Bradford singled; Q.Trouppe forced B.Bradford (unknown fielder) [Q.Trouppe to first]; T.Strong doubled [Q.Trouppe to third]; C.Mitchell tripled [Q.Trouppe scored, T.Strong scored]; J.Lyles out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; F.Bankhead was caught stealing second (R.Taylor to B.Armour); D.Whatley out on unknown play; M.Williams singled to left field [M.Williams to second (error by Q.Trouppe)]; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 6. ABCS 6TH: R.Taylor singled; R.Dean out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Taylor to second]; B.Armour out on unknown play; B.Bradford singled [R.Taylor to third]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 6. ABCS 7TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; C.Mitchell singled; J.Lyles forced C.Mitchell (unknown fielder) [J.Lyles to first]; J.Lyles stole second; J.Lyles stole third; M.Riddle walked; H.Barnes allowed a passed ball [J.Lyles scored (unearned), M.Riddle to second]; R.Taylor walked; R.Dean out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 7. ABCS 8TH: B.Armour singled; B.Bradford out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe doubled [B.Armour scored]; T.Strong doubled [Q.Trouppe scored]; C.Mitchell out on unknown play; J.Lyles walked; M.Riddle singled [T.Strong scored, J.Lyles to second]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, ABCs 10. BLACK BARONS 9TH: D.Whatley singled; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall singled [D.Whatley to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Johnson doubled [D.Whatley scored, H.McCall scored]; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, ABCs 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 8 4 4 ABCs 10 16 1 10
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