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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 8 Cleveland Bears (CV9) 6

Game played on Sunday, June 30, 1940 (D) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  0 0 5  2 0 0   -   8 13  0
Cleveland Bears                     0 1 0  0 3 0  0 0 2   -   6 11  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Buddy Allen 3b                        4   2   3          0              
  Sammy Burton 3b                     1   0   0          0              
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   2   2    1     1              
Lyman Bostock 1b                      5   1   2    1     0              
Jabbo Andrews rf                      4   1   1          1              
Willie Nixon lf                       4   1   2    4     0              
Dan Thomas cf                         4   1   1          0              
Ulysses Redd ss                       4   0   2    1     0              
Paul Hardy c                          4   0   0          0              
Gentry Jessup p                       2   0   0          0              
  Fred McBride p                      1   0   0          0              
  Red Howard p                        1   0   0          0              
Totals                               38   8  13          2        27    


BATTING -
2B:  Tommy Sampson, Lyman Bostock, Willie Nixon. 
3B:  Tommy Sampson, Ulysses Redd. 
HR:  Willie Nixon. 
Team LOB:  5


Cleveland Bears                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Johnny Ray 1b                         4   1   1    1     1              
Parnell Woods 3b                      5   0   0          0              
Duke Cleveland rf                     4   0   1          1              
Henry Turner c                        5   1   2          0              
Ormond Sampson lf                     3   2   2          2              
Gabby Kemp cf                         4   0   0          1              
Clarence Lamar ss                     5   1   1          0              
Al Frazier 2b                         4   0   2          0              
Preacher Henry p                      2   0   0          0              
  Alonzo Mitchell p                   2   1   2    1     0              
Totals                               38   6  11          5        27    


BATTING -
Team LOB:  10


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup W                      5       6   4        2       0  23
Fred McBride                         3       2   0        3       0  14
Red Howard                           1       3   2        0       0  6
Totals                               9      11   6        5       0  43


Cleveland Bears                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Preacher Henry L                     6       9   6        2       1  28
Alonzo Mitchell                      3       4   2        0       0  12
Totals                               9      13   8        2       1  40



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Umpires: HP - B.T. Harvey, 1B - Red Moore

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 1000


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