New York Black Yankees 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 2 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 5 2 BATTING New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leslie Green cf 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 Dick Seay 2b 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 Dan Wilson lf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 Tom Parker rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 Harry Williams ss 4 2 3 2 1 4 2 Johnny Hayes c 3 1 1 0 2 1 6 1 Jimmy Ford 3b 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 Bransford Bennett 1b 5 0 2 2 0 11 2 Eugene Smith p 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 38 8 12 8 6 6 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Johnny Hayes, Bransford Bennett. E: 2. Harry Williams, Johnny Hayes. BATTING - 2B: Harry Williams, Jimmy Ford, Bransford Bennett. 3B: Dan Wilson. SH: Dick Seay. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Leslie Green, Harry Williams 2. CS: Tom Parker. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Tommy Sampson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 Jesse Warren 1b 3 2 1 0 2 9 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 3 0 1 1 2 2 0 Leroy Morney ss 2 0 0 1 3 3 2 Bill Bradford lf 3 0 0 1 2 2 0 Goose Tatum rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 Paul Hardy c 4 0 1 0 1 7 2 Dan Bankhead p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Johnny Markham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alvin Gipson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 5 3 11 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lester Lockett, Paul Hardy. E: 2. Jesse Warren, Leroy Morney. PB: 1. Paul Hardy. BATTING - 2B: Jesse Warren. 3B: Lloyd Davenport. HBP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 13 BASERUNNING - SB: Lester Lockett. PITCHING New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith W 9 5 4 4 11 6 0 44 Totals 9 5 4 4 11 6 0 44 WP: Eugene Smith 2. HBP: Eugene Smith. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dan Bankhead L 4.1 8 6 6 3 3 0 23 Johnny Markham 3.2 2 2 2 2 2 0 16 Alvin Gipson 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 6 Totals 9 12 8 8 6 6 0 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Billy Donaldson, 1B - Candy Smith, 2B - Charles Zomphier, 3B - Harry Holland Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/30/1942 -- New York Black Yankees at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: New York Birmingham 1. L.Green cf T.Sampson 2b 2. D.Seay 2b L.Lockett 3b 3. D.Wilson lf J.Warren 1b 4. T.Parker rf L.Davenport cf 5. H.Williams ss L.Morney ss 6. J.Hayes c B.Bradford lf 7. J.Ford 3b G.Tatum rf 8. B.Bennett 1b P.Hardy c 9. E.Smith p D.Bankhead p BLACK YANKEES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Green walked; D.Seay out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Green to second]; D.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett was hit by a pitch; J.Warren out on unknown play; E.Smith threw a wild pitch [L.Lockett to second]; L.Davenport walked; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: H.Williams doubled; J.Hayes singled [H.Williams to third]; J.Ford forced J.Hayes (unknown fielder) [H.Williams scored, J.Ford to first]; B.Bennett doubled [J.Ford to third]; E.Smith out on unknown play; L.Green singled [J.Ford scored, B.Bennett to third]; L.Green stole second; D.Seay out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: B.Bradford walked; G.Tatum struck out while (J.Hayes to B.Bennett); P.Hardy singled; D.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: D.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Parker singled; P.Hardy allowed a passed ball [T.Parker to second]; H.Williams walked; J.Hayes struck out while T.Parker was caught stealing third (P.Hardy to L.Lockett); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Sampson singled; L.Lockett singled [T.Sampson to third]; L.Lockett stole second [T.Sampson scored (error by J.Hayes), L.Lockett to third]; J.Warren walked; L.Davenport walked [J.Warren to second]; L.Morney walked [L.Lockett scored, J.Warren to third, L.Davenport to second]; B.Bradford out on unknown play [J.Warren scored]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; B.Bennett out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: D.Bankhead out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: On a bunt L.Green singled; D.Seay out on unknown play; D.Wilson tripled [L.Green scored]; T.Parker walked; H.Williams singled [D.Wilson scored, T.Parker scored]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED D.BANKHEAD (PITCHING); H.Williams stole second; J.Hayes walked; J.Ford doubled [H.Williams scored, J.Hayes to third]; B.Bennett singled [J.Hayes scored, J.Ford scored]; E.Smith out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown play; 6 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Warren doubled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Morney walked; B.Bradford out on unknown play; E.Smith threw a wild pitch [J.Warren to third, L.Morney to second]; G.Tatum walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Markham out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: H.Williams out on unknown play; J.Hayes out on unknown play; J.Ford walked; B.Bennett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Warren reached on an error by H.Williams [J.Warren to first]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; B.Bradford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; L.Green reached on an error by L.Morney [L.Green to first]; L.Green was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Warren [L.Green to second]; D.Seay out on unknown play; D.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; P.Hardy walked; J.SPENCER BATTED FOR J.MARKHAM; J.Spencer out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: A.GIPSON REPLACED J.SPENCER (PITCHING); T.Parker out on unknown play; H.Williams singled; H.Williams stole second; J.Hayes walked; J.Ford singled [H.Williams to third, J.Hayes to second]; B.Bennett out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Warren walked; L.Davenport tripled [J.Warren scored]; L.Morney walked; B.Bradford walked [L.Morney to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; P.Hardy forced B.Bradford (J.Ford to D.Seay) [P.Hardy to first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Yankees 8, Black Barons 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Yankees 8 12 2 10 Black Barons 4 5 2 13
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