Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 1 Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 x - 5 12 1 BATTING Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Lyles 3b, lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Billy Horne 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 1 0 1 6 1 Duke Cleveland cf 4 0 1 1 0 5 0 Thad Christopher rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Smoky Owens lf 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 Johnnie Cowan ph, 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tice James ss 3 0 0 0 0 6 2 Raymond Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 Lefty Boone p 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 31 2 5 2 2 2 24 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Billy Horne. BATTING - GDP: Thad Christopher. Team LOB: 4 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Alphonse Dunn rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 4 0 Leroy Morney 2b 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 6 Johnny Smith cf 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 Clarence Lamar 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 Harry Barnes c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnnie Dawson ph, c 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 Specs Ellis p 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 37 5 12 5 5 0 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lyman Bostock, Hoss Walker, Specs Ellis. E: 1. Specs Ellis. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Smith. HR: Leroy Morney. SH: Alphonse Dunn. HBP: Clarence Lamar. Team LOB: 15 BASERUNNING - SB: Felix McLaurin. PITCHING Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Boone L 8 12 5 5 5 0 1 44 Totals 8 12 5 5 5 0 1 44 HBP: Lefty Boone. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Specs Ellis W 9 5 2 1 2 2 0 33 Totals 9 5 2 1 2 2 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Moore, 1B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/16/1942, game 1 -- Cin-Cle Buckeyes at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Cin-Cle Birmingham 1. J.Lyles 3b F.McLaurin lf 2. B.Horne 2b A.Dunn rf 3. A.Ware 1b L.Morney 2b 4. D.Cleveland cf J.Smith cf 5. T.Christopher rf L.Bostock 1b 6. S.Owens lf H.Walker ss 7. T.James ss C.Lamar 3b 8. R.Taylor c H.Barnes c 9. L.Boone p S.Ellis p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc Start of game delayed by an hour due to car trouble by CCB; J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware walked; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; A.Dunn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Smith doubled [F.McLaurin scored]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: T.Christopher singled; T.Christopher was picked off first, but was safe on an error by S.Ellis [T.Christopher to third]; S.Owens out on unknown play [T.Christopher scored (unearned)]; T.James out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.Walker walked; C.Lamar out on unknown play; J.DAWSON BATTED FOR H.BARNES; J.Dawson out on unknown play; S.Ellis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: J.DAWSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); L.Boone out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Dunn walked; L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Smith singled [A.Dunn to second]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; T.Christopher walked; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled; J.Dawson out on unknown play; S.Ellis singled [C.Lamar to second]; F.McLaurin singled [C.Lamar scored, S.Ellis to second]; A.Dunn singled [S.Ellis scored, F.McLaurin to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: T.James out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; C.Lamar walked [L.Bostock to second]; J.Dawson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Lyles singled; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware singled [J.Lyles to second]; D.Cleveland singled [J.Lyles scored, A.Ware to second]; T.Christopher grounded into a double play (S.Ellis to H.Walker to L.Bostock) [D.Cleveland out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Ellis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin reached on an error by B.Horne [F.McLaurin to first]; F.McLaurin stole second; A.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Morney singled [F.McLaurin to third]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: J.COWAN BATTED FOR S.OWENS; J.Cowan singled; T.James out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; L.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.LYLES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.COWAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L.Bostock singled; H.Walker reached on a fielder's choice [L.Bostock to second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; J.Dawson out on unknown play; S.Ellis walked [L.Bostock to third, H.Walker to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Dunn singled; L.Morney homered [A.Dunn scored]; J.Smith walked; L.Bostock out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; C.Lamar was hit by a pitch [J.Smith to second]; J.Dawson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 9TH: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 5 1 4 Black Barons 5 12 1 15
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