Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 2 8 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 5 2 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ray (Aussa) Neil 2b 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 Gene (Cheever) Smith 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 Ameal (Macon) Brooks rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 Leonard (Yahodi) Lindsay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Dave (Wahoo) Hoskins lf 3 1 2 0 0 3 0 Lincoln (Mofike) Williams cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper (Tarzan) Bassett c 3 0 1 0 0 4 3 Jim (Selassie) Oliver ss 3 0 1 1 0 5 2 Fred (Khora) Wilson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 2 8 2 1 4 21 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Ray (Aussa) Neil 2, Leonard (Yahodi) Lindsay 2, Jim (Selassie) Oliver 2. BATTING - GDP: Fred (Khora) Wilson. Team LOB: 7 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 2 0 1 0 1 2 0 Piper Davis lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Alphonse Dunn lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 3 1 2 0 0 7 0 Ed Steele rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 Hoss Walker ss 3 0 0 1 0 1 5 Clarence Lamar 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Hardy c 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 Gready McKinnis p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 22 2 5 2 2 3 21 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lyman Bostock, Hoss Walker, Gready McKinnis. E: 2. Clarence Lamar, Gready McKinnis. BATTING - 2B: Lyman Bostock. 3B: Tommy Sampson. GDP: Alphonse Dunn, Hoss Walker. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - CS: Felix McLaurin, Lyman Bostock. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred (Khora) Wilson 7 5 2 2 2 0 24 Totals 7 5 2 2 2 3 0 24 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gready McKinnis 7 8 2 1 1 4 0 30 Totals 7 8 2 1 1 4 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/23/1942, game 2 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Birmingham 1. R.Neil 2b F.McLaurin cf 2. G.Smith 3b P.Davis lf 3. A.Brooks rf L.Bostock 1b 4. L.Lindsay 1b E.Steele rf 5. D.Hoskins lf T.Sampson 2b 6. L.Williams cf H.Walker ss 7. P.Bassett c C.Lamar 3b 8. J.Oliver ss P.Hardy c 9. F.Wilson p G.McKinnis p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; R.Neil singled; G.Smith out on unknown play; A.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to J.Oliver); P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: D.Hoskins singled; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Oliver reached on an error by G.McKinnis [D.Hoskins to second, J.Oliver to first]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Sampson tripled; H.Walker out on unknown play [T.Sampson scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; A.Brooks walked; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 4TH: D.Hoskins singled; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled [D.Hoskins to second]; J.Oliver singled [D.Hoskins scored, P.Bassett to second]; F.Wilson grounded into a double play (G.McKinnis to H.Walker to L.Bostock) [J.Oliver out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Bostock singled; L.Bostock was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to J.Oliver); E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Neil out on unknown play; G.Smith out on unknown play; A.Brooks singled; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Sampson walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 6TH: A.DUNN REPLACED P.DAVIS (PLAYING LF); D.Hoskins out on unknown play; L.Williams out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin walked; A.Dunn grounded into a double play (J.Oliver to R.Neil to L.Lindsay) [F.McLaurin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 1, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Oliver out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Neil singled to third base [R.Neil to second (error by C.Lamar)]; G.Smith singled [R.Neil scored (unearned)]; A.Brooks out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Bostock doubled; E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled [L.Bostock scored]; H.Walker grounded into a double play (J.Oliver to R.Neil to L.Lindsay) [T.Sampson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 2 8 0 7 Black Barons 2 5 2 1
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