Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 - 4 15 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Britton 3b 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 2 Clarence Lamar 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 Fred Wilson rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 5 0 2 2 0 0 12 0 Ed Nelson ss 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 6 Johnny Ray cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Buster Haywood c 4 1 3 1 0 0 4 0 Sam Segraves lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Sylvester Snead p 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 4 15 4 1 0 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Clarence Lamar, Goose Tatum, Ed Nelson. BATTING - SH: Clarence Lamar, Fred Wilson, Johnny Ray 2. GDP: John Britton. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Goose Tatum. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hoss Walker 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Felix McLaurin ph, cf 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett lf, 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2 Leroy Morney cf, lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 Alphonse Dunn 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 Paul Hardy c 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Alfred Saylor p 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 32 2 7 2 1 0 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Alphonse Dunn. BATTING - GDP: Alphonse Dunn. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Hoss Walker. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sylvester Snead W 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 33 Totals 9 7 2 2 1 0 0 33 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor L 9 15 4 4 1 0 0 41 Totals 9 15 4 4 1 0 0 41 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 8/6/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Birmingham 1. J.Britton 3b H.Walker 3b 2. C.Lamar 2b T.Sampson 2b 3. F.Wilson rf C.Spearman rf 4. G.Tatum 1b L.Lockett lf 5. E.Nelson ss L.Morney cf 6. J.Ray cf P.Davis ss 7. B.Haywood c A.Dunn 1b 8. S.Segraves lf P.Hardy c 9. S.Snead p A.Saylor p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Britton singled; C.Lamar singled [J.Britton to second]; F.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to third, C.Lamar to second]; G.Tatum out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: H.Walker singled; H.Walker was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: J.Ray singled; B.Haywood singled [J.Ray to second]; S.Segraves out on unknown play; S.Snead singled [J.Ray to third, B.Haywood to second]; J.Britton grounded into a double play (P.Davis to T.Sampson to A.Dunn) [S.Snead out at second]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [L.Lockett to third]; A.Dunn out on unknown play [L.Lockett scored]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 3RD: C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; G.Tatum was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Saylor out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 4TH: E.Nelson singled; J.Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Nelson to second]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; S.Segraves out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Spearman singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Snead singled; J.Britton singled [S.Snead to second]; C.Lamar out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Snead to third, J.Britton to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled [S.Snead scored, J.Britton scored]; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Dunn singled; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Saylor singled [A.Dunn to third]; F.MCLAURIN BATTED FOR H.WALKER; F.McLaurin out on unknown play [A.Dunn scored]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 6TH: F.MCLAURIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); L.LOCKETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); L.MORNEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); J.Ray out on unknown play; B.Haywood singled; S.Segraves out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Britton walked; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Davis singled; A.Dunn grounded into a double play (C.Lamar to E.Nelson to G.Tatum) [P.Davis out at second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 8TH: E.Nelson singled; J.Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Nelson to second]; B.Haywood singled [E.Nelson scored]; S.Segraves singled [B.Haywood to second]; S.Snead out on unknown play; J.Britton singled [B.Haywood scored, S.Segraves to second]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Saylor walked; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 9TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 4, Black Barons 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 4 15 0 10 Black Barons 2 7 0 4
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