Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 x - 8 10 1 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 Clarence Lamar 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 Sam Segraves rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Wilson ph, rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 0 2 1 0 10 0 Ed Nelson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 1 5 1 Sylvester Snead p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Perry Hall p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 9 2 1 5 24 9 BATTING - GDP: Buster Haywood. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Fred Wilson. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Morney cf 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 Lester Lockett lf 4 1 1 4 1 2 0 Piper Davis ss 2 2 2 0 2 1 3 Alphonse Dunn rf 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 4 0 2 1 0 11 0 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 Herman Bell c 3 1 0 0 1 7 0 John Huber p 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 8 10 8 6 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay. E: 1. Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Leroy Morney, Piper Davis. HR: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Lester Lockett. PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sylvester Snead L 6.1 6 6 6 6 4 1 30 Perry Hall 1.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 9 Totals 8 10 8 8 6 4 1 39 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Huber W 9 9 3 3 1 5 0 37 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 5 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 8/13/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Birmingham 1. H.Smith ss L.Morney cf 2. C.Lamar 2b T.Sampson 2b 3. S.Segraves rf L.Lockett lf 4. G.Tatum 1b P.Davis ss 5. E.Nelson lf A.Dunn rf 6. J.Ray cf L.Lindsay 1b 7. J.Britton 3b H.Walker 3b 8. B.Haywood c H.Bell c 9. S.Snead p J.Huber p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Smith singled; C.Lamar reached on a fielder's choice [H.Smith to second]; F.WILSON BATTED FOR S.SEGRAVES; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L.Morney out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked; L.Lockett was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to H.Smith); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis walked; A.Dunn walked [P.Davis to second]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 3RD: S.Snead singled; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Huber out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 4TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; A.Dunn singled [P.Davis to second]; L.Lindsay singled [P.Davis scored, A.Dunn to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 5TH: J.Britton singled; B.Haywood grounded into a double play (P.Davis to T.Sampson to L.Lindsay) [J.Britton out at second]; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 6TH: H.Smith singled; C.Lamar singled [H.Smith to second]; F.Wilson singled [H.Smith scored, C.Lamar to third]; F.Wilson stole second [C.Lamar scored, F.Wilson to third (error by H.Bell)]; G.Tatum singled [F.Wilson scored]; E.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; A.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 7TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell walked; J.Huber singled [H.Bell to second]; L.Morney doubled [H.Bell scored, J.Huber to third]; T.Sampson walked; L.Lockett homered [J.Huber scored, L.Morney scored, T.Sampson scored]; P.HALL REPLACED S.SNEAD (PITCHING); P.Davis doubled; A.Dunn singled [P.Davis scored]; L.Lindsay singled [A.Dunn to second]; H.Walker singled [A.Dunn scored, L.Lindsay to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 7 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. CLOWNS 8TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum singled; E.Nelson singled [G.Tatum to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. CLOWNS 9TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Haywood walked; P.Hall out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 3 9 0 7 Black Barons 8 10 1 7
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