Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 0 Chicago American Giants 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Artie Wilson ss 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 Piper Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 11 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 3 1 1 1 0 4 4 Ed Steele rf 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 Ted Radcliffe c 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Alfred Saylor p 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 5 9 4 1 6 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Piper Davis, Tommy Sampson, Alfred Saylor. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Sampson. SH: Artie Wilson, Ted Radcliffe. HBP: Tommy Sampson. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Felix McLaurin, Artie Wilson, Ed Steele. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ralph Wyatt ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 Jesse Douglas 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 Walter Trehearn ph, 1b 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 1 1 0 4 0 Art Pennington 2b 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 Clyde Nelson 1b, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 7 1 John Bissant lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Crutchfield rf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 George Minor pr, rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Hatten c 4 0 0 0 0 7 0 Gentry Jessup p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 3 10 3 0 3 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ralph Wyatt, Jesse Douglas, Clyde Nelson. E: 2. Ralph Wyatt, Clyde Nelson. BATTING - 2B: Jimmie Crutchfield, Gentry Jessup. HR: Art Pennington. GDP: John Bissant. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Art Pennington. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor W 9 10 3 3 0 3 1 36 Totals 9 10 3 3 0 3 1 36 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 9 9 5 4 1 6 0 36 Totals 9 9 5 4 1 6 0 36 HBP: Gentry Jessup. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/7/1944, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Chicago 1. F.McLaurin cf R.Wyatt ss 2. A.Wilson ss J.Douglas 3b 3. J.Britton 3b L.Davenport cf 4. P.Davis 1b A.Pennington 2b 5. T.Sampson 2b C.Nelson 1b 6. E.Steele rf J.Bissant lf 7. L.Lockett lf J.Crutchfield rf 8. T.Radcliffe c R.Hatten c 9. A.Saylor p G.Jessup p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton singled (unknown fielder) [A.Wilson out at third]; J.Britton was picked off first (G.Jessup to C.Nelson); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Am. Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; E.Steele singled to shortstop; E.Steele stole second; L.Lockett singled to right field [E.Steele scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington singled to right field; C.Nelson singled to center field [A.Pennington to second]; J.Bissant grounded into a double play (A.Saylor to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [A.Pennington to third, C.Nelson out at second]; J.Crutchfield doubled to right field [A.Pennington scored]; Crutchfield twisted his ankle sliding into 2B; G.MINOR RAN FOR J.CRUTCHFIELD; R.Hatten out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: G.MINOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; A.Wilson walked [F.McLaurin to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; F.McLaurin stole third and A.Wilson stole second; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup doubled; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Am. Giants 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson was hit by a pitch; E.Steele singled [T.Sampson to third]; L.Lockett singled [T.Sampson scored, E.Steele scored, L.Lockett to second (on throw)]; T.Radcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to third]; A.Saylor popped to J.Douglas; F.McLaurin reached on an error by R.Wyatt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.McLaurin out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Pennington homered to rightfield; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; G.Minor out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Wilson singled to third base; J.Britton struck out; P.Davis lined to L.Davenport; T.Sampson doubled to right field [A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: R.Hatten out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington forced J.Douglas (unknown fielder) [A.Pennington to first]; A.Pennington stole second; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.McLaurin reached on an error by C.Nelson [F.McLaurin to first]; A.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to second]; J.Britton hit into a double play (J.Douglas to C.Nelson to R.Wyatt) [F.McLaurin out at third]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Bissant singled; G.Minor out on unknown play; R.Hatten out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; E.Steele grounded out (J.Douglas to C.Nelson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: Douglas injured his shoulder; R.Wyatt singled to center field; W.TREHEARN BATTED FOR J.DOUGLAS; W.Trehearn singled to center field [R.Wyatt to third, W.Trehearn to second (on throw)]; L.Davenport singled [R.Wyatt scored, W.Trehearn to third]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: W.TREHEARN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); C.NELSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 9TH: G.Minor out on unknown play; R.Hatten out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Am. Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 9 0 4 Am. Giants 3 10 2 6
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