Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  7  2
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 2  0 0 1  0 0 x   -   3  7  1

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   0   1    0     1              
Billy Horne ss                        3   0   0    0     0              
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   2    0     0              
Buddy Armour lf                       4   1   1    1     0              
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   0    1     0              
Willie Grace rf                       4   0   1    0     0              
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   1    0     0              
George Britt c                        3   0   1    0     0              
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   0    0     0              
Totals                               31   2   7    2     1   2    24    

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Parnell Woods, George Britt. 
PB: 1.  George Britt. 

BATTING -
SH:  Billy Horne. 
Team LOB:  4


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Leroy Morney cf                       4   0   2    0     0              
Artie Wilson ss                       4   1   2    1     0              
John Britton 3b                       2   0   1    1     1              
Piper Davis 1b                        4   0   0    0     0              
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   1   0    0     0              
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   1    1     0              
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   0    0     0              
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   1   1    0     0              
Alfred Saylor p                       2   0   0    0     0              
Totals                               28   3   7    3     1   1    27    

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
3B:  Ed Steele. 
SH:  John Britton, Alfred Saylor. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson L                   8       7   3        1   1   0  31
Totals                               8       7   3        1   1   0  31

WP:  Willie Jefferson. 
BK:  Willie Jefferson. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Saylor W                      9       7   2        1   2   0  33
Totals                               9       7   2        1   2   0  33



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Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - Poindexter Williams

Time of Game: 1:51   Attendance: 6000

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