Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 Memphis Red Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A John Britton 3b 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 1 1 1 3 0 Artie Wilson ss 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 Ed Steele rf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 Leandy Young lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Piper Davis 1b 4 1 2 0 0 13 0 Lester Lockett cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 Ted Radcliffe c 2 2 0 1 1 2 0 Alfred Saylor p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 7 2 4 2 27 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. John Britton, Tommy Sampson. E: 1. Ted Radcliffe. BATTING - 2B: John Britton. SH: Ted Radcliffe, Alfred Saylor. GDP: Leandy Young. Team LOB: 9 Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred McDaniel lf 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 T.J. Brown ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 Jimmy Ford 2b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 Neil Robinson cf 4 0 2 0 0 3 0 Verdell Mathis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 11 0 Cowan Hyde rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Red Longley 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Larry Brown c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Nat Rogers ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Keyes p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Rufus Ligon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 9 0 1 2 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. T.J. Brown, Jimmy Ford, Verdell Mathis. E: 2. Larry Brown, Robert Keyes. PB: 1. Larry Brown. BATTING - 2B: Verdell Mathis. HBP: Fred McDaniel. GDP: Neil Robinson. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Neil Robinson. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor W 9 9 1 1 1 2 0 36 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 2 0 36 HBP: Alfred Saylor. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Robert Keyes L 9 7 4 2 4 2 0 40 Totals 9 7 4 2 4 2 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - Lyons Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/18/1944, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Memphis 1. J.Britton 3b F.McDaniel lf 2. T.Sampson 2b T.Brown ss 3. A.Wilson ss J.Ford 2b 4. E.Steele rf N.Robinson cf 5. L.Young lf V.Mathis 1b 6. P.Davis 1b C.Hyde rf 7. L.Lockett cf R.Longley 3b 8. T.Radcliffe c L.Brown c 9. A.Saylor p R.Keyes p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Britton doubled; T.Sampson singled [J.Britton scored]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele reached on a fielder's choice [T.Sampson to second]; L.Young grounded into a double play (T.Brown to J.Ford to V.Mathis) [E.Steele out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: F.McDaniel singled; T.Brown singled [F.McDaniel to second]; J.Ford singled [F.McDaniel to third, T.Brown to second]; N.Robinson grounded into a double play (J.Britton to T.Sampson) [F.McDaniel scored (no RBI), T.Brown out at third, J.Ford out at second, N.Robinson to first]; V.Mathis out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe reached on a fielder's choice [P.Davis to second]; A.Saylor out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 2ND: C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley singled; L.Brown out on unknown play; R.Keyes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; E.Steele walked [A.Wilson to second]; L.Young out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 3RD: F.McDaniel was hit by a pitch; F.McDaniel was picked off first, but was safe on an error by T.Radcliffe [F.McDaniel to second]; T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lockett walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 4TH: V.Mathis doubled; C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 5TH: R.Keyes singled; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Young out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; L.Lockett singled [P.Davis to third]; T.Radcliffe reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by L.Brown [P.Davis scored, L.Lockett to second, T.Radcliffe to first]; A.Saylor forced L.Lockett (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to third, A.Saylor to first]; T.Radcliffe was picked off third, but was safe on an error by R.Keyes [T.Radcliffe scored (unearned), A.Saylor to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 6TH: N.Robinson singled; N.Robinson stole second; V.Mathis walked; C.Hyde out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 7TH: R.Keyes out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; T.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: L.Young out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 8TH: J.Ford out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled; V.Mathis out on unknown play; C.Hyde singled (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Red Sox 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: T.Radcliffe walked; A.Saylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; T.Sampson walked; A.Wilson singled [T.Radcliffe to third, T.Sampson to second]; L.Brown allowed a passed ball [T.Radcliffe scored (unearned)]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Red Sox 1. RED SOX 9TH: R.Longley out on unknown play; N.ROGERS BATTED FOR L.BROWN; N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.LIGON BATTED FOR R.KEYES; R.Ligon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Red Sox 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 7 1 9 Red Sox 1 9 2 8
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