Chicago American Giants 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 Birmingham Black Barons 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 8 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 John Bissant lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Art Pennington 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Jackson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Smith rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bob Smith c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ollie Waldon ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 George Minor pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry Jessup p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 6 1 1 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 2. Lloyd Davenport, Gentry Jessup. BATTING - 2B: Lloyd Davenport. SH: Gentry Jessup. Team LOB: 7 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Felix McLaurin cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnie Scott ph, cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leroy Morney rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele ph, rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lester Lockett lf 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Alvin Gipson p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 3 8 3 0 0 27 0 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson. E: 1. John Britton. BATTING - SH: Piper Davis. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 8 8 3 2 0 0 0 33 Totals 8 8 3 2 0 0 0 33 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alvin Gipson W 9 6 2 1 1 0 0 36 Totals 9 6 2 1 1 0 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Van Buren Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/30/1944, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Chicago Birmingham 1. J.Douglas ss A.Wilson ss 2. J.Bissant lf T.Sampson 2b 3. L.Davenport cf F.McLaurin cf 4. A.Pennington 2b P.Davis 1b 5. S.Jackson 1b L.Morney rf 6. J.Smith rf J.Britton 3b 7. C.Nelson 3b L.Lockett lf 8. B.Smith c P.Bassett c 9. G.Jessup p A.Gipson p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; L.Davenport doubled; A.Pennington reached on an error by J.Britton [L.Davenport scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Pennington to first]; S.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Smith out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled; L.Morney singled [P.Davis to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [P.Davis scored, L.Morney to third]; P.Bassett out on unknown play [L.Morney scored]; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled; J.Bissant singled [J.Douglas to third]; L.Davenport out on unknown play [J.Douglas scored]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled; J.SCOTT BATTED FOR F.MCLAURIN; J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); S.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Smith walked; G.Jessup out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Smith to second]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Gipson out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; T.Sampson singled [A.Wilson to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Davenport singled; A.Pennington reached on a fielder's choice [L.Davenport to second]; S.Jackson out on unknown play; J.Smith lined into a double play (A.Wilson unassisted) [L.Davenport out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: C.Nelson out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Douglas singled; J.Bissant reached on a fielder's choice [J.Douglas to second]; L.Davenport out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; S.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; J.Scott singled to center field [J.Scott to third (error by L.Davenport)]; P.Davis reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by G.Jessup [J.Scott scored (unearned), P.Davis to first]; E.STEELE BATTED FOR L.MORNEY; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 3. AM. GIANTS 9TH: E.STEELE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); J.Smith out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; O.WALDON BATTED FOR B.SMITH; O.Waldon singled; G.MINOR RAN FOR O.WALDON; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 2, Black Barons 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 2 6 2 7 Black Barons 3 8 1 6
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