Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 6 0 Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 x - 6 8 1 BATTING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Merchant cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 Reinaldo Drake ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Smith 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 1 Fred Wilson rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Alex Radcliff 1b 4 1 3 2 0 0 12 0 Sam Hairston 3b 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Lamb Barbee lf 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 Johnny Ray ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Davis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Amos Watson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Sutton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ollie Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 5 6 5 3 0 24 3 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry Smith, Alex Radcliff, Hoss Walker. BATTING - HR: Alex Radcliff. Team LOB: 5 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 John Britton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 Ed Steele rf 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Roy Phelps cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leandy Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Collins Jones pr, cf 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Earl Bumpus ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Harper 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Herman Bell c 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 John Huber p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 6 8 6 4 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 1. John Britton. BATTING - 2B: Artie Wilson. 3B: Earl Bumpus. SH: Piper Davis, Ed Steele, Collins Jones. GDP: John Huber. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Piper Davis. PITCHING Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roosevelt Davis 6 4 3 3 3 0 0 23 Amos Watson 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Leroy Sutton L 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 6 Johnny Williams 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ollie Smith 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 8 8 6 6 4 0 0 34 Roosevelt Davis pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning Leroy Sutton pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Huber 5 2 2 0 2 0 1 20 Jimmie Newberry 2.1 4 3 3 1 0 0 12 Johnny Markham W 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 9 6 5 3 3 0 1 37 WP: Johnny Markham. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/27/1945, game 1 -- Cincinnati-Indi Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati-Indi Birmingham 1. H.Merchant cf A.Wilson ss 2. H.Smith 2b P.Davis 1b 3. F.Wilson rf J.Britton 3b 4. A.Radcliff 1b L.Lockett lf 5. S.Hairston 3b E.Steele rf 6. L.Barbee lf R.Phelps cf 7. H.Walker ss J.Spencer 2b 8. B.Haywood c H.Bell c 9. R.Davis p J.Huber p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Merchant reached on an error by J.Britton [H.Merchant to first]; H.Smith out on unknown play; F.Wilson out on unknown play; A.Radcliff homered (unearned) [H.Merchant scored (unearned)]; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson singled; P.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Wilson to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele walked [L.Lockett to second]; R.Phelps out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Barbee out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Spencer out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 3RD: R.Davis out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; H.Smith walked; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; P.Davis was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to H.Smith); J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 4TH: A.Radcliff singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Barbee walked [A.Radcliff to second]; H.Walker out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; R.Phelps out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 5TH: R.Davis out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; H.Bell walked; J.Huber grounded into a double play (H.Walker to H.Smith to A.Radcliff) [H.Bell out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 6TH: J.NEWBERRY REPLACED J.HUBER (PITCHING); Huber left the game with an injured ankle; F.Wilson out on unknown play; A.Radcliff singled; S.Hairston out on unknown play; L.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Walker singled; B.Haywood out on unknown play; R.Davis out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett singled; E.Steele walked [L.Lockett to second]; A.WATSON REPLACED R.DAVIS (PITCHING); L.YOUNG BATTED FOR R.PHELPS; L.Young forced E.Steele (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to third, L.Young to first]; C.JONES RAN FOR L.YOUNG; E.BUMPUS BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; E.Bumpus tripled [L.Lockett scored, C.Jones scored]; L.SUTTON REPLACED A.WATSON (PITCHING); H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Newberry walked; A.Wilson doubled [E.Bumpus scored, J.Newberry scored]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 2, Black Barons 5. CLOWNS 8TH: REPLACED E.BUMPUS (PLAYING 2B); C.JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); H.Smith singled; F.Wilson walked [H.Smith to second]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play [H.Smith to third, F.Wilson to second]; S.Hairston singled [H.Smith scored, F.Wilson scored, S.Hairston to second (on throw)]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED J.NEWBERRY (PITCHING); J.Markham threw a wild pitch [S.Hairston to third]; L.Barbee out on unknown play [S.Hairston scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton singled; L.Lockett singled [J.Britton to second]; J.WILLIAMS REPLACED L.SUTTON (PITCHING); E.Steele out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to third, L.Lockett to second]; O.SMITH REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Williams ejected by Umpire Moore for arguing balls and strik; C.Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton scored, L.Lockett to third]; out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Barons 6. CLOWNS 9TH: J.RAY BATTED FOR B.HAYWOOD; J.Ray out on unknown play; A.VAZQUEZ BATTED FOR O.SMITH; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; R.DRAKE BATTED FOR H.MERCHANT; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Barons 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 5 6 0 5 Black Barons 6 8 1 4
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