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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 7 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 3

Game played on Monday, July 2, 1945 (N) at Cramton Bowl, Montgomery AL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     3 0 0  0 0  -   3  5  1
Birmingham Black Barons             3 1 0  0 3  -   7  8  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cowan Hyde rf                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
John Henry Oliver lf                  3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jimmy Ford 2b                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson cf                      2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Taylor 1b                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Red Longley 3b                        2   0   1    3     0   0     0   0
Casey Jones c                         2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leaman Johnson ss                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Al Jones p                            2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               20   3   5    3     0   0    15   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leaman Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Red Longley. 
Team LOB:  2


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Quincy Smith lf                       2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Steele rf                          3   2   2    2     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        3   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Jim Oliver cf                         3   0   2    1     0   0     0   0
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
John Huber c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Alfred Saylor p                       2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               24   7   8    7     2   0    15   0


BATTING -
2B:  Alfred Saylor. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Artie Wilson 2. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Al Jones L                           5       8   7    6   2   0   0  26
Totals                               5       8   7    6   2   0   0  26


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Saylor W                      5       5   3    3   0   0   0  20
Totals                               5       5   3    3   0   0   0  20



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 7/2/1945 -- Memphis Red Sox at Birmingham Black
Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Birmingham                    
1. C.Hyde              rf        A.Wilson            ss        
2. J.Oliver            lf        Q.Smith             lf        
3. J.Ford              2b        E.Steele            rf        
4. N.Robinson          cf        L.Lockett           3b        
5. J.Taylor            1b        P.Davis             1b        
6. R.Longley           3b        J.Oliver            cf        
7. C.Jones             c         J.Spencer           2b        
8. L.Johnson           ss        J.Huber             c         
9. A.Jones             p         A.Saylor            p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
C.Hyde singled; J.Oliver singled [C.Hyde to second]; J.Ford out
on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [C.Hyde to third, J.Oliver
to second]; J.Taylor out on unknown play; R.Longley doubled
[C.Hyde scored, J.Oliver scored, N.Robinson scored]; C.Jones out
on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons
0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson walked; A.Wilson stole second;
A.Wilson stole third; Q.Smith walked; E.Steele reached on an
error by L.Johnson [A.Wilson scored, Q.Smith to second, E.Steele
to first]; L.Lockett singled [Q.Smith scored, E.Steele to
third]; P.Davis forced L.Lockett (unknown fielder) [E.Steele
scored (unearned), P.Davis to first]; J.Oliver singled [P.Davis
to second]; J.Spencer out on unknown play; J.Huber out on
unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black
Barons 3.

RED SOX 2ND: L.Johnson out on unknown play; A.Jones out on
unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: A.Saylor doubled; A.Wilson out on unknown
play; Q.Smith out on unknown play; E.Steele singled [A.Saylor
scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Oliver out on unknown play; J.Ford out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on
unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

RED SOX 4TH: J.Taylor singled; R.Longley out on unknown play;
C.Jones out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on
unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

RED SOX 5TH: Game delayed due to high wind which snapped an
electric lin; A.Jones out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on unknown
play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: Q.Smith out on unknown play; E.Steele
singled; L.Lockett singled [E.Steele to second]; P.Davis singled
[E.Steele scored, L.Lockett to second]; J.Oliver singled
[L.Lockett scored, P.Davis to third]; J.Spencer out on unknown
play [P.Davis scored]; J.Huber out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 3, Black Barons 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          3   5   1   2
 Black Barons     7   8   0   4


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