Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 2 7 4 Baltimore Elite Giants 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x - 6 8 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Artie Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 Ed Steele rf, 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Freddie Shepard ph, rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Buck Felder 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alfred Saylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 7 2 2 1 24 1 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis. E: 4. Ed Steele, Piper Davis, Buck Felder, Jimmie Newberry. BATTING - 2B: Earl Bumpus. 3B: Ed Steele. SH: Freddie Shepard, Jimmie Newberry. Team LOB: 8 Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tommy Butts ss 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wild Bill Wright rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Bill Hoskins lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Roy Campanella c 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Harry Williams 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Doc Dennis 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Byrd p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 6 8 5 3 0 27 0 BATTING - 2B: Bill Hoskins, Roy Campanella. 3B: Doc Dennis. GDP: Bill Hoskins. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 6 8 6 1 3 0 0 31 Alfred Saylor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Totals 8 8 6 1 3 0 0 38 Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Byrd W 9 7 2 2 2 1 0 37 Totals 9 7 2 2 2 1 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Tex Williford Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/14/1945 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Baltimore Elite Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Baltimore 1. J.Ray cf H.Kimbro cf 2. A.Wilson ss T.Butts ss 3. E.Steele rf W.Wright rf 4. L.Lockett 3b B.Hoskins lf 5. P.Davis 1b R.Campanella c 6. E.Bumpus lf H.Williams 2b 7. H.Bell c N.Robinson 3b 8. B.Felder 2b D.Dennis 1b 9. J.Newberry p B.Byrd p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Ray out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro reached on an error by B.Felder [H.Kimbro to first]; T.Butts reached on an error by J.Newberry [H.Kimbro to second, T.Butts to first]; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins doubled [H.Kimbro scored (unearned), T.Butts scored (unearned)]; R.Campanella doubled [B.Hoskins scored (unearned)]; H.Williams out on unknown play; N.Robinson reached on an error by E.Steele [R.Campanella scored (unearned) (no RBI), N.Robinson to first]; D.Dennis tripled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; B.Byrd out on unknown play; 5 R (0 ER), 3 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: H.Kimbro walked; T.Butts out on unknown play; W.Wright walked [H.Kimbro to second]; B.Hoskins grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [W.Wright out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: R.Campanella walked; H.Williams out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins singled; R.Campanella singled [B.Hoskins to second]; H.Williams out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Felder walked; J.Newberry reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [B.Felder to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [B.Felder to third, J.Newberry to second]; E.Steele flied to W.Wright; L.Lockett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 5. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd to second]; T.Butts singled [B.Byrd scored, H.Kimbro to second]; W.Wright out on unknown play; B.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Davis singled; E.Bumpus doubled [P.Davis scored]; H.Bell out on unknown play; B.Felder singled [E.Bumpus to third]; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR J.NEWBERRY; P.Bassett walked [B.Felder to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: A.SAYLOR REPLACED P.BASSETT (PITCHING); R.Campanella out on unknown play; H.Williams reached on an error by P.Davis [H.Williams to first]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.Steele tripled; L.Lockett singled [E.Steele scored]; F.SHEPARD BATTED FOR P.DAVIS; F.Shepard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to second]; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 6. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: E.STEELE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); F.SHEPARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); B.Byrd out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; T.Butts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Elite Giants 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 7 4 8 Elite Giants 6 8 0 8
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