Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 0 New York Black Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 3 6 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 John Britton 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Ed Steele rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 4 0 0 0 0 7 2 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Herman Bell c 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 John Huber c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Buck Felder 2b 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 Alfred Saylor p 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 6 1 0 6 26 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis 2, Alfred Saylor 2. BATTING - SH: Artie Wilson, John Britton. Team LOB: 4 New York Black Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Dick Seay 2b 3 1 1 0 0 2 4 Willie Wells ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 Marvin Barker 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 George Scales 1b 3 0 1 0 1 12 0 Thad Christopher lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 Alphonso Gerard rf 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 Bill Perkins c 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Neck Stanley p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 29 3 6 3 3 4 27 12 FIELDING - E: 2. George Scales, Bill Perkins. BATTING - 2B: Willie Wells, Marvin Barker. SH: Willie Wells. HBP: Dick Seay. GDP: Thad Christopher. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Dick Seay. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor L 8.1 5 3 3 2 4 0 31 Johnny Markham 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 Totals 8.2 6 3 3 3 4 0 34 HBP: Alfred Saylor. New York Black Yankees IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Neck Stanley W 9 6 2 0 0 6 0 33 Totals 9 6 2 0 0 6 0 33 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Challower, 1B - Cornelius Rhoades, 2B - Fuller Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/2/1945, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at New York Black Yankees (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham New York 1. A.Wilson ss F.McLaurin cf 2. J.Britton 3b D.Seay 2b 3. E.Steele rf W.Wells ss 4. P.Davis 1b M.Barker 3b 5. L.Lockett lf G.Scales 1b 6. J.Ray cf T.Christopher lf 7. H.Bell c A.Gerard rf 8. B.Felder 2b B.Perkins c 9. A.Saylor p N.Stanley p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele singled [A.Wilson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Perkins)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; D.Seay singled; W.Wells hit into a double play (P.Davis to A.Saylor) [D.Seay out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 2ND: M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Christopher walked; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Saylor singled; A.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Saylor to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 3RD: B.Perkins out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 4TH: D.Seay out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 5TH: G.Scales singled; T.Christopher grounded into a double play (A.Saylor to A.Wilson to P.Davis) [G.Scales out at second]; A.Gerard walked; B.Perkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 6TH: J.HUBER REPLACED H.BELL (PLAYING C); N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; D.Seay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 0. BLACK YANKEES 7TH: W.Wells doubled to left field; M.Barker out on unknown play; G.Scales out on unknown play; T.Christopher singled to right field [W.Wells scored]; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 1. BLACK YANKEES 8TH: B.Perkins out on unknown play; N.Stanley out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Black Yankees 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Britton singled; J.Britton was picked off first, but was safe on an error by G.Scales [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele singled [J.Britton scored (unearned)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Black Yankees 1. BLACK YANKEES 9TH: D.Seay was hit by a pitch; D.Seay stole second; W.Wells out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Seay to third]; M.Barker doubled to left field [D.Seay scored]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED A.SAYLOR (PITCHING); G.Scales walked; T.Christopher out on unknown play; A.Gerard singled to left field [M.Barker scored, G.Scales to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Black Yankees 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 6 0 4 Black Yankees 3 6 2 5
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