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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 13 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Monday, June 3, 1946 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Davenport IA
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             3 0 3  0 0 2  0 5 0   -  13  9  1
Chicago American Giants             0 2 1  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   3 10  7

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       5   2   1    0     1         2   3
John Britton 3b                       6   3   2    2     0         0   2
Ed Steele rf                          4   2   0    0     1         2   0
Piper Davis 2b                        4   2   1    0     1         5   3
Tommy Sampson 1b                      2   0   0    1     0         5   0
  Jimmy Reynolds pr, 1b               1   0   0    0     0         5   1
Freddie Shepard cf                    5   0   1    1     0         0   0
Emanuel Sampson lf                    5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      5   2   2    0     0         7   0
Bill Powell p                         5   1   1    1     0         1   3
Totals                               42  13   9    5     3   7    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Pepper Bassett. 
PB: 1.  Pepper Bassett. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton. 
3B:  John Britton, Piper Davis. 
HBP:  Tommy Sampson, Jimmy Reynolds. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Steele, Piper Davis, Pepper Bassett. 
CS:  Jimmy Reynolds. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    4   0   2    1     1         2   3
John Bissant lf                       5   0   1    1     0         1   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   0    0     1         3   2
Ed Young 1b                           5   1   1    0     0         7   0
Jim McCurine rf                       5   0   1    0     0         2   0
Walter Thomas cf                      3   0   2    0     1         3   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   0   1    1     0         8   1
Clyde McNeal 3b                       4   1   2    0     0         0   1
Red Howard p                          1   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Harry Rhodes ph, p                  2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               37   3  10    3     3   6    27   8

FIELDING -
E: 7.  Bernell Longest 2, Ralph Wyatt, Jim McCurine, Clyde McNeal 2, Harry Rhodes. 
PB: 2.  Herb Barnhill 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Clyde McNeal. 
HBP:  Red Howard. 
Team LOB:  11


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Powell W                        9      10   3    3   3   6   0  41
Totals                               9      10   3    3   3   6   0  41

WP:  Bill Powell. 
HBP:  Bill Powell. 

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         6       5   8    2   3   4   0  31
Harry Rhodes                         3       4   5    1   0   3   0  16
Totals                               9       9  13    3   3   7   0  47

WP:  Red Howard 2. 
HBP:  Red Howard, Harry Rhodes. 


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Umpires: HP - John Crawford, 1B -  Atkins

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 6/3/1946 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Chicago
Am. Giants (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Chicago                       
1. A.Wilson            ss        B.Longest           2b        
2. J.Britton           3b        J.Bissant           lf        
3. E.Steele            rf        R.Wyatt             ss        
4. P.Davis             2b        E.Young             1b        
5. T.Sampson           1b        J.McCurine          rf        
6. F.Shepard           cf        W.Thomas            cf        
7. E.Sampson           lf        H.Barnhill          c         
8. P.Bassett           c         C.McNeal            3b        
9. B.Powell            p         R.Howard            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton
tripled; R.Howard threw a wild pitch [J.Britton scored];
E.Steele walked; P.Davis walked [E.Steele to second]; E.Steele
stole third and P.Davis stole second; T.Sampson reached on an
error by C.McNeal [E.Steele scored, P.Davis to third, T.Sampson
to first]; F.Shepard reached on an error by B.Longest [P.Davis
scored (unearned) (no RBI), T.Sampson to second, F.Shepard to
first]; E.Sampson singled [T.Sampson to third, F.Shepard to
second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown
play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: B.Longest singled; B.Longest was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by P.Bassett [B.Longest to
second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; R.Wyatt walked; E.Young
out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: A.Wilson walked; J.Britton out on unknown
play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: W.Thomas out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on
unknown play; C.McNeal tripled; R.Howard was hit by a pitch;
B.Longest singled [C.McNeal scored, R.Howard to second];
J.Bissant singled [R.Howard scored, B.Longest to second];
R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
3, Am. Giants 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Sampson out on unknown play; F.Shepard out
on unknown play; E.Sampson reached on an error by R.Wyatt
[E.Sampson to first]; P.Bassett singled [E.Sampson to second];
B.Powell singled [E.Sampson scored (unearned), P.Bassett to
second]; R.Howard threw a wild pitch [P.Bassett to third,
B.Powell to second]; A.Wilson reached on an error by B.Longest
[P.Bassett scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Powell scored
(unearned) (no RBI), A.Wilson to first]; J.Britton out on
unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Am.
Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: E.Young singled; J.McCurine out on unknown
play; W.Thomas singled [E.Young to second]; H.Barnhill singled
[E.Young scored, W.Thomas to second]; C.McNeal out on unknown
play; R.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 6, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; T.Sampson was hit by a pitch; J.REYNOLDS RAN FOR
T.SAMPSON; J.Reynolds was caught stealing second (H.Barnhill to
R.Wyatt); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B);
B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play;
R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons
6, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Shepard out on unknown play; E.Sampson out
on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 6, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.Young out on unknown play; J.McCurine
singled; B.Powell threw a wild pitch [J.McCurine to second];
W.Thomas walked; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 6, Am. Giants
3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson
singled; J.Britton reached on an error by C.McNeal [A.Wilson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Britton to third]; H.Barnhill
allowed a passed ball [J.Britton scored (unearned)]; E.Steele
out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 8, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: H.RHODES BATTED FOR R.HOWARD; H.Rhodes out on
unknown play; B.Longest walked; J.Bissant out on unknown play;
R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons
8, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.RHODES STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
J.Reynolds out on unknown play; F.Shepard out on unknown play;
E.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 8, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Young out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on
unknown play; W.Thomas singled; P.Bassett allowed a passed ball
[W.Thomas to second]; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 8, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Bassett singled; P.Bassett stole second;
B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson reached on an error by
H.Rhodes [P.Bassett to third, A.Wilson to first]; J.Britton
doubled [P.Bassett scored, A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; E.Steele
reached on an error by J.McCurine [J.Britton scored (unearned)
(no RBI), E.Steele to third]; H.Barnhill allowed a passed ball
[E.Steele scored (unearned)]; P.Davis tripled; J.Reynolds was
hit by a pitch; F.Shepard singled [P.Davis scored (unearned),
J.Reynolds to second]; E.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Bassett
out on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
13, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.McNeal singled; H.Rhodes out on unknown play;
B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 13, Am. Giants 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 13, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; E.Young out on
unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 13, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons    13   9   1   7
 Am. Giants       3  10   7  11


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