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. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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