Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 3 - 11 16 2 Cleveland Buckeyes 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 - 6 16 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 2 2 0 1 1 4 John Britton 3b 6 0 1 1 0 1 2 Joe Scott 1b 5 3 3 2 0 10 0 Ed Steele rf 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 Piper Davis 2b 5 2 3 0 0 4 4 Norman Robinson cf 4 1 2 2 1 4 1 Jim Zapp lf 5 1 2 1 0 5 0 Herman Bell c 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Alonzo Perry p 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 Totals 41 11 16 10 4 5 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Joe Scott. E: 2. Joe Scott, Alonzo Perry. BATTING - 2B: Ed Steele. HR: Joe Scott, Alonzo Perry. SH: Alonzo Perry. HBP: Herman Bell. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Piper Davis 2, Norman Robinson. CS: Artie Wilson. Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Minor cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 1 2 0 0 12 0 Leon Kellman 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 Willie Grace rf 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 Al Smith lf 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 4 1 2 0 1 5 1 Chico Renfroe ss 5 0 1 0 0 3 9 Bill Reynolds 2b 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 Clyde Nelson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Carswell p 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 Earnest Long p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 43 6 16 5 1 1 27 16 FIELDING - E: 2. George Minor, Willie Grace. BATTING - 2B: George Minor, Archie Ware, Willie Grace, Joe Greene. GDP: Leon Kellman. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Willie Grace. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Perry W 9 16 6 5 1 1 0 44 Totals 9 16 6 5 1 1 0 44 Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Carswell L 5.1 12 8 7 2 4 1 31 Earnest Long 3.2 4 3 3 2 1 1 16 Totals 9 16 11 10 4 5 2 47 HBP: Frank Carswell. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fleet, 1B - Evans Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 5/10/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cleveland Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cleveland 1. A.Wilson ss G.Minor cf 2. J.Britton 3b A.Ware 1b 3. J.Scott 1b L.Kellman 3b 4. E.Steele rf W.Grace rf 5. P.Davis 2b A.Smith lf 6. N.Robinson cf J.Greene c 7. J.Zapp lf C.Renfroe ss 8. H.Bell c B.Reynolds 2b 9. A.Perry p F.Carswell p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson walked; J.Britton out on unknown play [A.Wilson to second]; J.Scott singled [A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [J.Scott to second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware singled; L.Kellman grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to J.Scott) [A.Ware out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Zapp out on unknown play; H.Bell was hit by a pitch; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Smith singled; J.Greene reached on a fielder's choice [A.Smith to second (error by J.Scott)]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; B.Reynolds singled [A.Smith scored, J.Greene to second]; F.Carswell singled [J.Greene scored (unearned), B.Reynolds to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott homered to rightfield; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; N.Robinson singled [P.Davis to third]; P.Davis stole home and N.Robinson stole second; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Ware doubled; L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Smith singled to center field [A.Ware scored]; J.Greene singled [A.Smith to second]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Bell walked; A.Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Bell to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Reynolds out on unknown play; F.Carswell out on unknown play; G.Minor doubled; G.Minor was picked off second, but was safe on an error by A.Perry [G.Minor to third]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Scott singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [J.Scott to third]; P.Davis stole second; N.Robinson singled to right field [J.Scott scored, P.Davis scored, N.Robinson to second (error by W.Grace)]; J.Zapp singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; A.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson singled to center field [A.Wilson to second (error by G.Minor)]; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson scored]; J.Scott forced J.Britton (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to first]; E.Steele doubled [J.Scott scored]; E.LONG REPLACED F.CARSWELL (PITCHING); P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson walked; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Greene walked; C.Renfroe singled [J.Greene to second]; B.Reynolds out on unknown play; E.Long singled [J.Greene to third, C.Renfroe to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; A.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 7TH: L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Greene doubled [W.Grace to third]; W.Grace stole home; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 8TH: B.Reynolds out on unknown play; E.Long singled; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Buckeyes 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Zapp singled; H.Bell singled [J.Zapp to second]; A.Perry homered to centerfield [J.Zapp scored, H.Bell scored]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 11, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 9TH: L.Kellman singled; W.Grace doubled [L.Kellman to third]; A.Smith singled [L.Kellman scored, W.Grace scored]; J.Greene out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; C.NELSON BATTED FOR B.REYNOLDS; C.Nelson flied to unknown fielder; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 11, Buckeyes 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 11 16 2 9 Buckeyes 6 16 2 11
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