Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 - 3 7 7 Cleveland Buckeyes 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 4 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 3 0 1 0 4 John Britton 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 Ed Steele rf 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 Pepper Bassett c 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 Norman Robinson cf 4 0 2 2 0 2 0 Jim Zapp lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Willie Mays ph, lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Scott 1b 3 0 1 0 1 11 0 Alonzo Perry p 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 34 3 7 2 3 3 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. John Britton, Piper Davis, Joe Scott. E: 7. John Britton, Piper Davis 2, Pepper Bassett, Jim Zapp, Joe Scott 2. BATTING - HBP: Piper Davis 2. GDP: Willie Mays. Team LOB: 9 Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Nat McClinic cf 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 Chico Renfroe ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 Henry Presswood ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leon Kellman 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Willie Grace rf 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 Clyde Williams lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Tommy Harris c 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Bill Reynolds 2b 4 1 0 0 0 2 4 8 Webbo Clarke p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 5 4 3 2 4 27 16 FIELDING - DP: 1. Archie Ware, Bill Reynolds. E: 3. Archie Ware, Bill Reynolds 2. BATTING - SH: Chico Renfroe. HBP: Leon Kellman 2. GDP: Clyde Williams. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Bill Reynolds, Webbo Clarke. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Perry L 8 4 5 1 2 4 0 37 Totals 8 4 5 1 2 4 0 37 HBP: Alonzo Perry 2. Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Webbo Clarke W 9 7 3 1 3 3 0 39 Totals 9 7 3 1 3 3 0 39 BK: Webbo Clarke. HBP: Webbo Clarke 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 1:45 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/18/1948, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cleveland Buckeyes (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cleveland 1. A.Wilson ss N.McClinic cf 2. J.Britton 3b A.Ware 1b 3. E.Steele rf C.Renfroe ss 4. P.Davis 2b L.Kellman 3b 5. P.Bassett c W.Grace rf 6. N.Robinson cf C.Williams lf 7. J.Zapp lf T.Harris c 8. J.Scott 1b B.Reynolds 2b 9. A.Perry p W.Clarke p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: N.McClinic walked; A.Ware struck out; C.Renfroe reached on an error by J.Britton [N.McClinic to second, C.Renfroe to first]; L.Kellman was hit by a pitch [N.McClinic to third, C.Renfroe to second]; W.Grace singled to left field [N.McClinic scored, C.Renfroe scored (unearned), L.Kellman to second]; C.Williams reached on an error by J.Scott [L.Kellman to third, W.Grace to second, C.Williams to first]; T.Harris struck out; B.Reynolds struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Clarke flied to N.Robinson; N.McClinic reached on an error by J.Zapp [N.McClinic to second]; A.Ware reached on an error by P.Davis [N.McClinic to third, A.Ware to first]; C.Renfroe forced A.Ware (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [N.McClinic scored (unearned), C.Renfroe to first]; L.Kellman forced C.Renfroe (unknown fielder) [L.Kellman to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson walked; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 3RD: W.Grace singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: W.Clarke out on unknown play; N.McClinic out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott walked; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: C.Renfroe singled; L.Kellman was hit by a pitch [C.Renfroe to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Buckeyes 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton reached on an error by A.Ware [J.Britton to first]; E.Steele flied to C.Williams; P.Davis was hit by a pitch [J.Britton to second]; P.Bassett forced P.Davis (C.Renfroe to B.Reynolds) [J.Britton scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Reynolds), P.Bassett to second]; N.Robinson singled to left field [P.Bassett scored (unearned) (error by B.Reynolds), N.Robinson to second (error by B.Reynolds)]; J.Zapp struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Buckeyes 3. BUCKEYES 6TH: B.Reynolds struck out [B.Reynolds to first (error by P.Bassett)]; W.Clarke singled to right-center [B.Reynolds to third]; B.Reynolds stole home and W.Clarke stole second; N.McClinic grounded out, (A.Wilson to J.Scott) [W.Clarke scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Scott)]; A.Ware reached on an error by P.Davis [A.Ware to first]; C.Renfroe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Ware to second]; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Buckeyes 5. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.PRESSWOOD REPLACED C.RENFROE (PLAYING SS); J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; W.Clarke balked [A.Wilson to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 7TH: W.Grace walked; C.Williams grounded into a double play (J.Britton to P.Davis to J.Scott) [W.Grace out at second]; T.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Buckeyes 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.Steele walked; P.Davis was hit by a pitch [E.Steele to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled [E.Steele scored, P.Davis to second]; W.MAYS BATTED FOR J.ZAPP; W.Mays grounded into a double play (B.Reynolds to A.Ware) [N.Robinson out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 5. BUCKEYES 8TH: W.MAYS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.Reynolds out on unknown play; W.Clarke out on unknown play; N.McClinic out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Scott singled; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [J.Scott to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Buckeyes 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 7 7 9 Buckeyes 5 4 3 8
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