Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 12 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 x - 4 7 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Minor cf 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 1 2 0 0 11 0 Chico Renfroe 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 Clyde Nelson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 Willie Grace rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 Tommy Harris c 4 0 1 1 0 3 0 Joe Greene lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eugene Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nat McClinic lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Henry Presswood ss 3 0 2 0 1 2 9 Webbo Clarke p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 36 3 12 3 1 6 24 15 FIELDING - E: 3. George Minor, Chico Renfroe 2. BATTING - 2B: Archie Ware. SH: Webbo Clarke. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: George Minor. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 5 3 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Ed Steele rf 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis 1b, 2b 4 1 1 0 0 8 0 Pepper Bassett c 3 1 2 1 0 7 1 Norman Robinson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Willie Mays lf 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 Wiley Griggs 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Jim Zapp ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alonzo Perry 1b 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 Jimmie Newberry p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Herman Bell ph 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 Bill Greason p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 7 3 1 3 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Artie Wilson, Pepper Bassett. HBP: Pepper Bassett. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Steele, Piper Davis. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Webbo Clarke L 8 7 4 0 1 3 0 35 Totals 8 7 4 0 1 3 0 35 WP: Webbo Clarke. HBP: Webbo Clarke. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry W 6 8 2 2 1 4 0 25 Bill Greason SV 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 13 Totals 9 12 3 3 1 6 0 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Austin, 2B - , 3B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7680 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/8/1948, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Birmingham 1. G.Minor cf A.Wilson ss 2. A.Ware 1b J.Britton 3b 3. C.Renfroe 3b E.Steele rf 4. C.Nelson 2b P.Davis 1b 5. W.Grace rf P.Bassett c 6. T.Harris c N.Robinson cf 7. J.Greene lf W.Mays lf 8. H.Presswood ss W.Griggs 2b 9. W.Clarke p J.Newberry p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Minor singled; G.Minor was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); A.Ware out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson doubled; 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. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace singled; T.Harris out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Bassett was hit by a pitch; N.Robinson singled [P.Bassett to second]; W.Mays out on unknown play; W.Griggs out on unknown play; W.Clarke threw a wild pitch [P.Bassett to third, N.Robinson to second]; J.Newberry walked; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 3RD: H.Presswood singled; W.Clarke singled [H.Presswood to second]; G.Minor lined into a double play (A.Wilson unassisted) [H.Presswood out at second]; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele reached on an error by C.Renfroe [E.Steele to first]; E.Steele stole second; P.Davis out on unknown play; P.Bassett doubled [E.Steele scored (unearned)]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 4TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; W.Griggs out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 5TH: T.Harris out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; H.Presswood walked; W.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 6TH: G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware doubled; C.Renfroe singled [A.Ware to third]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace singled [A.Ware scored, C.Renfroe to second]; T.Harris singled [C.Renfroe scored, W.Grace to second]; E.SMITH BATTED FOR J.GREENE; E.Smith forced T.Harris (unknown fielder) [E.Smith to first]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: N.MCCLINIC REPLACED E.SMITH (PLAYING LF); P.Davis singled; P.Davis stole second; P.Bassett singled [P.Davis to third]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; W.Mays reached on an error by C.Renfroe [P.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI), P.Bassett to third, W.Mays to second]; J.ZAPP BATTED FOR W.GRIGGS; J.Zapp struck out; H.BELL BATTED FOR J.NEWBERRY; H.Bell singled [P.Bassett scored (unearned), W.Mays scored (unearned)]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 4. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.PERRY REPLACED J.ZAPP (PLAYING 1B); B.GREASON REPLACED H.BELL (PITCHING); P.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); H.Presswood out on unknown play; W.Clarke out on unknown play; G.Minor singled; A.Ware singled [G.Minor to second]; C.Renfroe singled [G.Minor scored, A.Ware to second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton singled to center field [J.Britton to second (error by G.Minor)]; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BUCKEYES 8TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; N.McClinic out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BUCKEYES 9TH: H.Presswood singled; W.Clarke out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Presswood to second]; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 3 12 3 8 Black Barons 4 7 0 7
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