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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 8, 1948 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

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



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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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