Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Birmingham Black Barons 0 3 0 2 0 3 x - 8 9 0 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A George Minor cf 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 1 0 0 5 0 Chico Renfroe 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Clyde Nelson 2b 3 0 1 0 0 3 3 Willie Grace rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Tommy Harris c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Greene lf 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 Nat McClinic ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Henry Presswood ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 Eugene Smith p 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 John Brown p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 0 3 0 1 6 18 7 FIELDING - E: 1. Eugene Smith. BATTING - 2B: Clyde Nelson. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: George Minor. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 2 3 3 0 0 3 John Britton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 Ed Steele rf 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 0 0 1 1 8 1 Willie Mays lf 2 1 1 1 2 2 0 Norman Robinson cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Herman Bell c 3 1 0 0 0 6 0 Wiley Griggs 2b 2 1 1 0 1 2 2 Bill Powell p 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 Totals 25 8 9 7 7 1 21 7 BATTING - 2B: Artie Wilson, John Britton, Wiley Griggs. SH: Norman Robinson. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Artie Wilson, Ed Steele. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith L 5 9 8 6 6 1 0 29 John Brown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Totals 6 9 8 6 7 1 0 33 Eugene Smith pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell W 7 3 0 0 1 6 0 25 Totals 7 3 0 0 1 6 0 25 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Austin, 2B - , 3B - Charles Moore Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 7680 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 8/8/1948, game 2 -- 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 W.Mays lf 6. T.Harris c N.Robinson cf 7. J.Greene lf H.Bell c 8. H.Presswood ss W.Griggs 2b 9. E.Smith p B.Powell p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; E.Steele stole second; P.Davis walked; P.Davis was picked off first (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Nelson doubled; W.Grace out on unknown play; 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: W.Mays singled; N.Robinson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Mays to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; W.Griggs walked; B.Powell singled [W.Mays to third, W.Griggs to second]; A.Wilson singled [W.Mays scored, W.Griggs scored, B.Powell to third]; A.Wilson stole second [B.Powell scored]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 3RD: H.Presswood out on unknown play; E.Smith walked; G.Minor out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; W.Mays walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: C.Renfroe flied to W.Mays; C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Bell reached on an error by E.Smith [H.Bell to second]; W.Griggs out on unknown play [H.Bell to third]; B.Powell out on unknown play [H.Bell scored (unearned)]; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton doubled [A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; E.Steele walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 5TH: T.Harris out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; H.Presswood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 5TH: W.Mays walked; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; W.Griggs doubled (unknown fielder) [W.Mays out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 6TH: E.Smith out on unknown play; G.Minor singled; G.Minor stole second; A.Ware singled [G.Minor to third]; C.Renfroe lined to W.Griggs; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Powell singled; A.Wilson doubled [B.Powell scored]; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson to third]; J.BROWN REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); E.Steele walked [J.Britton to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play [A.Wilson scored, J.Britton to third]; W.Mays out on unknown play [J.Britton scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 8. BUCKEYES 7TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; T.Harris out on unknown play; N.MCCLINIC BATTED FOR J.GREENE; N.McClinic out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 0 3 1 4 Black Barons 8 9 0 7
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