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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 7 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 6

Game played on Thursday, August 12, 1948 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  4 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   6 15  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 7 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   7  8  3

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Minor cf                       2   2   2    0     0         1   0
  Eddie Johnson rf                    3   0   2    0     0         1   0
  Earnest Long ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        5   1   2    0     0         5   2
Al Smith lf                           4   0   1    1     1         0   0
Clyde Nelson 2b                       5   2   1    1     0         6   2
Willie Grace rf, cf                   5   0   1    1     0         1   0
Chico Renfroe ss                      3   1   2    1     1         1   3
Tommy Harris c                        3   0   1    0     2         6   2
Bill Reynolds 3b                      5   0   2    1     0         2   2
Sam Jones p                           2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  John Brown p                        2   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Chet Brewer ph                      1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               41   6  15    5     4   5    24  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Archie Ware, Clyde Nelson 2. 
E: 1.  Bill Reynolds. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde Nelson. 
3B:  George Minor, Willie Grace. 
HBP:  Chico Renfroe. 
Team LOB:  13


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       2   1   1    1     3         3   4
John Britton 3b                       5   1   1    3     0         0   3
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   0    0     1         3   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   1   1    1     0         7   0
Norman Robinson cf                    4   0   1    0     1         3   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   1   1    0     1         7   0
Willie Mays lf                        2   1   2    0     2         1   0
Alonzo Perry p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jimmie Newberry p                   3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Wiley Griggs 2b                       3   1   1    0     1         3   2
Totals                               29   7   8    5     9   6    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Wiley Griggs. 
E: 3.  Piper Davis, Pepper Bassett, Wiley Griggs. 
PB: 3.  Pepper Bassett 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton. 
SH:  Jimmie Newberry. 
HBP:  Ed Steele, Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  10

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Piper Davis, Norman Robinson. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Jones L                          2.1     7   7        6   3   0  20
John Brown                           5.2     1   0    0   3   3   0  21
Totals                               8       8   7        9   6   0  41

HBP:  John Brown 2. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry                         1.2     6   6        2   1   0  13
Jimmie Newberry W                    7.1     9   0    0   2   4   0  33
Totals                               9      15   6        4   5   0  46

WP:  Alonzo Perry, Jimmie Newberry 2. 
HBP:  Jimmie Newberry. 


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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B -  Austin, 3B - Poindexter Williams

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 2841


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