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Houston Eagles (HOE) 3 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Monday, May 2, 1949 (N) at Ponce de Leon Park, Atlanta GA
Regular-Season game

Houston Eagles                      0 0 1  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   3 12  0
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  8  0

BATTING

Houston Eagles                       AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   1   1    0     1   0     2   2
Bob Wilson 3b                         5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Johnny Washington 1b                  5   1   3    1     0   0     2   0
Johnny Davis lf                       2   0   1    2     3   0     0   0
Eddie Brooks 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
John Brown p                          4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   3  12    3     5   0    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Curley Williams 2, Johnny Washington 2, Eddie Brooks 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Washington, Johnny Davis. 
GDP:  Bob Wilson. 
Team LOB:  12


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Joe Scott 1b                          4   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    1     0   0     0   0
Luther Branham lf                     4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Piper Davis 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Norman Robinson cf                    4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jose Burgos ss                        3   0   0    0     1   0     0   1
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Greason p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Alonzo Perry ph, p                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               33   2   8    2     1   0    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Joe Scott, Piper Davis, Jose Burgos. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Scott. 
GDP:  Joe Scott, Jose Burgos. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Houston Eagles                       IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John Brown W                         9       8   2    2   1   0   0  34
Totals                               9       8   2    2   1   0   0  34


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Greason L                       8      12   3    3   5   0   0  39
Alonzo Perry                         1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9      12   3    3   5   0   0  42



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Umpires: HP - Lewis Means, 1B - Joe Doyle

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/2/1949 -- Houston Eagles at Birmingham Black
Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Houston                       Birmingham                    
1. J.Wilkes            cf        E.Steele            rf        
2. C.Williams          ss        J.Scott             1b        
3. B.Wilson            3b        J.Britton           3b        
4. B.Harvey            rf        L.Branham           lf        
5. J.Washington        1b        P.Davis             2b        
6. J.Davis             lf        N.Robinson          cf        
7. E.Brooks            2b        J.Burgos            ss        
8. L.Ruffin            c         P.Bassett           c         
9. J.Brown             p         B.Greason           p         

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes singled; C.Williams out on unknown play;
B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott doubled
to left-center; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Branham singled
[J.Scott scored]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Washington singled; J.Davis walked [J.Washington
to second]; E.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; J.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Eagles 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: N.Robinson singled; J.Burgos grounded into a
double play (C.Williams to E.Brooks to J.Washington) [N.Robinson
out at second]; P.Bassett singled; B.Greason out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams walked;
B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey singled [C.Williams to
second]; J.Washington doubled to right field [C.Williams scored,
B.Harvey to third]; J.Davis walked; E.Brooks out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.Steele singled; J.Scott grounded into a
double play (E.Brooks to C.Williams to J.Washington) [E.Steele
out at second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Ruffin singled; J.Brown out on unknown play;
J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 1, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 5TH: B.Wilson out on unknown play; B.Harvey walked;
J.Washington singled [B.Harvey to second]; J.Davis doubled to
left field [B.Harvey scored, J.Washington scored]; E.Brooks out
on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; P.Bassett
singled; B.Greason out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 6TH: J.Brown singled; J.Wilkes out on unknown play;
C.Williams singled [J.Brown to second]; B.Wilson grounded into a
double play (J.Burgos to P.Davis to J.Scott) [C.Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Britton out on
unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Washington out on
unknown play; J.Davis walked; E.Brooks singled [J.Davis to
second]; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Burgos walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 1.

EAGLES 8TH: J.Brown out on unknown play; J.Wilkes singled;
C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson singled (unknown
fielder) [J.Wilkes out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles
3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.PERRY BATTED FOR B.GREASON; A.Perry out on
unknown play; E.Steele singled to right field; J.Scott singled
[E.Steele to third]; J.Britton popped to C.Williams [E.Steele
scored]; L.Branham out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Eagles 3, Black Barons 2.

EAGLES 9TH: A.PERRY STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); B.Harvey out on
unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 3, Black Barons 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           3  12   0  12
 Black Barons     2   8   0   5


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