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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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