Houston Eagles 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 4 7 1 Birmingham Black Barons 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 x - 5 9 3 BATTING Houston Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Curley Williams ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Bob Wilson 3b 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Washington 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Davis lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Eddie Brooks 2b 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bo Wallace c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jerome Brown ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jonas Gaines pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 4 7 4 3 0 24 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Bob Wilson. BATTING - 3B: Curley Williams, Bob Wilson. Team LOB: 8 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Luther Branham lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 Norman Robinson cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Jose Burgos ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 5 9 5 1 0 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. John Britton 2, Jose Burgos. BATTING - 2B: Alonzo Perry, Piper Davis. 3B: Norman Robinson 2. SH: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Houston Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis L 8 9 5 4 1 0 0 35 Totals 8 9 5 4 1 0 0 35 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry W 9 7 4 0 3 0 0 39 Totals 9 7 4 0 3 0 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Joe Doyle, 1B - Lewis Means Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/3/1949 -- Houston Eagles at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Houston Birmingham 1. J.Wilkes cf E.Steele rf 2. C.Williams ss J.Britton 3b 3. B.Wilson 3b L.Branham lf 4. B.Harvey rf A.Perry 1b 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 H.Bell c 9. R.Lewis p J.Newberry p EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele singled; J.Britton reached on an error by B.Wilson [E.Steele to second, J.Britton to first]; L.Branham forced E.Steele (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second, L.Branham to first]; A.Perry doubled [J.Britton scored, L.Branham to third]; P.Davis doubled [L.Branham scored (unearned), A.Perry scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Barons 3. EAGLES 2ND: 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 0, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Barons 3. EAGLES 3RD: E.Brooks out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 0, Black Barons 3. EAGLES 4TH: J.Wilkes reached on an error by J.Burgos [J.Wilkes to first]; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson tripled [J.Wilkes scored (unearned)]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson tripled to left field; J.Burgos out on unknown play; H.Bell singled to left field [N.Robinson scored]; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. EAGLES 5TH: J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Brooks singled; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis walked [E.Brooks to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: E.Steele singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Branham walked [E.Steele to second]; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. EAGLES 6TH: C.Williams walked; B.Wilson singled [C.Williams to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Washington singled [C.Williams to third, B.Wilson to second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; E.Brooks out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. EAGLES 7TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: B.WALLACE REPLACED L.RUFFIN (PLAYING C); J.Newberry singled; E.Steele out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Newberry to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 1, Black Barons 4. EAGLES 8TH: C.Williams tripled; B.Wilson reached on an error by J.Britton [B.Wilson to first]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; J.Washington out on unknown play; J.Davis walked [B.Wilson to second]; E.Brooks singled (unknown fielder) [C.Williams scored (unearned), B.Wilson scored (unearned), J.Davis out at third]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; N.Robinson tripled [P.Davis scored]; J.Burgos out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 3, Black Barons 5. EAGLES 9TH: J.BROWN BATTED FOR B.WALLACE; J.Brown reached on an error by J.Britton [J.Brown to first]; J.GAINES RAN FOR J.BROWN; R.Lewis out on unknown play [J.Gaines to second]; J.Wilkes singled [J.Gaines scored (unearned)]; C.Williams out on unknown play; B.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Eagles 4, Black Barons 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Eagles 4 7 1 8 Black Barons 5 9 3 6
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