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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Wednesday, May 11, 1949 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 0   -   3  9  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 1 0  0 3 x   -   4  6  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 3b                      4   0   0    0     0         1   1
Felix McLaurin lf                     3   1   2    0     1         2   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      3   1   1    0     0         8   0
Art Pennington rf                     4   1   3    1     0         0   0
  Harry Rhodes pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lonnie Summers c                      3   0   2    1     1        11   1
Sam Hill cf                           3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Lloyd Davenport ph                  0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   0   0    0     0   1     0   4
Gready McKinnis p                     3   0   1    0     0         1   1
  Gentry Jessup ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   3   9    2     3   2    24   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Douglas, Lyman Bostock, Tommy Sampson. 
E: 1.  Art Pennington. 

BATTING -
2B:  Art Pennington. 
SH:  Lyman Bostock, Sam Hill. 
GDP:  Lyman Bostock, Sam Hill. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lyman Bostock, Sam Hill. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        3   0   0    0     0         4   4
  Pepper Bassett ph                   1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Alonzo Perry 1b, p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   1    1     0         2   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   1    2     0         1   2
Joe Scott 1b, lf                      4   1   1    0     0         9   1
Piper Davis 2b, ss                    3   0   1    0     0         5   3
Norman Robinson lf, 2b                3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Willie Mays cf                        2   0   1    0     1         3   0
Herman Bell c                         2   1   0    0     1         2   1
Sammy Williams p                      3   1   0    0     0         0   2
  Dick Watts p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Greason 1b                     0   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               29   4   6    3     2  12    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 4.  Jose Burgos 3, John Britton, Joe Scott 2, Piper Davis 3. 
E: 1.  Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton, Willie Mays. 
GDP:  Norman Robinson. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Joe Scott, Norman Robinson. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    8       6   4    4   2  12   0  31
Totals                               8       6   4    4   2  12   0  31


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sammy Williams W                     8.1     9   3    3   2   1   0  33
Dick Watts                           0       0   0    0   1   0   0  1
Alonzo Perry SV                      0.2     0   0    0   0       0  2
Totals                               9       9   3    3   3   2   0  36



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Umpires: HP -  Austin, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B -  , 3B - H.L. Moseley

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 1862

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/11/1949 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Birmingham
Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Birmingham                    
1. J.Douglas           3b        J.Burgos            ss        
2. F.McLaurin          lf        E.Steele            rf        
3. L.Bostock           1b        J.Britton           3b        
4. A.Pennington        rf        J.Scott             1b        
5. L.Summers           c         P.Davis             2b        
6. S.Hill              cf        N.Robinson          lf        
7. T.Sampson           2b        W.Mays              cf        
8. C.McNeal            ss        H.Bell              c         
9. G.McKinnis          p         S.Williams          p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Douglas reached on an error by P.Davis [J.Douglas
to first]; F.McLaurin walked [J.Douglas to second]; L.Bostock
lined into a double play (P.Davis to J.Burgos) [J.Douglas out at
second]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: J.Burgos out on unknown play; E.Steele out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: L.Summers walked; S.Hill out on unknown play
[L.Summers to second]; T.Sampson lined into a double play
(J.Burgos to P.Davis) [L.Summers out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis singled;
N.Robinson grounded into a double play (J.Douglas to T.Sampson
to L.Bostock) [P.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.McKinnis
singled; J.Douglas out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons
0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: W.Mays out on unknown play; H.Bell out on
unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Bostock singled; A.Pennington singled
[L.Bostock to second]; L.Summers out on unknown play; S.Hill
forced A.Pennington (unknown fielder) [L.Bostock to third,
S.Hill to first]; L.Bostock stole home and S.Hill stole second;
T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; E.Steele out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on
unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Scott singled to right field [J.Scott to
second (error by A.Pennington)]; P.Davis out on unknown play;
N.Robinson singled [J.Scott to third]; J.Scott stole home and
N.Robinson stole second; W.Mays walked; H.Bell out on unknown
play; S.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: F.McLaurin singled; L.Bostock out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to second];
A.Pennington doubled [F.McLaurin scored]; L.Summers singled
[A.Pennington scored]; S.Hill grounded into a double play
(J.Britton to P.Davis to J.Scott) [L.Summers out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; E.Steele out on
unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
singled; L.Bostock grounded into a double play (J.Scott to
J.Burgos to J.Scott) [F.McLaurin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: W.Mays doubled; H.Bell walked; S.Williams
forced W.Mays (unknown fielder) [H.Bell to second, S.Williams to
first]; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR J.BURGOS; P.Bassett struck out;
E.Steele singled [H.Bell scored, S.Williams to second];
J.Britton doubled [S.Williams scored, E.Steele scored]; J.Scott
out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black
Barons 4.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: A.PERRY REPLACED P.BASSETT (PLAYING 1B);
J.SCOTT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); P.DAVIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); N.ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
2B); A.Pennington singled; H.RHODES RAN FOR A.PENNINGTON;
L.Summers singled [H.Rhodes to second]; S.Hill out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Rhodes to third, L.Summers
to second]; D.WATTS REPLACED S.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); L.DAVENPORT
BATTED FOR T.SAMPSON; L.Davenport walked; B.GREASON REPLACED
D.WATTS (PLAYING 1B); A.PERRY CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING);
C.McNeal struck out; G.JESSUP BATTED FOR G.MCKINNIS; G.Jessup
popped to B.Greason; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Black
Barons 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       3   9   1   6
 Black Barons     4   6   1   3


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