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