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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



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