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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 18 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 8

Game played on Sunday, May 22, 1949 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes       0 1 0  4 2 1   -   8 11  2
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 3  6 8 x   -  18 15  3

BATTING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   1   2    0     1         0   2
Johnie Scott cf                       3   0   1    1     1         1   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   1    0     0         4   0
Leon Kellman 2b                       4   1   1    0     0         2   3
Willie Grace rf                       3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Charles Marvray lf                    3   2   2    2     0         2   0
Tommy Harris c                        3   2   1    2     0         4   1
Pablo Bernard ss                      2   0   1    1     0         2   0
  Bill Reynolds ph, ss                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
George Jefferson p                    2   1   1    1     0         0   0
  Eugene Bremer p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Alonzo Boone p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Sam Jones p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Earnest Long p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   8  11    7     2   2    15   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Willie Grace, Pablo Bernard. 

BATTING -
3B:  Charles Marvray, Pablo Bernard. 
HR:  Tommy Harris. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Pablo Bernard. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ed Steele rf                          2   4   2    1     2   0     0   0
Joe Scott 1b                          2   2   1    2     2   0     8   1
Luther Branham 2b                     5   1   2    1     0   0     4   3
Piper Davis 3b                        5   3   3    5     0   0     0   3
Norman Robinson lf                    3   1   2    2     1   0     0   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   2   1    0     1   0     0   0
Jose Burgos ss                        3   1   2    1     0   0     4   4
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   1    0     0   0     2   2
  John Britton pr                     0   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
  Herman Bell c                       1   1   0    1     0   0     0   0
Bill Greason p                        0   1   0    0     1   0     0   2
  Jimmie Newberry p                   2   1   1    2     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28  18  15   15     8   0    18  15

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Ed Steele, Luther Branham, Jose Burgos. 

BATTING -
SH:  Ed Steele, Joe Scott, Jimmie Newberry. 
HBP:  Jose Burgos. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Piper Davis, Willie Mays. 
CS:  Jose Burgos. 

PITCHING

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
George Jefferson L                   3.1     6   5    4   2   0   0  18
Eugene Bremer                        0       2   4    4   2   0   0  4
Alonzo Boone                         1.1     3   2    2   1   0   0  8
Sam Jones                            0       1   4    4   2   0   0  4
Earnest Long                         0.1     3   3    2   1   0   0  6
Totals                               5      15  18   16   8   0   0  40

WP:  George Jefferson, Sam Jones 3. 
HBP:  Sam Jones. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Greason                         3.2     9   5    5   1   1   0  20
Jimmie Newberry W                    2.1     2   3    0   1   1   1  11
Totals                               6      11   8    5   2   2   1  31



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

Time of Game: 2:08   Attendance: 5505

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/22/1949, game 2 -- Louisville-Clev Buckeyes at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Louisville-Clev               Birmingham                    
1. P.Woods             3b        E.Steele            rf        
2. J.Scott             cf        J.Scott             1b        
3. A.Ware              1b        L.Branham           2b        
4. L.Kellman           2b        P.Davis             3b        
5. W.Grace             rf        N.Robinson          lf        
6. C.Marvray           lf        W.Mays              cf        
7. T.Harris            c         J.Burgos            ss        
8. P.Bernard           ss        P.Bassett           c         
9. G.Jefferson         p         B.Greason           p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; P.Woods singled to shortstop [P.Woods to second
(error by J.Burgos)]; J.Scott walked; A.Ware out on unknown
play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele singled; J.Scott out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Steele to second]; L.Branham reached
on an error by P.Bernard [E.Steele to third, L.Branham to
first]; P.Davis out on unknown play [E.Steele scored
(unearned)]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 1.

BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Marvray singled; T.Harris forced C.Marvray
(unknown fielder) [T.Harris to first]; P.Bernard tripled
[T.Harris scored]; P.Bernard was caught stealing home (P.Bassett
unassisted); G.Jefferson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.Mays out on unknown play; J.Burgos singled;
J.Burgos was caught stealing second (T.Harris to P.Bernard);
P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes
1, Black Barons 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: P.Woods out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Buckeyes 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: B.Greason walked; G.Jefferson threw a wild
pitch [B.Greason to third]; E.Steele out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.Greason scored]; J.Scott walked; L.Branham
out on unknown play [J.Scott to second]; P.Davis singled
[J.Scott scored]; P.Davis stole second; N.Robinson singled
[P.Davis scored]; W.Mays singled [N.Robinson to second];
J.Burgos out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 1,
Black Barons 4.

BUCKEYES 4TH: L.Kellman singled; W.Grace singled [L.Kellman to
second]; C.Marvray tripled [L.Kellman scored, W.Grace scored];
T.Harris out on unknown play; P.Bernard out on unknown play;
G.Jefferson singled [C.Marvray scored]; P.Woods singled
[G.Jefferson to second]; J.Scott singled [G.Jefferson scored,
P.Woods to second]; J.NEWBERRY REPLACED B.GREASON (PITCHING);
A.Ware out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Buckeyes 5,
Black Barons 4.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett singled; J.BRITTON RAN FOR
P.BASSETT; J.Newberry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Britton to second]; E.BREMER REPLACED G.JEFFERSON (PITCHING);
E.Steele walked; J.Scott walked [J.Britton to third, E.Steele to
second]; L.Branham singled [J.Britton scored, E.Steele to third,
J.Scott to second]; P.Davis singled [E.Steele scored, J.Scott
scored, L.Branham to second]; A.BOONE REPLACED E.BREMER
(PITCHING); Bremer was ejected by Umpire Moseley for an illegal
pitch; N.Robinson singled [L.Branham scored, P.Davis to second];
W.Mays forced N.Robinson (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to third,
W.Mays to first]; J.Burgos singled [P.Davis scored, W.Mays to
third]; W.Mays stole home; J.Britton walked [J.Burgos to
second]; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 5, Black Barons 10.

BUCKEYES 5TH: H.BELL REPLACED J.BRITTON (PLAYING C); L.Kellman
out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; C.Marvray
reached on an error by L.Branham [C.Marvray to first]; T.Harris
homered (unearned) [C.Marvray scored (unearned)]; B.REYNOLDS
BATTED FOR P.BERNARD; B.Reynolds out on unknown play; 2 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 7, Black Barons 10.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: B.REYNOLDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
E.Steele singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on
unknown play; S.JONES REPLACED A.BOONE (PITCHING); Pitcher Boone
and Manager Radcliffe were ejected for illegal pitches. Umpire
Moseley alleged that Louisville pitchers were illegally
doctoring the ball. Manager Radcliffe played the game under
protest.; S.Jones threw a wild pitch [E.Steele to second];
P.Davis singled [E.Steele scored]; S.Jones threw a wild pitch
[P.Davis to second]; N.Robinson walked; W.Mays walked [P.Davis
to third, N.Robinson to second]; S.Jones threw a wild pitch
[P.Davis scored, N.Robinson to third, W.Mays to second];
J.Burgos was hit by a pitch; E.LONG REPLACED S.JONES (PITCHING);
H.Bell reached on a fielder's choice [N.Robinson scored, W.Mays
to third, J.Burgos to second]; J.Newberry singled [W.Mays
scored, J.Burgos scored, H.Bell to second]; E.Steele walked
[H.Bell to third, J.Newberry to second]; J.Scott singled [H.Bell
scored, J.Newberry scored, E.Steele to second]; L.Branham
singled to right field [E.Steele scored (unearned) (no RBI)
(error by W.Grace), J.Scott to third, L.Branham to second];
P.Davis out on unknown play; 8 R (7 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Buckeyes 7, Black Barons 18.

BUCKEYES 6TH: E.Long out on unknown play; P.Woods walked;
J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Ware singled to right field
[P.Woods scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Steele)];
L.Kellman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 8, Black Barons 18.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         8  11   2   5
 Black Barons    18  15   3   7


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