Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 3 Birmingham Black Barons 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 x - 6 9 0 BATTING Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnie Scott lf 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 Archie Ware 1b 5 1 2 0 0 6 0 George Jefferson pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Kellman 2b 4 2 3 1 1 4 2 Parnell Woods 3b 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 2 1 0 7 1 Willie Grace rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Charles Marvray cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Reynolds ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 Vibert Clarke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earnest Long p 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 37 3 10 3 2 5 24 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Ted Radcliffe, Charles Marvray, Bill Reynolds. BATTING - 2B: Leon Kellman, Ted Radcliffe, Bill Reynolds. 3B: Archie Ware. SH: Earnest Long. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - SB: Leon Kellman. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 0 3 3 0 4 0 Luther Branham 2b 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 Piper Davis 3b 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Norman Robinson lf 3 0 1 1 1 5 0 Willie Mays cf 3 1 1 1 1 5 0 Herman Bell c 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 Jose Burgos ss 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 Sammy Williams p 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 31 6 9 6 3 7 27 4 BATTING - 3B: Joe Scott. SH: Herman Bell, Sammy Williams. HBP: Piper Davis. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Piper Davis. CS: Joe Scott. PITCHING Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Earnest Long L 8 9 6 5 3 7 0 37 Totals 8 9 6 5 3 7 0 37 HBP: Earnest Long. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sammy Williams W 9 10 3 3 2 5 0 40 Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - H.L. Moseley, 2B - , 3B - Austin Time of Game: 2:14 Attendance: 1957 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 5/25/1949 -- Louisville-Clev Buckeyes at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Louisville-Clev Birmingham 1. J.Scott lf E.Steele rf 2. A.Ware 1b J.Scott 1b 3. L.Kellman 2b L.Branham 2b 4. P.Woods 3b P.Davis 3b 5. T.Radcliffe c N.Robinson lf 6. W.Grace rf W.Mays cf 7. C.Marvray cf H.Bell c 8. B.Reynolds ss J.Burgos ss 9. E.Long p S.Williams p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Ware tripled; L.Kellman singled [A.Ware scored]; L.Kellman stole second; P.Woods out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe doubled [L.Kellman scored]; W.Grace walked; C.Marvray out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; L.Branham forced J.Scott (unknown fielder) [L.Branham to first]; P.Davis walked [L.Branham to second]; N.Robinson walked [L.Branham to third, P.Davis to second]; W.Mays walked [L.Branham scored, P.Davis to third, N.Robinson to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: B.Reynolds out on unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Burgos singled; S.Williams singled [J.Burgos to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott tripled [J.Burgos scored, S.Williams scored]; L.Branham out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman singled; P.Woods reached on a fielder's choice [L.Kellman to second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: N.Robinson reached on an error by B.Reynolds [N.Robinson to first]; W.Mays out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 4TH: C.Marvray out on unknown play; B.Reynolds doubled; E.Long out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Reynolds to third]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Williams out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Black Barons 3. BUCKEYES 5TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman doubled; P.Woods singled [L.Kellman scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; P.Davis was hit by a pitch; P.Davis stole second [P.Davis to third (error by T.Radcliffe)]; N.Robinson singled [P.Davis scored]; W.Mays out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BUCKEYES 6TH: C.Marvray out on unknown play; B.Reynolds out on unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; E.Steele singled to center field [E.Steele to second (error by C.Marvray)]; J.Scott singled [E.Steele scored (unearned)]; J.Scott was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 7TH: J.Scott flied to W.Mays; Bare-handed catch by Mays; A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 5. BUCKEYES 8TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled; W.Grace out on unknown play; C.Marvray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: W.Mays singled; H.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Mays to second]; J.Burgos singled [W.Mays scored]; S.Williams out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Burgos to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 6. BUCKEYES 9TH: V.CLARKE BATTED FOR B.REYNOLDS; V.Clarke flied to N.Robinson; E.Long singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; A.Ware singled [E.Long to second]; G.JEFFERSON RAN FOR A.WARE; L.Kellman walked [E.Long to third, G.Jefferson to second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Buckeyes 3, Black Barons 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 3 10 3 10 Black Barons 6 9 0 7
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