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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes (LCB) 3

Game played on Wednesday, May 25, 1949 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

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



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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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