Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 - 4 11 2 New York Cubans 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 x - 8 13 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 1 1 0 0 11 0 Luther Branham 2b 4 0 1 0 0 5 1 Piper Davis 3b 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 Norman Robinson lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Willie Mays cf 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 Herman Bell c 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jose Burgos ss 3 0 0 0 0 6 1 Pepper Bassett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Greason p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 4 0 10 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Joe Scott, Luther Branham, Jose Burgos. E: 2. Luther Branham 2. PB: 1. Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Joe Scott. HR: Willie Mays. GDP: Jose Burgos. Team LOB: 6 New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Armando Yvanes ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 Ray Dandridge 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 4 1 Walter Hardy 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fernando Diaz cf 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 Mario Ariosa rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 Cleveland Clark 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 9 0 Guillermo Vargas lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lou Louden c 2 1 0 0 2 0 10 0 Pat Scantlebury p 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 36 8 13 7 5 0 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Howard Easterling, Ray Dandridge, Cleveland Clark. E: 1. Guillermo Vargas. BATTING - 3B: Ray Dandridge, Fernando Diaz 2. HR: Mario Ariosa. GDP: Ray Dandridge. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - CS: Howard Easterling. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Greason L 4.2 8 5 4 3 0 1 23 Alonzo Perry 3.1 5 3 0 2 0 0 18 Totals 8 13 8 4 5 0 1 41 New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Pat Scantlebury W 9 11 4 3 0 10 1 37 Totals 9 11 4 3 0 10 1 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Huntzinger, 1B - Lionel Bourne, 2B - , 3B - Jim Drumgoole Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/29/1949, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at New York Cubans (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham New York 1. E.Steele rf A.Yvanes ss 2. J.Scott 1b H.Easterling 3b 3. L.Branham 2b R.Dandridge 2b 4. P.Davis 3b F.Diaz cf 5. N.Robinson lf M.Ariosa rf 6. W.Mays cf C.Clark 1b 7. H.Bell c G.Vargas lf 8. J.Burgos ss L.Louden c 9. B.Greason p P.Scantlebury p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 0. CUBANS 1ST: A.Yvanes out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled; H.Easterling was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); R.Dandridge singled; F.Diaz tripled [R.Dandridge scored]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 1. CUBANS 2ND: C.Clark singled; G.Vargas out on unknown play [C.Clark to second]; L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury singled [C.Clark scored]; A.Yvanes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Bell singled; J.Burgos grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to R.Dandridge to C.Clark) [H.Bell out at second]; B.Greason out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 3RD: H.Easterling walked; R.Dandridge grounded into a double play (J.Burgos to L.Branham to J.Scott) [H.Easterling out at second]; F.Diaz walked; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 2. CUBANS 4TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; G.Vargas out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; P.Scantlebury singled [L.Louden to third]; H.Bell allowed a passed ball [L.Louden scored (unearned)]; A.Yvanes out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Cubans 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled to left field [N.Robinson to second (error by G.Vargas)]; W.Mays singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 3. CUBANS 5TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on unknown play; F.Diaz tripled; M.Ariosa homered [F.Diaz scored]; A.PERRY REPLACED B.GREASON (PITCHING); C.Clark walked; G.Vargas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 5. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Perry singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham singled [A.Perry to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 5. CUBANS 6TH: L.Louden out on unknown play; P.Scantlebury out on unknown play; A.Yvanes reached on an error by L.Branham [A.Yvanes to second (error by L.Branham)]; H.Easterling singled [A.Yvanes scored (unearned)]; R.Dandridge tripled [H.Easterling scored (unearned)]; F.Diaz singled [R.Dandridge scored (unearned)]; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 8. BLACK BARONS 7TH: N.Robinson singled; W.Mays out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 8. CUBANS 7TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; G.Vargas out on unknown play; L.Louden walked; P.Scantlebury singled [L.Louden to second]; A.Yvanes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Cubans 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; J.Scott doubled [E.Steele to third]; L.Branham out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [E.Steele scored, J.Scott scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Cubans 8. CUBANS 8TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; R.Dandridge singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Cubans 8. BLACK BARONS 9TH: W.HARDY REPLACED R.DANDRIDGE (PLAYING 2B); W.Mays homered; H.Bell out on unknown play; P.BASSETT BATTED FOR J.BURGOS; P.Bassett singled; A.Perry out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Cubans 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 11 2 6 Cubans 8 13 1 9
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