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New York Cubans (NY6) 8 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 29, 1949 (D) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Regular-Season game

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



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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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