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

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

Birmingham Black Barons             3 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 3   -   8 11  0
New York Cubans                     1 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 1   -   4 10  3

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   1    1     0         1   0
  Alonzo Perry ph, 1b                 2   0   0    0     0         6   1
Joe Scott 1b, rf                      5   1   2    0     0         7   0
Luther Branham 2b                     4   2   3    3     1         2   0
Piper Davis 3b                        5   1   2    1     0         1   0
Norman Robinson lf                    4   0   0    0     1         2   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Jose Burgos ss                        4   1   2    0     0         3   2
Jimmie Newberry p                     4   2   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               38   8  11    5     3   5    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Alonzo Perry, Joe Scott, Jose Burgos 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jimmie Newberry. 
3B:  Piper Davis. 
HR:  Luther Branham. 
GDP:  Willie Mays. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jose Burgos. 

New York Cubans                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Armando Yvanes ss                     4   2   3    0     0   0     1   1
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Fernando Diaz cf                      4   0   2    2     0   0     2   0
Ray Noble c                           4   0   0    0     0   0     6   0
Mario Ariosa rf                       4   1   2    0     0   0     2   0
Cleveland Clark 1b                    1   0   1    0     0   0     3   0
  Ray Dandridge ph, 2b                3   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Guillermo Vargas lf                   3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Walter Hardy 2b, 1b                   4   0   0    1     0   0    11   0
Raul Lopez p                          2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jimmy Pearson p                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Lou Louden ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   4  10    4     1   0    27   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Armando Yvanes, Cleveland Clark. 
E: 3.  Howard Easterling 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Armando Yvanes, Ray Dandridge. 
3B:  Fernando Diaz, Ray Dandridge. 
GDP:  Howard Easterling, Guillermo Vargas. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry W                    9      10   4    4   1   0   0  36
Totals                               9      10   4    4   1   0   0  36


New York Cubans                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Raul Lopez L                         4.1     7   5    4   2   4   0  20
Jimmy Pearson                        4.2     4   3    0   1   1   1  21
Totals                               9      11   8    4   3   5   1  41

WP:  Raul Lopez 3. 
BK:  Raul Lopez. 


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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 2 -- 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        F.Diaz              cf        
4. P.Davis             3b        R.Noble             c         
5. N.Robinson          lf        M.Ariosa            rf        
6. W.Mays              cf        C.Clark             1b        
7. P.Bassett           c         G.Vargas            lf        
8. J.Burgos            ss        W.Hardy             2b        
9. J.Newberry          p         R.Lopez             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott
singled; R.Lopez balked [J.Scott to second]; L.Branham singled
[J.Scott to third]; R.Lopez threw a wild pitch [J.Scott scored,
L.Branham to second]; R.Lopez threw a wild pitch [L.Branham to
third]; P.Davis tripled [L.Branham scored]; R.Lopez threw a wild
pitch [P.Davis scored]; N.Robinson walked; W.Mays grounded into
a double play (A.Yvanes to C.Clark) [N.Robinson out at second];
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Cubans 0.

CUBANS 1ST: A.Yvanes doubled; H.Easterling out on unknown play;
F.Diaz singled [A.Yvanes scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play;
M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 3, Cubans 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos
singled; J.Burgos was caught stealing second (unknown fielder);
J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 3, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 2ND: C.Clark singled; G.Vargas grounded into a double
play (J.Burgos to J.Scott) [C.Clark out at second]; W.Hardy out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Cubans 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: 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 3, Cubans 1.

CUBANS 3RD: R.Lopez out on unknown play; A.Yvanes singled;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz tripled [A.Yvanes
scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Cubans 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; W.Mays walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Cubans 2.

CUBANS 4TH: M.Ariosa singled; R.DANDRIDGE BATTED FOR C.CLARK;
R.Dandridge doubled [M.Ariosa scored]; G.Vargas walked; W.Hardy
out on unknown play; R.Lopez out on unknown play; A.Yvanes out
on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Cubans 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: R.DANDRIDGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
W.HARDY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); J.Burgos out on unknown
play; J.Newberry doubled; E.Steele singled [J.Newberry scored];
J.Scott singled [E.Steele to second]; J.PEARSON REPLACED R.LOPEZ
(PITCHING); L.Branham singled to third base [E.Steele scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by H.Easterling), J.Scott to third,
L.Branham to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
5, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 5TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; F.Diaz out on
unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 5, Cubans 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays reached on an error by H.Easterling
[W.Mays to first]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Burgos out
on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 6TH: M.Ariosa singled; R.Dandridge out on unknown play;
G.Vargas out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Cubans 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.PERRY BATTED FOR E.STEELE; A.Perry out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham walked;
P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons
5, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 7TH: A.PERRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); J.SCOTT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); J.Pearson out on unknown play;
A.Yvanes singled; H.Easterling grounded into a double play
(A.Perry to J.Burgos to A.Perry) [A.Yvanes out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Cubans 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; W.Mays out on
unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 5, Cubans 3.

CUBANS 8TH: F.Diaz out on unknown play; R.Noble out on unknown
play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 5, Cubans 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Burgos singled; J.Newberry reached on an
error by H.Easterling [J.Burgos to second, J.Newberry to first];
A.Perry out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play;
L.Branham homered (unearned) [J.Burgos scored (unearned),
J.Newberry scored (unearned)]; P.Davis singled; N.Robinson out
on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 8,
Cubans 3.

CUBANS 9TH: R.Dandridge tripled; G.Vargas out on unknown play;
W.Hardy out on unknown play [R.Dandridge scored]; L.LOUDEN
BATTED FOR J.PEARSON; L.Louden out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 8, Cubans 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     8  11   0   6
 Cubans           4  10   3   5


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