New York Cubans 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 11 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 0 x - 8 8 0 BATTING New York Cubans AB R H RBI BB SO PO A E Elbaner ss 4 1 0 0 1 3 7 Howard Easterling 3b 5 2 4 0 0 0 1 Fernando Diaz cf 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 Ray Noble c 4 0 3 2 0 5 0 Cleveland Clark 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 1 Mario Ariosa rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Guillermo Vargas lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Walter Hardy 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 Alex Newkirk p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Pat Scantlebury ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 4 2 4 24 16 FIELDING - E: 3. E Elbaner 2, Alex Newkirk. BATTING - 2B: Howard Easterling, Ray Noble. 3B: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 8 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Ed Steele rf 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 Joe Scott 1b 4 1 2 0 0 11 0 Luther Branham 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 Willie Mays cf 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 2 2 0 3 3 Norman Robinson lf 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 Herman Bell c 3 0 0 1 0 5 0 Jose Burgos ss 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 Sammy Williams p 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 31 8 8 7 4 5 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Willie Mays, Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Jose Burgos. HR: Ed Steele. SH: Norman Robinson, Herman Bell. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING New York Cubans IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alex Newkirk L 8 8 8 6 4 5 1 37 Totals 8 8 8 6 4 5 1 37 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sammy Williams W 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 39 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - H.L. Moseley, 1B - Charles Moore, 2B - , 3B - Austin Time of Game: 2:02 Attendance: 3800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/12/1949 -- New York Cubans at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: New York Birmingham 1. E.Elbaner ss E.Steele rf 2. H.Easterling 3b J.Scott 1b 3. F.Diaz cf L.Branham 3b 4. R.Noble c W.Mays cf 5. C.Clark 1b P.Davis 2b 6. M.Ariosa rf N.Robinson lf 7. G.Vargas lf H.Bell c 8. W.Hardy 2b J.Burgos ss 9. A.Newkirk p S.Williams p CUBANS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; E.Elbaner out on unknown play; H.Easterling doubled; F.Diaz singled [H.Easterling scored]; R.Noble singled [F.Diaz to second]; C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubans 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Branham walked; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Black Barons 0. CUBANS 2ND: G.Vargas walked; W.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Newkirk out on unknown play; E.Elbaner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled; N.Robinson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by A.Newkirk [P.Davis to third, N.Robinson to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play [P.Davis scored]; J.Burgos doubled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; S.Williams walked; E.Steele forced S.Williams (unknown fielder) [J.Burgos scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Elbaner), E.Steele to first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 1, Black Barons 3. CUBANS 3RD: H.Easterling singled; F.Diaz singled [H.Easterling to second]; R.Noble doubled [H.Easterling scored, F.Diaz scored]; C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; G.Vargas out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: L.Branham out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 3. CUBANS 4TH: W.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Newkirk out on unknown play; E.Elbaner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: N.Robinson singled; H.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to second]; J.Burgos out on unknown play; S.Williams walked; E.Steele homered [N.Robinson scored, S.Williams scored]; J.Scott singled to shortstop [J.Scott to second (error by E.Elbaner)]; L.Branham out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 6. CUBANS 5TH: H.Easterling tripled; F.Diaz hit into a double play (W.Mays to H.Bell) [H.Easterling out at home]; R.Noble singled; C.Clark out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 5TH: W.Mays walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 6. CUBANS 6TH: M.Ariosa out on unknown play; G.Vargas out on unknown play; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 3, Black Barons 6. CUBANS 7TH: A.Newkirk out on unknown play; E.Elbaner walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play [E.Elbaner to second]; F.Diaz singled [E.Elbaner scored]; R.Noble out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 4, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott singled; L.Branham singled [J.Scott to second]; W.Mays out on unknown play [J.Scott to third, L.Branham to second]; P.Davis singled [J.Scott scored, L.Branham scored]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 4, Black Barons 8. CUBANS 8TH: C.Clark out on unknown play; M.Ariosa out on unknown play; G.Vargas singled; W.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 4, Black Barons 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubans 4, Black Barons 8. CUBANS 9TH: P.SCANTLEBURY BATTED FOR A.NEWKIRK; P.Scantlebury popped to unknown fielder; E.Elbaner out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled; F.Diaz out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubans 4, Black Barons 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Cubans 4 11 3 8 Black Barons 8 8 0 5
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