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

Game played on Sunday, June 12, 1949 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

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



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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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