Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 14 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, July 3, 1949 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     0 1 4  6 0 0  3  -  14 16  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  1 0 1  0  -   2  8  3

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     5   1   1    0     0         0   0
Orlando Varona ss                     4   1   2    1     1         4   3
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   3   3    1     1         5   0
Pedro Formental rf                    1   2   1    0     2         0   0
  Cowan Hyde rf                       1   0   0    0     1         1   0
Jose Colas cf                         4   2   2    4     0         2   1
Casey Jones c                         2   2   2    4     0         2   1
  Carlos Colas c                      3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Neil Robinson 3b                      2   1   2    2     3         2   1
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      4   0   1    1     0         4   2
Verdell Mathis p                      4   1   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               34  14  16   13     8   4    21   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Orlando Varona, Bob Boyd, Jose Colas. 
E: 1.  Johnnie Cowan. 

BATTING -
2B:  Joe Burt Scott, Orlando Varona, Bob Boyd, Neil Robinson. 
HR:  Casey Jones 2. 
SH:  Jose Colas, Johnnie Cowan. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Boyd. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        3   0   0    0     1         3   3
Ed Steele rf                          4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   1   1    0     1         2   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Norman Robinson lf                    3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Henry Baylis 3b                       3   0   2    0     0         0   1
Luther Branham 2b                     3   0   1    1     0         5   1
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     1         5   2
  Bill Powell pr                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Felix Evans p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Dick Watts p                        0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Alonzo Perry p                      1   0   1    0     0         1   0
Totals                               26   2   8    2     5   2    21   7

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Henry Baylis, Felix Evans, Spoon Carter. 
PB: 1.  Pepper Bassett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Verdell Mathis W                     7       8   2        5   2   0  31
Totals                               7       8   2        5   2   0  31


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Felix Evans L                        2.1     3   3        4   1   2  15
Spoon Carter                         1.1     4   6        2   0   0  10
Dick Watts                           1.2     4   2        2   2   0  10
Alonzo Perry                         1.2     5   3        0   1   0  9
Totals                               7      16  14        8   4   2  44



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Umpires: HP - H.L. Moseley, 1B - Charles Moore, 3B -  Austin

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 7500

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