Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 9 13 2 Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 - 6 9 6 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jose Burgos ss 5 1 3 0 0 4 3 Ed Steele rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 Willie Mays cf 2 2 1 2 2 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 2 1 2 1 8 0 Norman Robinson lf 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 Henry Baylis 3b 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 Luther Branham 2b 4 0 3 1 0 1 6 John Britton 1b 5 0 0 1 0 11 0 Felix Evans p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alonzo Perry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 39 9 13 8 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jose Burgos 2, Luther Branham, John Britton 2. E: 2. Luther Branham 2. BATTING - 2B: Norman Robinson. HR: Pepper Bassett. SH: Willie Mays, Henry Baylis, Luther Branham. GDP: Pepper Bassett. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Willie Mays 2. Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Joe Burt Scott lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 Goose Curry rf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Bob Boyd 1b 4 1 1 1 1 7 1 Pedro Formental cf 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 Casey Jones c 5 1 2 0 0 4 4 Jose Colas 3b 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 Orlando Varona ss 4 2 3 3 0 4 3 Willie Wells Jr. 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnnie Cowan ph, 2b 2 1 2 2 1 4 4 Ladd White p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sam Woods p 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 36 6 9 6 6 7 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 1. Bob Boyd, Johnnie Cowan. E: 6. Bob Boyd 2, Jose Colas 2, Willie Wells Jr., Johnnie Cowan. PB: 1. Casey Jones. BATTING - HR: Bob Boyd, Orlando Varona, Johnnie Cowan. GDP: Bob Boyd, Sam Woods. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Felix Evans W 7 9 6 5 6 5 3 36 Alonzo Perry SV 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 Totals 9 9 6 5 6 7 3 42 Felix Evans pitched to 3 batters in the 8th inning WP: Felix Evans. Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ladd White L 3.2 8 8 5 1 1 1 22 Sam Woods 5.1 5 1 0 2 2 0 23 Totals 9 13 9 5 3 3 1 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Sharp, 1B - Red Longley Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 7/9/1949 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Memphis Red Sox (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Memphis 1. J.Burgos ss J.Scott lf 2. E.Steele rf G.Curry rf 3. W.Mays cf B.Boyd 1b 4. P.Bassett c P.Formental cf 5. N.Robinson lf C.Jones c 6. H.Baylis 3b J.Colas 3b 7. L.Branham 2b O.Varona ss 8. J.Britton 1b W.Wells Jr. 2b 9. F.Evans p L.White p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Burgos singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; W.Mays out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Burgos to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 1ST: J.Scott walked; G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown play; P.Formental out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: N.Robinson out on unknown play; H.Baylis out on unknown play; L.Branham singled to second base [L.Branham to second (error by W.Wells Jr.)]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones singled; J.Colas reached on an error by L.Branham [C.Jones to second, J.Colas to first]; O.Varona out on unknown play; W.Wells Jr. out on unknown play; L.White out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.Evans out on unknown play; J.Burgos singled; E.Steele reached on an error by J.Colas [J.Burgos to third, E.Steele to second]; W.Mays singled [J.Burgos scored, E.Steele scored (unearned)]; W.Mays stole second; P.Bassett homered [W.Mays scored]; N.Robinson doubled; H.Baylis reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by B.Boyd [N.Robinson to third, H.Baylis to first]; L.Branham singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned), H.Baylis to third]; J.Britton out on unknown play [H.Baylis scored (unearned)]; F.Evans out on unknown play; 6 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 3RD: J.Scott out on unknown play; G.Curry walked; B.Boyd grounded into a double play (L.Branham to J.Burgos to J.Britton) [G.Curry out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Red Sox 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; W.Mays forced E.Steele (unknown fielder) [W.Mays to first]; W.Mays stole second; P.Bassett walked; S.WOODS REPLACED L.WHITE (PITCHING); N.Robinson singled [W.Mays scored, P.Bassett to second]; H.Baylis singled [P.Bassett scored, N.Robinson to second]; L.Branham out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 0. RED SOX 4TH: P.Formental out on unknown play; C.Jones singled; J.Colas reached on an error by L.Branham [C.Jones to second, J.Colas to first]; O.Varona homered [C.Jones scored, J.Colas scored (unearned)]; J.COWAN BATTED FOR W.WELLS JR.; J.Cowan walked; S.Woods grounded into a double play (J.Burgos to J.Britton) [J.Cowan out at second]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.COWAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); J.Britton out on unknown play; F.Evans out on unknown play; J.Burgos out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 5TH: J.Scott walked; G.Curry out on unknown play; F.Evans threw a wild pitch [J.Scott to second]; B.Boyd walked; P.Formental out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; W.Mays walked; C.Jones allowed a passed ball [W.Mays to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 6TH: J.Colas out on unknown play; O.Varona singled; J.Cowan singled [O.Varona to second]; S.Woods out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 8, Red Sox 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Baylis singled; L.Branham out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Baylis to second]; J.Britton reached on an error by J.Colas [H.Baylis scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Britton to first]; F.Evans out on unknown play; J.Burgos singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 3. RED SOX 7TH: G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Boyd homered; P.Formental singled; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: W.Mays walked; P.Bassett grounded into a double play (J.Cowan to B.Boyd) [W.Mays out at second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 4. RED SOX 8TH: O.Varona singled; J.Cowan homered [O.Varona scored]; S.Woods walked; A.PERRY REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); J.Scott out on unknown play; G.Curry out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.Baylis reached on an error by J.Cowan [H.Baylis to first]; L.Branham singled to center field (P.Formental to J.Colas) [H.Baylis out at third]; L.Branham was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Boyd [L.Branham to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 6. RED SOX 9TH: P.Formental out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; J.Colas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Red Sox 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 9 13 2 9 Red Sox 6 9 6 9
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