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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 9 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 6

Game played on Saturday, July 9, 1949 (D) at , Greenwood MS
Regular-Season game

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



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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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