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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 5

Game played on Wednesday, July 27, 1949 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Memphis Red Sox                     1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 3   -   5  6  0
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  1 1 0  0 2 1   -   6 16  0

BATTING

Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Joe Burt Scott lf                     3   2   1    0     1         3   0
Orlando Varona ss                     2   0   0    0     0         3   5
  Goose Curry ph, ss                  1   1   1    0     0         1   0
Bob Boyd 1b                           4   1   1    4     0         7   2
Pedro Formental rf                    4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Casey Jones c                         4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Carlos Colas cf                       3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Neil Robinson 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         4   4
Sam Woods p                           1   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Frank Thompson p                    1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   5   6    5     2   5    26  11

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

BATTING -
HR:  Bob Boyd, Pedro Formental. 
SH:  Orlando Varona. 
Team LOB:  0

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Joe Burt Scott, Carlos Colas. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        4   2   1    0     1         1   1
John Britton 3b                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
  Henry Baylis ph, 3b                 1   0   1    0     0         0   0
Willie Mays cf                        6   2   4    2     0         1   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   0   0    1     1         1   0
Piper Davis 2b                        5   1   5    2     0         4   2
Norman Robinson lf                    4   0   2    1     1         6   0
Joe Scott 1b                          3   0   0    0     2         7   2
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    0     1         3   2
  Herman Bell pr, c                   1   0   0    0     0         2   0
Alonzo Perry p                        4   0   1    0     0         1   4
Totals                               39   6  16    6     6   5    27  11


BATTING -
2B:  Piper Davis. 
3B:  Willie Mays, Piper Davis. 
SH:  Jose Burgos, Henry Baylis. 
HBP:  Alonzo Perry. 
GDP:  Pepper Bassett. 
Team LOB:  16

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Piper Davis. 

PITCHING

Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Woods                            6.2    10   3    3   5   4   0  35
Frank Thompson L                     2       6   3    3   1   1   0  13
Totals                               8.2    16   6    6   6   5   0  48

HBP:  Sam Woods. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry W                       9       6   5    5   2   5   2  32
Totals                               9       6   5    5   2   5   2  32

WP:  Alonzo Perry. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - H.L. Moseley, 2B -  , 3B -  Austin

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 1911

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/27/1949 -- Memphis Red Sox at Birmingham
Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Memphis                       Birmingham                    
1. J.Scott             lf        J.Burgos            ss        
2. O.Varona            ss        J.Britton           3b        
3. B.Boyd              1b        W.Mays              cf        
4. P.Formental         rf        E.Steele            rf        
5. C.Jones             c         P.Davis             2b        
6. C.Colas             cf        N.Robinson          lf        
7. N.Robinson          3b        J.Scott             1b        
8. J.Cowan             2b        P.Bassett           c         
9. S.Woods             p         A.Perry             p         

RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Scott singled; O.Varona out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [J.Scott to second]; A.Perry threw a wild
pitch [J.Scott to third]; B.Boyd out on unknown play [J.Scott
scored]; P.Formental out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Britton
singled; W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele walked [J.Britton
to second]; P.Davis singled [J.Britton scored, E.Steele to
second]; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Black Barons 1.

RED SOX 2ND: C.Jones out on unknown play; C.Colas singled;
C.Colas was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to P.Davis);
N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Scott walked; P.Bassett grounded into a
double play (J.Cowan to O.Varona to B.Boyd) [J.Scott out at
second]; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 1, Black Barons 1.

RED SOX 3RD: J.Cowan out on unknown play; S.Woods walked;
S.Woods was picked off first (A.Perry to J.Scott); J.Scott out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Barons
1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Britton out
on unknown play; W.Mays singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Barons 1.

RED SOX 4TH: O.Varona out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on
unknown play; P.Formental out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis tripled; N.Robinson singled [P.Davis
scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; A.Perry was hit by a pitch [N.Robinson to second];
J.Burgos out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Black Barons 2.

RED SOX 5TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; C.Colas out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays
tripled; E.Steele out on unknown play [W.Mays scored]; P.Davis
singled; N.Robinson walked [P.Davis to second]; J.Scott out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black Barons 3.

RED SOX 6TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; S.Woods out on
unknown play; J.Scott walked; J.Scott was caught stealing second
(P.Bassett to P.Davis); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Black
Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Bassett singled; A.Perry singled [P.Bassett
to second]; J.Burgos out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[P.Bassett to third, A.Perry to second]; J.Britton out on
unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 1, Black Barons 3.

RED SOX 7TH: O.Varona out on unknown play; B.Boyd out on
unknown play; P.Formental homered; C.Jones out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis
singled; P.Davis stole second; N.Robinson out on unknown play;
J.Scott walked; P.Bassett walked [P.Davis to third, J.Scott to
second]; F.THOMPSON REPLACED S.WOODS (PITCHING); H.BELL RAN FOR
P.BASSETT; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Black Barons 3.

RED SOX 8TH: H.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); C.Colas out on
unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Burgos walked; H.BAYLIS BATTED FOR
J.BRITTON; H.Baylis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Burgos to second]; W.Mays singled [J.Burgos scored]; E.Steele
out on unknown play; P.Davis doubled [W.Mays scored]; N.Robinson
singled [P.Davis to third]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Black Barons 5.

RED SOX 9TH: H.BAYLIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); F.Thompson
singled; J.Scott forced F.Thompson (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to
first]; G.CURRY BATTED FOR O.VARONA; G.Curry singled [J.Scott to
second]; B.Boyd homered [J.Scott scored, G.Curry scored];
P.Formental out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: G.CURRY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); H.Bell
out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; J.Burgos
singled; H.Baylis singled [J.Burgos to second]; W.Mays singled
to right field [J.Burgos scored, H.Baylis to second]; 1 R, 3 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Black Barons 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5   6   0   0
 Black Barons     6  16   0  16


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