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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes (CCB) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 16, 1942 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes       0 0 0  0 0  -   0  4  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 2 1  0 x  -   3  4  0

BATTING

Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Lyles 3b                         3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Billy Horne lf                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        1   0   0    0     1         5   0
Duke Cleveland cf                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Thad Christopher rf                   2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      2   0   1    0     0         1   1
Tice James ss                         2   0   1    0     0         0   1
Raymond Taylor c                      2   0   0    0     0         5   0
Lefty Boone p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               17   0   4    0     1   1    12   4

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Lefty Boone. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Duke Cleveland. 
GDP:  Billy Horne, Johnnie Cowan. 
Team LOB:  4


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin lf                     2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Ed Steele rf                          2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis 2b                        2   0   0    0     0         1   1
Johnny Smith cf                       2   1   0    0     0         2   1
Lyman Bostock 1b                      2   1   2    1     0         4   0
Hoss Walker ss                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Leroy Morney ph, ss                 2   1   0    0     0         4   5
Clarence Lamar 3b                     2   0   0    1     0         0   0
Harry Barnes c                        2   0   0    1     0         4   0
Diamond Pipkins p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               18   3   4    3     0   5    15   7

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Piper Davis, Lyman Bostock 2, Leroy Morney 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lyman Bostock. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Boone L                        4       4   3    1   0   5   0  18
Totals                               4       4   3    1   0   5   0  18


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Diamond Pipkins W                    5       4   0    0   1   1   0  19
Totals                               5       4   0    0   1   1   0  19

HBP:  Diamond Pipkins. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B -  Moore

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/16/1942, game 2 -- Cin-Cle Buckeyes at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Cin-Cle                       Birmingham                    
1. J.Lyles             3b        F.McLaurin          lf        
2. B.Horne             lf        E.Steele            rf        
3. A.Ware              1b        P.Davis             2b        
4. D.Cleveland         cf        J.Smith             cf        
5. T.Christopher       rf        L.Bostock           1b        
6. J.Cowan             2b        H.Walker            ss        
7. T.James             ss        C.Lamar             3b        
8. R.Taylor            c         H.Barnes            c         
9. L.Boone             p         D.Pipkins           p         

BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Lyles out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown
play; A.Ware walked; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; E.Steele out on unknown
play; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: T.Christopher out on unknown play; J.Cowan
singled; T.James out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Bostock singled; L.MORNEY BATTED FOR
H.WALKER; L.Morney reached on an error by L.Boone [L.Bostock to
third, L.Morney to second]; C.Lamar reached on a fielder's
choice [L.Bostock scored (unearned), L.Morney to third];
H.Barnes out on unknown play [L.Morney scored (unearned)];
D.Pipkins out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 2
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 2.

BUCKEYES 3RD: L.MORNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); L.Boone out
on unknown play; J.Lyles singled; B.Horne grounded into a double
play (L.Morney to L.Bostock) [J.Lyles out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.Steele singled; P.Davis out on unknown
play; J.Smith forced E.Steele (unknown fielder) [J.Smith to
first]; L.Bostock doubled [J.Smith scored]; L.Morney out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3.

BUCKEYES 4TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; D.Cleveland was hit
by a pitch; T.Christopher singled [D.Cleveland to second];
J.Cowan grounded into a double play (L.Morney to P.Davis to
L.Bostock) [T.Christopher out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on
unknown play; D.Pipkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: T.James singled; R.Taylor out on unknown play;
L.Boone out on unknown play; J.Lyles out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Buckeyes 0, Black Barons 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Buckeyes         0   4   1   4
 Black Barons     3   4   0   3


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