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Memphis Red Sox (MEM) 2 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 23, 1943 (D) at Russwood Park, Memphis TN
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0   -   1  4  1
Memphis Red Sox                     0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   2  6  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney lf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Piper Davis 1b                        3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Alvin Gipson p                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   1   4    0     2   0    24   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Sampson, Paul Hardy. 
E: 1.  Tommy Sampson. 

BATTING -
3B:  Piper Davis. 
GDP:  Clyde Spearman. 
Team LOB:  5


Memphis Red Sox                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Cowan Hyde cf                         3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Fred McDaniel 3b                      3   0   1    0     0   1     0   1
Nat Rogers rf                         3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Neil Robinson ss                      3   1   2    0     0   0     1   1
Red Longley 1b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Larry Brown c                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Felix Evans lf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Porter Moss p                         3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   2   6    1     0   1    27   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Fred McDaniel, Neil Robinson, Red Longley. 
E: 2.  Neil Robinson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Neil Robinson, Porter Moss. 
Team LOB:  1

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Cowan Hyde, Fred McDaniel. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson L                       8       6   2    1   0   1   0  27
Totals                               8       6   2    1   0   1   0  27


Memphis Red Sox                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Porter Moss W                        9       4   1    0   2   0   0  33
Totals                               9       4   1    0   2   0   0  33



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Umpires: HP - W. Goodman, 1B - West Buntyn

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 4133

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/23/1943, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Memphis Red Sox (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Memphis                       
1. F.McLaurin          cf        F.Bankhead          2b        
2. C.Spearman          rf        C.Hyde              cf        
3. L.Morney            lf        F.McDaniel          3b        
4. L.Lockett           3b        N.Rogers            rf        
5. T.Sampson           2b        N.Robinson          ss        
6. P.Davis             1b        R.Longley           1b        
7. H.Walker            ss        L.Brown             c         
8. P.Hardy             c         F.Evans             lf        
9. A.Gipson            p         P.Moss              p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin walked; C.Spearman grounded into
a double play (F.McDaniel to N.Robinson to R.Longley)
[F.McLaurin out at second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 1ST: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; C.Hyde out on
unknown play; F.McDaniel singled; F.McDaniel was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0,
Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Sampson out
on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled;
R.Longley out on unknown play; L.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on
unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: F.Evans out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown
play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; C.Spearman
singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: C.Hyde out on unknown play; F.McDaniel out on
unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Red Sox 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Davis
tripled; H.Walker reached on an error by N.Robinson [P.Davis
scored (unearned) (no RBI), H.Walker to first]; P.Hardy out on
unknown play; A.Gipson singled [H.Walker to second]; F.McLaurin
out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Red Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: N.Robinson doubled; R.Longley out on unknown play;
L.Brown singled to second base (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by T.Sampson), L.Brown out at
second]; F.Evans out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 1.

RED SOX 6TH: P.Moss doubled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play;
C.Hyde singled [P.Moss scored]; F.McDaniel struck out while
C.Hyde was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to T.Sampson); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Davis
walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: N.Rogers out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on
unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; F.Evans out on
unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled to shortstop [L.Lockett to second (error by
N.Robinson)]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Red Sox 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     1   4   1   5
 Red Sox          2   6   2   1


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