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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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