Memphis Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Birmingham Black Barons 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 x - 6 11 2 BATTING Memphis Red Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 Fred McDaniel 3b 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 Neil Robinson cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Nat Rogers rf 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 Red Longley 1b 3 0 1 0 1 8 1 Larry Brown c 4 0 1 0 0 6 1 Pepper Sharpe lf 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 Felix Evans ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 James Lockman ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Bob Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Porter Moss p 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 34 2 7 2 1 2 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Red Longley, Larry Brown. BATTING - SH: Fred Bankhead. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: James Lockman. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 Clyde Spearman rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 1 4 2 0 0 2 4 Leroy Morney lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 Alphonse Dunn 1b 4 0 2 2 0 0 12 0 Paul Hardy c 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Gready McKinnis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 32 6 11 6 3 0 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis. E: 2. Felix McLaurin, Piper Davis. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett, Piper Davis. 3B: Alphonse Dunn. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Clyde Spearman, Piper Davis. CS: Clyde Spearman. PITCHING Memphis Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Porter Moss L 8 11 6 6 3 0 0 35 Totals 8 11 6 6 3 0 0 35 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gready McKinnis W 9 7 2 0 1 2 0 36 Totals 9 7 2 0 1 2 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/30/1943, game 1 -- Memphis Red Sox at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Memphis Birmingham 1. F.Bankhead 2b F.McLaurin cf 2. F.McDaniel 3b T.Sampson 2b 3. N.Robinson cf C.Spearman rf 4. N.Rogers rf L.Lockett 3b 5. R.Longley 1b L.Morney lf 6. L.Brown c P.Davis ss 7. P.Sharpe lf A.Dunn 1b 8. J.Lockman ss P.Hardy c 9. P.Moss p G.McKinnis p RED SOX 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; F.McDaniel singled; N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson singled [F.McLaurin to third, T.Sampson to second (on throw)]; C.Spearman singled [F.McLaurin scored, T.Sampson scored]; C.Spearman was caught stealing second (L.Brown to J.Lockman); L.Lockett singled; L.Morney singled [L.Lockett to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn singled [L.Lockett scored, L.Morney to second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 3 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 3. RED SOX 2ND: R.Longley singled; L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Lockman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson walked [F.McLaurin to second]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [F.McLaurin scored, T.Sampson to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 4. RED SOX 3RD: P.Moss reached on an error by P.Davis [P.Moss to first]; F.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Moss to second]; F.McDaniel lined into a double play (P.Davis to T.Sampson) [P.Moss out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Davis doubled; P.Davis stole third; A.Dunn tripled [P.Davis scored]; P.Hardy hit into a double play (R.Longley to L.Brown) [A.Dunn out at home]; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 5. RED SOX 4TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; R.Longley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked; C.Spearman stole second; L.Lockett doubled [C.Spearman scored]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 6. RED SOX 5TH: L.Brown out on unknown play; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Lockman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Black Barons 6. RED SOX 6TH: P.Moss out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; F.McDaniel reached on an error by F.McLaurin [F.McDaniel to first]; N.Robinson singled [F.McDaniel to third, N.Robinson to second (on throw)]; N.Rogers singled [F.McDaniel scored (unearned), N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; R.Longley out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. RED SOX 7TH: L.Brown singled; P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Lockman forced L.Brown (unknown fielder) [J.Lockman to first]; J.Lockman stole second; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; L.Lockett was picked off first (P.Moss to R.Longley); L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. RED SOX 8TH: F.Bankhead singled; F.McDaniel out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; N.Rogers out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. RED SOX 9TH: R.Longley walked; L.Brown out on unknown play; F.EVANS BATTED FOR P.SHARPE; F.Evans singled [R.Longley to second]; B.SMITH BATTED FOR J.LOCKMAN; B.Smith out on unknown play; P.Moss out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Black Barons 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Red Sox 2 7 0 7 Black Barons 6 11 2 5
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