Birmingham Black Barons 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 3 Cincinnati Clowns 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 5 7 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Morney 2b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 Alphonse Dunn cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 Clyde Spearman rf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Piper Davis ss 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 Hoss Walker 3b 4 1 1 1 0 4 0 Alfred Saylor 1b 2 0 0 0 2 7 1 Paul Hardy lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 3 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 Jimmie Newberry p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 John Huber p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 3 5 2 7 7 24 9 FIELDING - E: 3. Leroy Morney 2, Jimmie Newberry. BATTING - HBP: Jimmie Newberry. GDP: Leroy Morney. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Alphonse Dunn, Clyde Spearman, Piper Davis, Paul Hardy. CS: Alphonse Dunn. Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 Perry Hall rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sylvester Snead 3b, ss 2 2 2 0 2 3 0 Sam Segraves lf 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 John Britton rf, 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buster Haywood c 4 0 1 3 0 7 2 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 0 0 1 11 0 Clarence Lamar 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 3 Fred Wilson p 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 Totals 30 5 7 4 5 4 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry Smith, Leonard Lindsay, Clarence Lamar. E: 1. Clarence Lamar. PB: 1. Buster Haywood. BATTING - SH: Sam Segraves, Clarence Lamar. IW: Sylvester Snead. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Fred Wilson. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry 6 5 4 2 3 1 0 27 John Huber L 2 2 1 1 2 3 0 10 Totals 8 7 5 3 5 4 0 37 Jimmie Newberry pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning IW: John Huber. Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fred Wilson W 9 5 3 3 7 7 0 38 Totals 9 5 3 3 7 7 0 38 WP: Fred Wilson. HBP: Fred Wilson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Knudson, 1B - Ed Hendee Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 8/4/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cincinnati Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cincinnati 1. L.Morney 2b H.Smith ss 2. A.Dunn cf S.Snead 3b 3. C.Spearman rf S.Segraves lf 4. P.Davis ss J.Britton rf 5. H.Walker 3b B.Haywood c 6. A.Saylor 1b J.Ray cf 7. P.Hardy lf L.Lindsay 1b 8. H.Bell c C.Lamar 2b 9. J.Newberry p F.Wilson p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Dunn walked; C.Spearman walked [A.Dunn to second]; A.Dunn was caught stealing third (B.Haywood to S.Snead) [C.Spearman to second]; F.Wilson threw a wild pitch [C.Spearman to third]; P.Davis walked; C.Spearman stole home and P.Davis stole second [P.Davis to third (error by C.Lamar)]; H.Walker singled to left field [P.Davis scored]; A.Saylor walked [H.Walker to second]; P.Hardy singled to right field [H.Walker scored, A.Saylor to second]; H.Bell flied to S.Segraves; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: H.Smith singled to left field; S.Snead walked [H.Smith to second]; S.Segraves out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Smith to third, S.Snead to second]; J.Britton reached on an error by L.Morney [H.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Snead to third, J.Britton to first]; B.Haywood flied to A.Dunn [S.Snead scored (unearned)]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Newberry singled; L.Morney grounded into a double play (H.Smith to C.Lamar to L.Lindsay) [J.Newberry out at second]; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Lindsay walked; C.Lamar out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Lindsay to second]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 3RD: S.Snead singled; S.Snead was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Newberry [S.Snead to second]; S.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Saylor out on unknown play; P.Hardy singled; P.Hardy stole second; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Dunn singled; A.Dunn stole second; C.Spearman out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 5TH: H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead singled; S.Segraves out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Saylor walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play; B.Haywood allowed a passed ball [A.Saylor to second]; SS Smith was spiked by Saylor and had to leave the game; P.HALL REPLACED H.SMITH (PLAYING RF); S.SNEAD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); J.BRITTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); H.Bell walked; J.Newberry was hit by a pitch [A.Saylor to third, H.Bell to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 6TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Dunn out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 7TH: C.Lamar walked; F.Wilson singled to right field [C.Lamar to third]; J.HUBER REPLACED J.NEWBERRY (PITCHING); F.Wilson stole second; P.Hall struck out; S.Snead was walked intentionally; S.Segraves walked [C.Lamar scored, F.Wilson to third, S.Snead to second]; J.Britton forced F.Wilson (A.Saylor to H.Bell) [S.Snead to third, S.Segraves to second, J.Britton to first]; B.Haywood singled to right field [S.Snead scored, S.Segraves scored, J.Britton to second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Saylor lined to S.Snead; P.Hardy lined to S.Snead; H.Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 5. CLOWNS 8TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; F.Wilson singled to second base [F.Wilson to second (error by L.Morney)]; P.Hall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 5 3 8 Clowns 5 7 1 8
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