Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 Cincinnati Clowns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 x - 6 8 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Spearman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett 3b 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 Leroy Morney lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 Piper Davis ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 Leonard Lindsay 1b 2 1 0 0 1 12 0 Paul Hardy c 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Alphonse Dunn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Huber p 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 Totals 30 2 3 2 2 3 24 10 FIELDING - E: 1. Piper Davis. BATTING - SH: Lester Lockett, Leonard Lindsay. HBP: Clyde Spearman. Team LOB: 6 Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Ed Nelson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Fred Wilson rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 1 2 0 0 10 0 John Britton 3b 4 2 2 1 0 3 3 Johnny Ray cf 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 Sylvester Snead c 3 1 1 4 1 5 1 Clarence Lamar 2b 3 0 1 0 0 3 4 Preacher Henry p 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 Totals 31 6 8 6 2 6 27 13 FIELDING - E: 2. Goose Tatum, John Britton. BATTING - 2B: Fred Wilson, Goose Tatum. HR: Sylvester Snead. SH: Johnny Ray, Clarence Lamar, Preacher Henry. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Huber L 8 8 6 6 2 6 1 36 Totals 8 8 6 6 2 6 1 36 Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Preacher Henry W 9 3 2 1 2 3 0 35 Totals 9 3 2 1 2 3 0 35 HBP: Preacher Henry. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Dick Maguire, 1B - Cliff Roseborough Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/9/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cincinnati Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cincinnati 1. F.McLaurin cf H.Smith ss 2. T.Sampson 2b E.Nelson lf 3. C.Spearman rf F.Wilson rf 4. L.Lockett 3b G.Tatum 1b 5. L.Morney lf J.Britton 3b 6. P.Davis ss J.Ray cf 7. L.Lindsay 1b S.Snead c 8. P.Hardy c C.Lamar 2b 9. J.Huber p P.Henry p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson reached on an error by G.Tatum [T.Sampson to first]; C.Spearman was hit by a pitch [T.Sampson to second]; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to third, C.Spearman to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: H.Smith out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; F.Wilson doubled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay walked; P.Hardy out on unknown play [L.Lindsay to second]; J.Huber singled [L.Lindsay scored]; F.McLaurin singled [J.Huber to second]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: J.Britton singled; J.Ray out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second]; S.Snead walked; C.Lamar reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Britton to third, S.Snead to second]; P.Henry flied to unknown fielder [J.Britton scored]; H.Smith reached on an error by P.Davis [S.Snead to third, C.Lamar to second, H.Smith to first]; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: P.Henry out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett reached on an error by J.Britton [L.Lockett to second]; L.Morney singled [L.Lockett scored (unearned)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Morney to second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: F.Wilson out on unknown play; G.Tatum doubled; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: S.Snead out on unknown play; C.Lamar singled; P.Henry out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Lamar to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: E.Nelson grounded out (L.Lockett to L.Lindsay); F.Wilson singled to center field; G.Tatum singled to center field [F.Wilson to second]; J.Britton singled to left field [F.Wilson scored, G.Tatum to second]; J.Ray walked [G.Tatum to third, J.Britton to second]; S.Snead homered to leftfield [G.Tatum scored, J.Britton scored, J.Ray scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; P.Henry out on unknown play; 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; A.DUNN BATTED FOR P.HARDY; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 3 1 6 Clowns 6 8 2 6
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