Cincinnati Clowns 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 - 6 7 1 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 5 4 BATTING Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 5 0 2 5 0 3 5 Clarence Lamar 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Goose Tatum 1b 2 0 0 0 2 13 1 Ed Nelson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sylvester Snead c 4 0 1 1 0 5 1 John Britton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Sam Segraves rf 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 Eddie Locke p 3 2 0 0 1 1 4 Totals 34 6 7 6 3 2 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 1. Henry Smith, Goose Tatum. E: 1. Eddie Locke. BATTING - 2B: Henry Smith, Sylvester Snead. 3B: Henry Smith. GDP: Ed Nelson. Team LOB: 4 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 5 4 Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Lester Lockett 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 Leroy Morney lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 Piper Davis ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 1 1 0 14 0 Herman Bell c 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 Jimmie Newberry p 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 3 5 3 4 5 27 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay 2, Herman Bell. E: 4. Lester Lockett, Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay, Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay. GDP: Tommy Sampson. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eddie Locke W 8 5 3 2 4 5 0 33 Totals 8 5 3 2 4 5 0 33 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 9 7 6 4 3 2 0 37 Totals 9 7 6 4 3 2 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Dick Maguire, 1B - Cliff Roseborough Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 8/10/1943 -- Cincinnati Clowns at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Birmingham 1. H.Smith ss F.McLaurin cf 2. C.Lamar 2b T.Sampson 2b 3. G.Tatum 1b C.Spearman rf 4. E.Nelson lf L.Lockett 3b 5. J.Ray cf L.Morney lf 6. S.Snead c P.Davis ss 7. J.Britton 3b L.Lindsay 1b 8. S.Segraves rf H.Bell c 9. E.Locke p J.Newberry p CLOWNS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Bell dropped a foul fly hit by H.Smith; H.Smith out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson grounded into a double play (H.Smith to G.Tatum) [F.McLaurin out at second]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 2ND: E.Nelson singled to left field (L.Morney to T.Sampson) [E.Nelson out at second]; J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 0, Black Barons 0. CLOWNS 3RD: J.Britton singled; S.Segraves singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Locke walked [J.Britton to third, S.Segraves to second]; H.Smith tripled [J.Britton scored, S.Segraves scored, E.Locke scored]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked; E.Nelson struck out while (H.Bell to L.Lindsay); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Bell walked; J.Newberry reached on an error by E.Locke [H.Bell to third, J.Newberry to second]; F.McLaurin singled [H.Bell scored, J.Newberry scored (unearned)]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis doubled; L.Lindsay doubled [P.Davis scored]; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Segraves out on unknown play; E.Locke out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 6TH: C.Lamar out on unknown play; G.Tatum walked; E.Nelson grounded into a double play (P.Davis to T.Sampson to L.Lindsay) [G.Tatum out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Morney walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 7TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; S.Snead out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Newberry out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Clowns 3, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 8TH: S.Segraves reached on an error by L.Lockett [S.Segraves to first]; E.Locke reached on an error by P.Davis [S.Segraves to third, E.Locke to first]; Lengthy argument over call at 3B; H.Smith doubled to left field [S.Segraves scored (unearned), E.Locke scored (unearned)]; C.Lamar out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; E.Nelson out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Clowns 5, Black Barons 3. CLOWNS 9TH: J.Ray singled; S.Snead doubled [J.Ray scored]; J.Britton out on unknown play; S.Segraves out on unknown play; E.Locke reached on an error by L.Lindsay [S.Snead to third, E.Locke to first]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Clowns 6, Black Barons 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Clowns 6 7 1 4 Black Barons 3 5 4 6
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