Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 4 11 1 Cincinnati Clowns 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 6 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 1 1 0 1 3 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 Clyde Spearman rf 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis ss 4 0 1 2 0 1 1 Leonard Lindsay 1b 4 0 2 0 0 11 0 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Herman Bell c 4 1 1 0 0 6 0 Jim Daniels p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Huber p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 4 2 4 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay. E: 1. Hoss Walker. BATTING - 2B: Piper Davis, John Huber. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - SB: Clyde Spearman. CS: Felix McLaurin. Cincinnati Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Smith ss 4 1 2 1 1 7 0 Henry Merchant lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sylvester Snead ph, 3b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Fred Wilson rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Goose Tatum 1b 4 1 1 0 0 9 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 John Britton 3b, lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Clarence Lamar 2b 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 Buster Haywood c 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Peanuts Davis p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 30 3 6 3 6 6 27 0 FIELDING - E: 3. Henry Smith, Henry Merchant, Goose Tatum. BATTING - HBP: Clarence Lamar. GDP: Fred Wilson. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry Smith, Clarence Lamar 2, Buster Haywood. CS: Henry Smith, Fred Wilson. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim Daniels 4 2 1 1 5 3 0 19 John Huber W 5 4 2 2 1 3 0 18 Totals 9 6 3 3 6 6 0 37 Jim Daniels pitched to 3 batters in the 5th inning HBP: Jim Daniels. Cincinnati Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Peanuts Davis L 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 39 Totals 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Ward, 1B - Percy Reed Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/8/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cincinnati Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cincinnati 1. F.McLaurin cf H.Smith ss 2. T.Sampson 2b H.Merchant lf 3. C.Spearman rf F.Wilson rf 4. L.Lockett lf G.Tatum 1b 5. P.Davis ss J.Ray cf 6. L.Lindsay 1b J.Britton 3b 7. H.Walker 3b C.Lamar 2b 8. H.Bell c B.Haywood c 9. J.Daniels p P.Davis p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); T.Sampson singled to left field [T.Sampson to second (error by H.Merchant)]; C.Spearman walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: H.Smith singled; H.Smith stole second; H.Merchant out on unknown play; F.Wilson singled [H.Smith scored]; F.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); G.Tatum out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lindsay singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Daniels out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 2ND: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton walked; C.Lamar was hit by a pitch [J.Britton to second]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled [F.McLaurin to third]; C.Spearman stole second; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis doubled [F.McLaurin scored, C.Spearman scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; F.Wilson walked; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Daniels out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; C.Lamar out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: G.Tatum dropped a foul fly hit by F.McLaurin; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood walked; B.Haywood stole second; P.Davis walked; H.Smith walked [B.Haywood to third, P.Davis to second]; J.HUBER REPLACED J.DANIELS (PITCHING); S.SNEAD BATTED FOR H.MERCHANT; S.Snead out on unknown play; F.Wilson grounded into a double play (P.Davis to T.Sampson to L.Lindsay) [H.Smith out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.SNEAD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); J.BRITTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay singled; H.Walker singled [L.Lindsay to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: G.Tatum singled; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton singled [G.Tatum to third]; C.Lamar out on unknown play [G.Tatum scored]; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. 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 2. CLOWNS 7TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Snead singled to third base [S.Snead to second (error by H.Walker)]; F.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled to shortstop [L.Lockett to second (error by H.Smith)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 8TH: G.Tatum out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell singled; J.Huber doubled [H.Bell to third]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled [H.Bell scored, J.Huber scored]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 9TH: C.Lamar walked; C.Lamar stole second; B.Haywood out on unknown play; C.Lamar stole third; P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Smith singled [C.Lamar scored]; H.Smith was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Clowns 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 11 1 8 Clowns 3 6 3 7
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