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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 1

Game played on Sunday, May 21, 1944 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  9  0
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 3 0  0 0 x   -   3  8  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Artie Wilson ss                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   2    1     1         0   4
Lester Lockett lf                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   0   0    0     0        14   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   2    0     0         2   1
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   2    0     0         5   0
Alvin Gipson p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   6
  Leroy Morney ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   1   9    1     1   6    24  11


BATTING -
2B:  Ed Steele. 
SH:  Artie Wilson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Tommy Sampson. 
CS:  Felix McLaurin. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   1   2    0     0         1   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      2   0   0    0     1         0   4
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Buddy Armour lf                       4   1   1    1     0         3   0
Archie Ware 1b                        4   0   2    1     0        12   0
Willie Grace rf                       3   0   1    0     1         2   0
Billy Horne ss                        4   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
George Britt c                        3   0   0    0     0         7   1
Willie Jefferson p                    3   0   0    0     0         0   4
Totals                               31   3   8    2     2   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Johnnie Cowan, George Britt. 

BATTING -
SH:  Johnnie Cowan. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Sam Jethroe, Parnell Woods. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson L                       8       8   3    3   2   4   0  34
Totals                               8       8   3    3   2   4   0  34


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Jefferson W                   9       9   1    0   1   6   0  36
Totals                               9       9   1    0   1   6   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B - Jimmy Thompson, 2B -  , 3B -  Banaham

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/21/1944, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Cleveland Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Cleveland                     
1. F.McLaurin          cf        S.Jethroe           cf        
2. A.Wilson            ss        J.Cowan             2b        
3. T.Sampson           2b        P.Woods             3b        
4. L.Lockett           lf        B.Armour            lf        
5. E.Steele            rf        A.Ware              1b        
6. P.Davis             1b        W.Grace             rf        
7. J.Britton           3b        B.Horne             ss        
8. T.Radcliffe         c         G.Britt             c         
9. A.Gipson            p         W.Jefferson         p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin reached on an error by J.Cowan
[F.McLaurin to first]; A.Wilson reached on an error on a
sacrifice bunt by G.Britt [F.McLaurin to second, A.Wilson to
first]; T.Sampson singled to left-center [F.McLaurin scored
(unearned), A.Wilson to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play;
E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe singled; J.Cowan walked [S.Jethroe to
second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown
play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Britton singled; T.Radcliffe singled
[J.Britton to second]; A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: W.Grace walked; B.Horne out on unknown play;
G.Britt out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; E.Steele doubled; P.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton singled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; A.Gipson singled [J.Britton to second]; F.McLaurin out on
unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; A.Ware singled;
W.Grace singled [A.Ware to third]; B.Horne struck out; G.Britt
grounded out (T.Sampson to P.Davis); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Sampson singled; T.Sampson stole second;
L.Lockett out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play;
P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 5TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; S.Jethroe
singled to center field; J.Cowan out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [S.Jethroe to second]; P.Woods singled to
second base [S.Jethroe to third]; S.Jethroe stole home and
P.Woods stole second; B.Armour singled to right field [P.Woods
scored, B.Armour to second (on throw)]; A.Ware singled to right
field [B.Armour scored]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
singled; T.Radcliffe was picked off first (W.Jefferson to
A.Ware); A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 6TH: B.Horne out on unknown play; G.Britt out on
unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught
stealing second (G.Britt to B.Horne); A.Wilson out on unknown
play; T.Sampson walked; T.Sampson was picked off first
(W.Jefferson to A.Ware); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1,
Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 7TH: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; P.Woods singled; B.Armour out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; E.Steele out
on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; W.Grace out on
unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Buckeyes 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
out on unknown play; L.MORNEY BATTED FOR A.GIPSON; L.Morney out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Buckeyes
3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     1   9   0   8
 Buckeyes         3   8   2   7


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