Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 3 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 6 12 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 1 1 1 0 3 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 3 1 1 1 2 4 3 Artie Wilson ss 5 1 1 1 0 6 4 Ed Steele rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 5 0 2 1 0 5 2 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Piper Davis 1b 3 1 2 0 1 9 1 Specs Ellis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alfred Saylor p 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 Leroy Morney ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Huber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 9 4 4 2 28 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Sampson, Artie Wilson 2, Piper Davis 2. E: 3. Tommy Sampson 2, Lester Lockett. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Sampson, Artie Wilson, Piper Davis. SH: Felix McLaurin, Specs Ellis. HBP: John Britton. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Johnny Ray rf 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 Fermin Valdes 2b 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 Henry Smith ph, 2b 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 Leovigildo Xiques lf 4 2 2 1 1 2 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 2 2 0 3 2 Rafael Cabrera cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Hoss Walker ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 Armando Vazquez 1b 4 1 2 0 0 10 1 Buster Haywood c 4 1 1 1 0 5 2 Willie Burns p 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 Walter Cannady ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Henry Merchant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Williams p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 37 6 12 6 2 5 30 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Armando Vazquez. E: 3. Johnny Ray, Alex Radcliff, Willie Burns. PB: 1. Buster Haywood. BATTING - 2B: Leovigildo Xiques, Alex Radcliff 2, Walter Cannady. GDP: Fermin Valdes, Buster Haywood. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - CS: Hoss Walker. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Specs Ellis 3 5 2 2 1 2 0 13 Alfred Saylor 4 5 3 3 0 1 0 16 John Huber L 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 0 10 Totals 9.1 12 6 6 2 5 0 39 Specs Ellis pitched to 2 batters in the 4th inning Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Burns 7 8 5 4 3 1 0 31 Johnny Williams W 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 Totals 10 9 5 4 4 2 0 42 WP: Willie Burns. HBP: Willie Burns. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Phil Cockrell, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - , 3B - Cornelius Rhoades Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 14535 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/5/1944, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cin-Ind 1. F.McLaurin cf J.Ray rf 2. T.Sampson 2b F.Valdes 2b 3. A.Wilson ss L.Xiques lf 4. E.Steele rf A.Radcliff 3b 5. T.Radcliffe c R.Cabrera cf 6. J.Britton 3b H.Walker ss 7. L.Lockett lf A.Vazquez 1b 8. P.Davis 1b B.Haywood c 9. S.Ellis p W.Burns p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson walked; T.Sampson was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to F.Valdes); A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: J.Ray out on unknown play; F.Valdes out on unknown play; L.Xiques walked; A.Radcliff doubled to right field [L.Xiques scored]; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled; T.Radcliffe was picked off first, but was safe on an error by W.Burns [T.Radcliffe to second]; J.Britton was hit by a pitch; L.Lockett lined into a double play (A.Vazquez unassisted) [J.Britton out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 2ND: H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez singled; B.Haywood grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [A.Vazquez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Davis doubled to center field; S.Ellis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to third]; F.McLaurin singled to center field [P.Davis scored]; T.Sampson doubled to right-center [F.McLaurin scored, T.Sampson to third (on throw)]; A.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [T.Sampson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by A.Radcliff; assist by W.Burns)]; E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 3RD: W.Burns out on unknown play; J.Ray singled; F.Valdes grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [J.Ray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 4TH: L.Xiques singled; A.Radcliff doubled [L.Xiques scored]; A.SAYLOR REPLACED S.ELLIS (PITCHING); R.Cabrera out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Saylor singled; F.McLaurin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Saylor to second]; W.Burns threw a wild pitch [A.Saylor to third]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson doubled [A.Saylor scored]; E.Steele walked; T.Radcliffe singled [A.Wilson scored, E.Steele to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 5TH: B.Haywood out on unknown play; W.Burns out on unknown play; J.Ray singled to left field (L.Lockett to T.Sampson) [J.Ray out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; P.Davis was caught stealing second (B.Haywood to F.Valdes); A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 6TH: H.SMITH BATTED FOR F.VALDES; H.Smith out on unknown play; T.Sampson dropped a foul fly hit by L.Xiques; L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson walked; B.Haywood allowed a passed ball [T.Sampson to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 7TH: R.Cabrera singled; H.Walker forced R.Cabrera (unknown fielder) [H.Walker to first]; A.Vazquez singled [H.Walker to second]; B.Haywood singled [H.Walker scored, A.Vazquez to second]; W.CANNADY BATTED FOR W.BURNS; W.Cannady doubled to center field [A.Vazquez scored, B.Haywood to third]; H.MERCHANT RAN FOR W.CANNADY; J.Ray flied to F.McLaurin [B.Haywood scored]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED H.MERCHANT (PITCHING); T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Britton singled to right field [J.Britton to second (error by J.Ray)]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; L.MORNEY BATTED FOR A.SAYLOR; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. CLOWNS 8TH: J.HUBER REPLACED L.MORNEY (PITCHING); L.Lockett dropped a foul fly hit by L.Xiques; L.Xiques out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; R.Cabrera out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. CLOWNS 9TH: H.Walker walked; H.Walker was caught stealing second (T.Radcliffe to A.Wilson); A.Vazquez out on unknown play; B.Haywood out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. BLACK BARONS 10TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 5. CLOWNS 10TH: J.Williams singled; J.Ray forced J.Williams (unknown fielder) [J.Ray to first]; H.Smith reached on an error by T.Sampson [J.Ray to second, H.Smith to first]; L.Xiques doubled to center field [J.Ray scored, H.Smith to third]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Clowns 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 9 3 7 Clowns 6 12 3 5
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