Birmingham Black Barons 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 2 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 9 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Artie Wilson ss 3 1 3 1 1 0 3 7 Ed Steele rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Piper Davis 1b 4 1 1 3 0 0 10 2 Leandy Young lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 7 5 Ted Radcliffe c 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 Earl Bumpus p 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Totals 34 6 10 5 2 3 27 21 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Tommy Sampson. E: 2. Tommy Sampson, Earl Bumpus. PB: 1. Ted Radcliffe. BATTING - 2B: Artie Wilson. HR: Piper Davis. SH: John Britton, Tommy Sampson. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Artie Wilson 2, Ted Radcliffe. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Frank Austin ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 Gene Benson cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 Ed Stone rf 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Jim West 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 Marvin Williams 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 5 Goose Curry lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Pete Sunkett p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 Stanley Glenn pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Cash c 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 Barney Brown p, lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 Clarence Palm ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Garrell Hartman pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 9 3 1 3 27 18 FIELDING - E: 1. Bill Cash. BATTING - 2B: Bill Cash. GDP: Frank Austin. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Ed Stone, Marvin Williams. CS: Bill Cash. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Earl Bumpus W 9 9 3 1 1 3 0 37 Totals 9 9 3 1 1 3 0 37 Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Brown L 4 8 6 6 0 2 1 20 Pete Sunkett 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 18 Totals 9 10 6 6 2 3 1 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 13136 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/28/1944, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Philadelphia Stars (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Philadelphia 1. F.McLaurin cf F.Austin ss 2. J.Britton 3b G.Benson cf 3. A.Wilson ss E.Stone rf 4. E.Steele rf J.West 1b 5. P.Davis 1b M.Williams 2b 6. L.Young lf G.Curry lf 7. T.Sampson 2b H.Spearman 3b 8. T.Radcliffe c B.Cash c 9. E.Bumpus p B.Brown p BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin grounded out (F.Austin to J.West); J.Britton flied to G.Benson; A.Wilson doubled to left field; E.Steele singled to second base [A.Wilson to third]; P.Davis homered to leftfield [A.Wilson scored, E.Steele scored]; L.Young grounded out (M.Williams to J.West); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: F.Austin grounded out (A.Wilson to P.Davis); G.Benson reached on an error by E.Bumpus [G.Benson to first]; E.Stone popped to T.Sampson; J.West grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: T.Sampson flied to G.Curry; T.Radcliffe flied to G.Benson; E.Bumpus struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: M.Williams singled to left field; M.Williams stole second; G.Curry grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); H.Spearman struck out (T.Radcliffe to P.Davis); B.Cash singled to shortstop [M.Williams to third]; B.Cash was caught stealing second (T.Radcliffe to T.Sampson); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin singled to center field; J.Britton out on a sacrifice bunt (B.Brown to M.Williams) [F.McLaurin to second]; A.Wilson singled to left field [F.McLaurin scored]; A.Wilson stole second; E.Steele popped to M.Williams; P.Davis grounded out (M.Williams to J.West); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: B.Brown grounded out (A.Wilson to P.Davis); F.Austin popped to A.Wilson; G.Benson grounded out (E.Bumpus to P.Davis); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Young singled to center field; T.Sampson out on a sacrifice bunt (B.Brown to M.Williams) [L.Young to second]; T.Radcliffe singled to shortstop [L.Young to third]; E.Bumpus struck out; T.Radcliffe stole second [L.Young scored (error by B.Cash), T.Radcliffe to third]; F.McLaurin singled to right field [T.Radcliffe scored]; J.Britton forced F.McLaurin (M.Williams to F.Austin) [J.Britton to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: On a bunt E.Stone singled to first base; J.West reached on a fielder's choice (T.Radcliffe to T.Sampson) [E.Stone to third, J.West out at second]; M.Williams reached on an error by T.Sampson [E.Stone scored (unearned) (RBI), M.Williams to first]; G.Curry forced M.Williams (P.Davis to A.Wilson) [G.Curry to first]; H.Spearman forced G.Curry (A.Wilson to T.Sampson) [H.Spearman to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.SUNKETT REPLACED G.CURRY (PITCHING); B.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); A.Wilson walked; E.Steele forced A.Wilson (F.Austin to M.Williams) [E.Steele to first]; P.Davis grounded out (F.Austin to J.West) [E.Steele to second]; L.Young singled to center field (H.Spearman unassisted) [E.Steele out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. STARS 5TH: B.Cash grounded out (A.Wilson to P.Davis); B.Brown walked; F.Austin singled to center field [B.Brown to second]; G.Benson struck out; E.Stone grounded out (T.Sampson to P.Davis); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Sampson struck out; T.Radcliffe grounded out (H.Spearman to J.West); E.Bumpus grounded out (F.Austin to J.West); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. STARS 6TH: J.West flied to F.McLaurin; M.Williams flied to L.Young; P.Sunkett flied to F.McLaurin; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.McLaurin flied to G.Benson; J.Britton flied to B.Brown; A.Wilson singled to shortstop; A.Wilson stole second; E.Steele reached on a fielder's choice (H.Spearman unassisted) [A.Wilson out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. STARS 7TH: H.Spearman struck out; B.Cash popped to T.Sampson; B.Brown singled to center field; F.Austin forced B.Brown (T.Sampson unassisted) [F.Austin to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis popped to M.Williams; L.Young grounded out (F.Austin to J.West); T.Sampson walked; T.Radcliffe forced T.Sampson (F.Austin to M.Williams) [T.Radcliffe to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: G.Benson singled to left field; E.Stone forced G.Benson (P.Davis to A.Wilson) [E.Stone to first]; E.Stone stole second; T.Radcliffe allowed a passed ball [E.Stone to third]; J.West flied to L.Young [E.Stone scored (unearned)]; M.Williams flied to E.Steele; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: E.Bumpus grounded out (P.Sunkett to J.West); F.McLaurin grounded out (F.Austin to J.West); J.Britton grounded out (F.Austin to J.West); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 2. STARS 9TH: P.Sunkett grounded out (E.Bumpus to P.Davis); H.Spearman singled to center field; S.GLENN RAN FOR H.SPEARMAN; B.Cash doubled to left field [S.Glenn to third]; C.PALM BATTED FOR B.BROWN; C.Palm singled to right field [S.Glenn scored, B.Cash to third]; G.HARTMAN RAN FOR C.PALM; F.Austin grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [G.Hartman out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Stars 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 6 10 2 5 Stars 3 9 1 7
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