Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 7 2 Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 - 3 9 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Johnny Ray cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 Buck Felder 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 2 7 1 2 1 27 0 FIELDING - E: 2. John Britton, Jimmie Newberry. BATTING - 3B: Ed Steele. GDP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Artie Wilson, John Britton. Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Reinaldo Drake lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Philly Holmes 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Williams ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Pedro Regalado pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Raul Navarro rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Armando Vazquez 1b 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lamb Barbee rf, 2b 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 Sam Hairston c 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Hoss Walker ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 Henry Merchant cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Lazaro Medina p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 3 9 3 2 8 30 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Armando Vazquez, Lamb Barbee, Hoss Walker. E: 1. Alex Radcliff. BATTING - 2B: Sam Hairston, Hoss Walker 2. 3B: Armando Vazquez. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 9 9 3 3 2 8 0 41 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 8 0 41 Jimmie Newberry pitched to 4 batters in the 10th inning Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lazaro Medina W 10 7 2 1 2 1 0 36 Totals 10 7 2 1 2 1 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Morris, 1B - Wells, 2B - , 3B - Gaines Time of Game: 2:30 Attendance: 27000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/30/1945 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Cin-Ind Clowns (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Cin-Ind 1. A.Wilson ss R.Drake lf 2. J.Britton 3b P.Holmes 2b 3. E.Steele rf A.Vazquez 1b 4. P.Davis 1b A.Radcliff 3b 5. J.Ray cf L.Barbee rf 6. L.Lockett lf S.Hairston c 7. P.Bassett c H.Walker ss 8. B.Felder 2b H.Merchant cf 9. J.Newberry p L.Medina p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson singled; A.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 1ST: R.Drake singled; P.Holmes out on unknown play; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 2ND: L.Barbee out on unknown play; S.Hairston doubled; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Felder singled; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 3RD: L.Medina out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; P.Holmes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton singled; J.Britton was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 4TH: A.Vazquez out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; L.Barbee out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 0. CLOWNS 5TH: S.Hairston singled; H.Walker doubled [S.Hairston scored]; H.Merchant out on unknown play; L.Medina out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 6TH: P.Holmes reached on an error by J.Newberry [P.Holmes to first]; A.Vazquez out on unknown play; A.Radcliff reached on a fielder's choice [P.Holmes to second]; L.Barbee out on unknown play; S.Hairston out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; J.Ray singled [P.Davis to second]; L.Lockett singled to third base [P.Davis scored (no RBI) (error by A.Radcliff), J.Ray to third, L.Lockett to second]; P.Bassett singled to center field [J.Ray scored (unearned), L.Lockett to third]; B.Felder out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 7TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Merchant out on unknown play; L.Medina out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 1. CLOWNS 8TH: R.Drake out on unknown play; J.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR P.HOLMES; J.Williams singled; P.REGALADO RAN FOR J.WILLIAMS; A.Vazquez tripled [P.Regalado scored]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; L.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: R.NAVARRO REPLACED P.REGALADO (PLAYING RF); L.BARBEE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); E.Steele tripled; P.Davis walked; J.Ray out on unknown play; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (H.Walker to L.Barbee to A.Vazquez) [P.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 9TH: S.Hairston out on unknown play; H.Walker doubled; H.Merchant walked; L.Medina out on unknown play; R.Drake out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. BLACK BARONS 10TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Felder out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 2. CLOWNS 10TH: R.Navarro singled; A.Vazquez reached on an error by J.Britton [R.Navarro to second, A.Vazquez to first]; A.Radcliff walked [R.Navarro to third, A.Vazquez to second]; L.Barbee singled [R.Navarro scored, A.Vazquez to third, A.Radcliff to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 2, Clowns 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 7 2 4 Clowns 3 9 1 11
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