Birmingham Black Barons 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 6 3 Chicago American Giants 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 x - 7 13 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sammy Williams rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 Tommy Sampson 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 Hicks ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 John Thomas cf 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 Freddie Shepard lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Barney Higdon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 6 2 2 11 24 1 FIELDING - E: 3. Tommy Sampson, Hicks, Barney Higdon. BATTING - SH: Hicks. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Hicks, John Thomas. CS: Sammy Williams. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leslie Green cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Bernell Longest 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Harry Rhodes lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Jim McCurine rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Ed Young 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Clyde Nelson 3b 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 Herb Barnhill c 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Clyde McNeal ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Walter McCoy p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 7 13 7 1 0 27 1 BATTING - 3B: Clyde Nelson. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Barney Higdon L 8 13 7 7 1 0 0 39 Totals 8 13 7 7 1 0 0 39 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Walter McCoy W 9 6 4 4 2 11 0 34 Totals 9 6 4 4 2 11 0 34 WP: Walter McCoy. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/11/1946 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Chicago Am. Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Chicago 1. S.Williams rf L.Green cf 2. T.Sampson 1b B.Longest 2b 3. ss H.Rhodes lf 4. P.Davis 2b J.McCurine rf 5. J.Thomas cf E.Young 1b 6. F.Shepard lf C.Nelson 3b 7. J.Britton 3b H.Barnhill c 8. H.Bell c C.McNeal ss 9. B.Higdon p W.McCoy p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories; S.Williams walked; T.Sampson singled to center field [S.Williams to second]; out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Williams to third, T.Sampson to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Thomas singled to center field [S.Williams scored, T.Sampson to third]; W.McCoy threw a wild pitch [T.Sampson scored]; F.Shepard out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: L.Green singled; B.Longest out on unknown play; H.Rhodes walked [L.Green to second]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; B.Higdon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson singled to left field; H.Barnhill singled to third base [C.Nelson to second]; C.McNeal singled to center field [C.Nelson scored, H.Barnhill to third]; W.McCoy out on unknown play [C.McNeal to second]; L.Green flied to F.Shepard [H.Barnhill scored]; B.Longest singled to center field [C.McNeal scored]; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Am. Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: S.Williams singled to right field; S.Williams was caught stealing second (H.Barnhill to C.McNeal); T.Sampson singled to center field; walked [T.Sampson to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Thomas singled to right field [T.Sampson scored, to third]; stole home and J.Thomas stole second; F.Shepard out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.McCurine out on unknown play; E.Young singled; C.Nelson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill reached on an error by B.Higdon [E.Young to second, H.Barnhill to first]; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; B.Higdon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 4TH: W.McCoy out on unknown play; L.Green out on unknown play; B.Longest singled; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: S.Williams out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 3. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; E.Young singled to left field; C.Nelson tripled to right field [E.Young scored]; H.Barnhill reached on an error by [C.Nelson scored, H.Barnhill to second]; C.McNeal singled to right field (S.Williams to H.Bell) [H.Barnhill out at home]; W.McCoy out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 5. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Shepard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 5. AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Green singled to first base [L.Green to second (error by T.Sampson)]; B.Longest out on unknown play; H.Rhodes singled to left field [L.Green scored, H.Rhodes to second (on throw)]; J.McCurine singled to right field [H.Rhodes scored]; E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; B.Higdon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. AM. GIANTS 7TH: H.Barnhill out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; W.McCoy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: S.Williams out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. AM. GIANTS 8TH: L.Green out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; H.Rhodes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis singled; J.Thomas out on unknown play; F.Shepard out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Am. Giants 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 6 3 3 Am. Giants 7 13 0 8
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