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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 9 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 8

Game played on Sunday, March 23, 1947 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 4  0 4 0  0 0 0   -   8 13  3
Birmingham Black Barons             5 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 1   -   9 15  1

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Minor lf                           1   1                         
Archie Ware 1b                            1   3          1              
Sam Jethroe cf                            1   2                         
Joe Atkins 3b                                 1    3                    
Al Smith ss                                   2                         
Johnnie Cowan 2b                                                        
Tommy Harris c                                                          
Frank Carswell p                                                        
Doc Bracken p                                                           
Eugene Bremer p                                                         
Sam Woods p                                                             
Totals                                    8  13                   25    

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Al Smith, Johnnie Cowan, ?. 

BATTING -
3B:  Joe Atkins. 
Team LOB:  


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
John Britton 3b                           1   2    2                    
Artie Wilson ss                           1              1              
Ed Steele rf                              1   3                         
Earl Ashby 1b                                 1    1                    
John Thomas lf                                                          
James Bizzle cf                                                         
Pepper Bassett c                                                        
Bill Powell p                                                           
Jehosie Heard p                                                         
Jimmie Newberry p                                                       
Totals                                    9  15                   27    

FIELDING -
E: 1. ?. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton, Ed Steele. 
3B:  John Britton. 
Team LOB:  


PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Carswell                                                       
Doc Bracken                                                          
Eugene Bremer                                                        
Sam Woods L                                                          
Totals                               8.1    15   9                   


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Powell                          3           4                   
Jehosie Heard                        2           4                   
Jimmie Newberry W                    4           0                   
Totals                               9      13   8                   



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 3500


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