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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 3

Game played on Sunday, August 8, 1948 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 0  0 0 2  1 0 0   -   3 12  3
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 0 3  0 0 x   -   4  7  0

BATTING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
George Minor cf                       5   1   2    0     0         2   0
Archie Ware 1b                        5   1   2    0     0        11   0
Chico Renfroe 3b                      4   1   2    1     0         1   1
Clyde Nelson 2b                       4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Willie Grace rf                       4   0   2    1     0         1   0
Tommy Harris c                        4   0   1    1     0         3   0
Joe Greene lf                         2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Eugene Smith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Nat McClinic lf                     1   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry Presswood ss                    3   0   2    0     1         2   9
Webbo Clarke p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   3
Totals                               36   3  12    3     1        24  15

FIELDING -
E: 3.  George Minor, Chico Renfroe 2. 
PB: 1.  Tommy Harris. 

BATTING -
2B:  Archie Ware. 
SH:  Webbo Clarke. 
Team LOB:  8


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   1    0     0         5   3
John Britton 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   0    0     0         2   0
Piper Davis 1b, 2b                    4   1   1    0     0         8   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   1   2    1     0         7   1
Norman Robinson cf                    4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Willie Mays lf                        4   1   0    0     0         1   0
Wiley Griggs 2b                       2   0   0    0     0         1   2
  Jim Zapp ph                         1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
  Alonzo Perry 1b                     1   0   0    0     0         2   1
Jimmie Newberry p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Herman Bell ph                      1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Bill Greason p                      0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   4   7    2     1   1    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Artie Wilson. 
PB: 1.  Pepper Bassett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Artie Wilson, Pepper Bassett. 
HBP:  Pepper Bassett. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Steele, Piper Davis. 

PITCHING

Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Webbo Clarke L                       8       7   4        1   3      35
Totals                               8       7   4        1   3      35

WP:  Webbo Clarke. 
HBP:  Webbo Clarke. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry W                    6       8   2    2   1   4      26
Bill Greason SV                      3       4   1    1   0   2      12
Totals                               9      12   3    3   1   6      38

WP:  Jimmie Newberry. 


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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B -  Austin, 2B -  

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 7680


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