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Birmingham Black Barons @ Philadelphia Stars

1949-06-07 · Night game

Philadelphia Stars defeated Birmingham Black Barons 9–3. Philadelphia Stars put up 3 in the 5th. Buzz Clarkson went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	9
PH5	0	0	2	1	3	2	1	0		9	14

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Ed Steele	5	0	1	0
Joe Scott	5	1	0	0
(unknown)	11	4	3	1
Willie Mays	4	0	1	0
Piper Davis	4	0	1	0
Bobby Robinson	4	1	1	0
Pepper Bassett	4	1	2	1
Bill Powell	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Murray Watkins	4	0	0	0	0
(unknown)	9	4	4	1	0
Buzz Clarkson	5	0	2	3	0
Bill Cash	5	1	2	0	0
Stanley Glenn	3	2	2	2	1
Ben Littles	4	0	1	1	0
Art Hefner	4	0	0	0	0
Bob Griffith	4	2	3	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Jimmie Newberry	0.1	0	0
(unknown)	5.2	13	1
Bill Powell	2.0	1	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Griffith	9.0	9	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ed Steele: 99
Joe Scott: E3#
99/G.1-2#
Willie Mays: E6.2-H(NR)(UR)#
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 1

Murray Watkins: 13#
S
Buzz Clarkson: 99
Bill Cash: 99

Top 2

Bobby Robinson: T
Pepper Bassett: S.3-H
99/SH.1-2
99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 2

E3#
Stanley Glenn: 99
Ben Littles: 99
Art Hefner: 99

Top 3

Joe Scott: 99
99
Willie Mays: S
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 3

Bob Griffith: S
Murray Watkins: 99/SH.1-2
T.2-H
Buzz Clarkson: 99/F.3-H
Bill Cash: D
99

Top 4

Bobby Robinson: 99
Pepper Bassett: D
D.2-H
99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 4

Stanley Glenn: S7.B-2(E7)
Ben Littles: 99/G.2-3#
Art Hefner: 99
Bob Griffith: S.3-H(UR)
Murray Watkins: 99

Top 5

Joe Scott: 99
99
Willie Mays: 99

Bot 5

S
Buzz Clarkson: S.1-2
Bill Cash: 99(1)/FO.2-3
HP.1-2
Stanley Glenn: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ben Littles: 99/G.3-H
Art Hefner: 99

Top 6

Piper Davis: S
Bobby Robinson: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
S.1-2
99

Bot 6

Bob Griffith: S
Murray Watkins: 99
S.1-3
Buzz Clarkson: SB2
Buzz Clarkson: S.3-H;2-H
Bill Cash: SB2
Bill Cash: 99
99

Top 7

Ed Steele: S
Joe Scott: FC.1-2#
99
Willie Mays: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 7

Stanley Glenn: W
Ben Littles: S.1-3
Art Hefner: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
Bob Griffith: 99

Top 8

Bobby Robinson: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
S
Bill Powell: 99

Bot 8

Murray Watkins: E3#
99
Buzz Clarkson: 99
Bill Cash: S.1-2
99

Top 9

Ed Steele: 99
Joe Scott: 99
99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Newberry was hit in the wrist by a line drive from Watkins and had to leave the game.

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