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Cleveland Buckeyes @ Birmingham Black Barons

1948-05-02 · Day game · Att: 6117 · 2:40

Cleveland Buckeyes defeated Birmingham Black Barons 9–7. Cleveland Buckeyes put up 2 in the 1st. Chico Renfroe went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CVB	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	9	13
BIR	1	0	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	7	9

Cleveland Buckeyes — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sam Jethroe	4	1	0	0	0	0
Archie Ware	5	1	2	0	0	0
Leon Kellman	5	0	2	2	0	0
Willie Grace	5	2	2	0	0	0
Al Smith	4	2	1	0	1	0
Joe Greene	3	1	1	0	2	0
Chico Renfroe	4	1	3	2	1	0
Bill Reynolds	4	0	1	2	0	0
Webbo Clarke	5	1	1	0	0	1
Clyde Nelson	0	0	0	1	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Artie Wilson	3	1	1	0	2
John Britton	5	0	1	2	0
Joe Scott	5	0	0	1	0
Ed Steele	3	1	1	0	1
Piper Davis	4	1	1	0	0
Bobby Robinson	4	0	1	1	0
Jim Zapp	4	1	1	1	0
Pepper Bassett	4	1	2	0	0
Jimmie Newberry	3	2	1	1	0

Cleveland Buckeyes — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Webbo Clarke	9.0	9	3	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alonzo Perry	2.1	5	2	0
Jimmie Newberry	6.1	8	3	0
Jay Heard	0.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sam Jethroe: HP
Archie Ware: S9.1-3(E9);B-2#
Leon Kellman: S.3-H;2-H(UR)
Willie Grace: 1/BP/DP.1X1(14)#
Al Smith: 99

Bot 1

Artie Wilson: D
John Britton: 99.2-3
Joe Scott: 99.3-H
Ed Steele: 99

Top 2

Joe Greene: W
Chico Renfroe: S.1-3
Bill Reynolds: SB2
Bill Reynolds: S.3-H;2-H
Webbo Clarke: 99
Sam Jethroe: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 2

Piper Davis: 99
Bobby Robinson: 99
Jim Zapp: 99

Top 3

Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: S
Al Smith: W.1-2
Joe Greene: 99
Chico Renfroe: S8.2-H;1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Bill Reynolds: 99

Bot 3

Pepper Bassett: D
Jimmie Newberry: HP
Artie Wilson: 99.2-3;1-2
John Britton: S.3-H;2-H
Joe Scott: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Top 4

Webbo Clarke: D
Sam Jethroe: 99
Archie Ware: S.2-H(E2)(NR)(UR);B-2#
Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: 99

Bot 4

Piper Davis: D
Bobby Robinson: 99
Jim Zapp: D.2-H
Pepper Bassett: 99
Jimmie Newberry: T.2-H
Artie Wilson: W
John Britton: E6.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2#
Joe Scott: 99

Top 5

Al Smith: 99
Joe Greene: S
Chico Renfroe: PB.1-2#
Chico Renfroe: 99
Bill Reynolds: 99

Bot 5

Ed Steele: W
Piper Davis: PO1(99)#
Piper Davis: 99
Bobby Robinson: 99

Top 6

Webbo Clarke: 99
Sam Jethroe: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 6

Jim Zapp: 99
Pepper Bassett: S
Jimmie Newberry: 99
Artie Wilson: W.1-2
John Britton: 99

Top 7

Leon Kellman: S
Willie Grace: PO1(E1).1-2#
Willie Grace: 99
Al Smith: 99
Joe Greene: 99

Bot 7

Joe Scott: 99
Ed Steele: S
Piper Davis: 99
Bobby Robinson: T.1-H
Jim Zapp: OA.3X3(5)

Top 8

Chico Renfroe: S
Bill Reynolds: 99
Webbo Clarke: 99
Sam Jethroe: 99

Bot 8

Jim Zapp: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
Jimmie Newberry: 99

Top 9

Archie Ware: 99
Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: D
Al Smith: S.2-3
Joe Greene: W.1-2
Chico Renfroe: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Clyde Nelson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Webbo Clarke: K

Bot 9

Artie Wilson: 99
John Britton: 99
Joe Scott: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Robinson caught at 3B on hidden-ball trick
Heard relieved Newberry with a full count on Nelson. Walk charged to Newberry.

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