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Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes @ Birmingham Black Barons

1949-05-22 · Day game · 6 innings · Att: 5505 · 2:08

Birmingham Black Barons defeated Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes 18–8. Birmingham Black Barons put up 8 in the 5th. Tommy Harris went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
LCB	0	1	0	4	2	1	8	11
BIR	1	0	3	6	8		18	15

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Parnell Woods	3	1	2	0	1
Johnie Scott	3	0	1	1	1
Archie Ware	4	0	1	0	0
Leon Kellman	4	1	1	0	0
Willie Grace	3	1	1	0	0
(unknown)	5	4	3	3	0
Tommy Harris	3	2	1	2	0
George Jefferson	2	1	1	1	0
Bill Reynolds	1	0	0	0	0
Earnest Long	1	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ed Steele	2	4	2	1	2
Joe Scott	2	2	1	2	2
(unknown)	8	4	4	2	0
Piper Davis	5	3	3	5	0
Bobby Robinson	3	1	2	2	1
Willie Mays	3	2	1	0	1
Pepper Bassett	2	0	1	0	0
Bill Greason	0	1	0	0	1
Jimmie Newberry	2	1	1	2	0
John Britton	0	1	0	0	1
Herman Bell	1	1	0	1	0

Louisville-Cleveland Buckeyes — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
George Jefferson	3.1	6	2
Eugene Bremer	0.0	2	2
Alonzo Boone	1.1	3	1
Sam Jones	0.0	1	2
Earnest Long	0.1	3	1

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greason	3.2	9	1	0
Jimmie Newberry	2.1	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Parnell Woods: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Johnie Scott: W
Archie Ware: 99
Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: 99

Bot 1

Ed Steele: S
Joe Scott: 99/SH.1-2
E6.2-3#
Piper Davis: 99.3-H(UR)
Bobby Robinson: 99

Top 2

S
Tommy Harris: 99(1)/FO
T.1-H
George Jefferson: CSH(2)#
George Jefferson: 99

Bot 2

Willie Mays: 99
S
Pepper Bassett: CS2(26)#
Pepper Bassett: 99

Top 3

Parnell Woods: 99
Johnie Scott: 99
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 3

Bill Greason: W
Ed Steele: WP.1-3#
Ed Steele: 99/SH.3-H#
Joe Scott: W
99/G.1-2#
Piper Davis: S.2-H
Bobby Robinson: SB2
Bobby Robinson: S.2-H
Willie Mays: S.1-2
99

Top 4

Leon Kellman: S
Willie Grace: S.1-2
T.2-H;1-H
Tommy Harris: 99
99
George Jefferson: S.3-H
Parnell Woods: S.1-2
Johnie Scott: S.2-H;1-2
Archie Ware: 99

Bot 4

Pepper Bassett: S
Jimmie Newberry: 99/SH.1-2
Ed Steele: W
Joe Scott: W.2-3;1-2
S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Piper Davis: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Bobby Robinson: S.2-H;1-2
Willie Mays: 99(1)/FO.2-3
S.3-H;1-3
John Britton: SBH#
John Britton: W.1-2
Jimmie Newberry: 99

Top 5

Leon Kellman: 99
Willie Grace: 99
E4#
Tommy Harris: HR.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Bill Reynolds: 99

Bot 5

Ed Steele: S
Joe Scott: 99
99
Piper Davis: WP.1-2#
Piper Davis: S.2-H
Bobby Robinson: WP.1-2#
Bobby Robinson: W
Willie Mays: W.2-3;1-2
WP.3-H;2-3;1-2#
HP
Herman Bell: FC.3-H;2-3;1-2#
Jimmie Newberry: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ed Steele: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Scott: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
S9.2-H(E9)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2#
Piper Davis: 99

Top 6

Earnest Long: 99
Parnell Woods: W
Johnie Scott: 99
Archie Ware: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR)#
Leon Kellman: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Bremer was ejected by Umpire Moseley for an illegal pitch
Pitcher Boone and Manager Radcliffe were ejected for illegal pitches. Umpire Moseley alleged that Louisville pitchers were illegally doctoring the ball. Manager Radcliffe played the game under protest.

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