LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC AT SAINT LOUIS CANARIES
07/17/1918
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC AT SAINT LOUIS CANARIES
GAME ID: 366 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Magic (37-54) 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 2
Saint Louis Canaries (42-49) 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 6 9 3
Black Magic Knock Off Saint Louis, 8-6
The Birmingham Black Magic defeated the Saint Louis Canaries, 8-6, at Ballpark of Saint Louis. Birmingham was led by slugging second baseman Varney Cowan, who was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk. He scored 2 times. The winner was Bill Wiggins, who threw 96 pitches over 6 innings. The left-hander was charged with 6 runs on 8 hits. Chuck Taylor, credited with the save, is now 2 for 2 in save opportunities.

The Black Magic had to work out of trouble in the bottom of the ninth. The score was 8-6, Birmingham, with no one out. Saint Louis, with the bases empty, was mounting a threat. Jim Andrews dug in at the plate, but on a 1-0 cutter, he lined out.

The win has Birmingham at 37-54.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE SAINT LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McIntosh RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .290 2 30
   c-W. Handy 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
W. Nance 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .228 0 21
   C. Taylor P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
V. Cowan 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 .267 3 34
S. Prince LF 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .251 4 36
C. Maxwell 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .221 0 16
B. Patterson SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .252 0 19
J. Ridley C 4 0 0 1 1 0 4 .210 0 19
B. Irvin CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .232 0 11
B. Wiggins P 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .149 0 3
   a-B. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 0 4
   b-J. Green RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .251 1 19
Totals 42 8 17 7 4 5 21      
a - B. Murphy pinch hit for B. Wiggins in the 7th
b - J. Green substituted for B. Murphy in the 7th
c - W. Handy substituted for H. McIntosh in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Wiggins (1, 2nd Inning off G. Evans, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Irvin (8, 3rd Inning off G. Evans, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Irvin (5, 2nd Inning off G. Evans, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. McIntosh 2 , W. Handy , W. Nance , V. Cowan 3 , S. Prince , C. Maxwell , B. Patterson 3 , B. Irvin 5 , B. Wiggins 3 , J. Green
2-out RBI: B. Patterson , B. Wiggins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Taylor , C. Maxwell , J. Ridley , B. Irvin 2
Sac Bunt: W. Nance
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Prince (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Taylor (2) , B. Patterson (33)
OF assists: 1 (Green(Mason at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lewis LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272 0 30
P. Burke SS 5 0 2 3 0 0 2 .302 0 36
J. Andrews CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 3 26
O. Haynes RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .232 0 10
C. Mason 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .263 1 28
C. Addison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .324 0 21
J. Harris C 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .264 0 20
J. Wilson 2B 2 1 0 1 1 0 2 .214 0 3
   a-J. Bennett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 42
   c-D. Johnson 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
G. Evans P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .109 0 4
   H. Barton P 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1
   H. Hunter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Banks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 3
   J. Mays P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 6 9 6 4 0 21      
a - J. Bennett pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 8th
b - G. Banks pinch hit for H. Hunter in the 8th
c - D. Johnson substituted for J. Bennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Addison (9, 2nd Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Harris (10, 5th Inning off B. Wiggins, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. Barton (1, 5th Inning off B. Wiggins, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Lewis , P. Burke 2 , O. Haynes , C. Addison 2 , J. Harris 4 , H. Barton 2
2-out RBI: P. Burke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Andrews 2 , C. Addison , J. Wilson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lewis (25) , O. Haynes (11)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Andrews 2 (9) , C. Addison (12)
OF assists: 1 (Haynes(McIntosh at 3rd base))
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE SAINT LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Wiggins W (9-18) 6.0 8 6 3 3 0 0 96 2.83   
C. Taylor SV (2) 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 30 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Wiggins 35
Batters Faced: B. Wiggins 30, C. Taylor 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Wiggins 14-4, C. Taylor 1-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Wiggins 96-55, C. Taylor 30-18
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Evans L (8-13) 3.1 12 8 6 2 2 0 90 2.67   
H. Barton 3.2 3 0 0 2 1 0 67 0.00   
H. Hunter 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.43   
J. Mays 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Evans 6
Batters Faced: G. Evans 24, H. Barton 16, H. Hunter 2, J. Mays 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Evans 2-6, H. Barton 5-4, H. Hunter 0-1, J. Mays 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Evans 90-55, H. Barton 67-41, H. Hunter 8-5, J. Mays 25-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Barton 3-1 , H. Hunter 1-0
WP: G. Evans 2
Balk: G. Evans
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Varney Cowan
Ballpark: Ballpark of Saint Louis
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 4448
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