LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
07/19/1918
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
GAME ID: 373 - FRIDAY, JULY 19TH , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (52-41) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Birmingham Black Magic (38-55) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 5 1
Bears Lose, 4-2, at Black Magic Ballpark
The Birmingham Black Magic got a good effort from starter Wilmer Thomas in defeating the Memphis Bears at Black Magic Ballpark. The final score was 4-2. Albert Spencer was credited with the save for Birmingham, his 10th of the season. Birmingham is now 38-55. Memphis is 52-41.

The Black Magic got a big boost from right fielder Wade Nance who had a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the first inning off Bears hurler John Coley. It was his 29th walk of the season and put Birmingham on top, 1-0.

"Awesome outing. Wilmer was on top of them all night long," said Birmingham manager John Henderson.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 .254 0 13
J. Watkins 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 34
   a-J. Smith PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282 3 37
G. Pullen 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .198 2 14
D. Maxwell 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .212 8 31
   f-D. Marvin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .344 0 4
C. Simms C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .239 0 11
J. Johnson LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .323 1 6
   b-A. Rudolph PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 3 34
   e-J. Swancy CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 22
J. Bell CF 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .305 0 27
   c-J. Washington PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   U. Grant P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 1
C. Baynard SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .091 0 1
J. Coley P 3 0 1 0 0 1 5 .130 0 3
   d-S. Burke PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .332 0 38
Totals 34 2 7 1 5 2 24      
a - J. Smith pinch hit for J. Watkins in the 7th
b - A. Rudolph pinch hit for J. Johnson in the 8th
c - J. Washington pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th
d - S. Burke pinch hit for J. Coley in the 8th
e - J. Swancy substituted for A. Rudolph in the 8th
f - D. Marvin pinch hit for D. Maxwell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Pullen 2 (5, 1st Inning off W. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off W. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Maxwell (5, 5th Inning off W. Thomas, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Washington (1, 8th Inning off A. Spencer, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Johnson , G. Pullen 4 , D. Maxwell 2 , C. Simms , J. Washington 2 , J. Coley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Johnson 2 , D. Maxwell , J. Johnson , S. Burke
Sac Bunt: J. Johnson
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: C. Baynard (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Baynard-Watkins-Pullen, Pullen)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McIntosh CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .284 2 30
   d-B. Irvin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 0 11
B. Murphy 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .245 0 4
   A. Spencer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
V. Cowan 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .265 3 34
S. Prince LF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .254 4 36
W. Nance RF 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .225 0 22
   a-J. Green RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 1 19
C. Maxwell 3B 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 .222 0 19
B. Patterson SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .247 0 19
E. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .227 0 7
W. Thomas P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .086 0 4
   b-J. Butts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 0 2
   c-W. Handy 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
Totals 25 4 5 4 7 2 13      
a - J. Green substituted for W. Nance in the 7th
b - J. Butts pinch hit for W. Thomas in the 7th
c - W. Handy substituted for J. Butts in the 8th
d - B. Irvin substituted for H. McIntosh in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Prince 2 (13, 6th Inning off J. Coley, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off U. Grant, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Cowan , S. Prince 5 , C. Maxwell
2-out RBI: C. Maxwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Patterson , E. Miller
GIDP: B. Murphy
Sac Fly: C. Maxwell 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Prince (25) , J. Green (1)
CS: V. Cowan (17)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Patterson (34)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Coley L (13-11) 7.0 3 3 3 6 2 0 105 3.06   
U. Grant 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17 2.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Coley 55
Batters Faced: J. Coley 29, U. Grant 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coley 6-11, U. Grant 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Coley 105-59, U. Grant 17-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Thomas W (8-11) 7.0 5 2 1 4 2 0 102 2.56   
A. Spencer SV (10) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Thomas 59
Batters Faced: W. Thomas 31, A. Spencer 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Thomas 9-10, A. Spencer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Thomas 102-55, A. Spencer 28-17
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilmer Thomas
Ballpark: Black Magic Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:25
Attendance: 3920
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