LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA FOXES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
07/27/1918
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LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
ATLANTA FOXES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
GAME ID: 402 - SATURDAY, JULY 27TH , 1918 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Atlanta Foxes (57-43) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 2
Birmingham Black Magic (41-59) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 11 1
Black Magic Drop Foxes, 5-4
In a tight contest at Black Magic Ballpark, the Birmingham Black Magic edged the Atlanta Foxes by the score of 5-4 in 12 innings. Birmingham second baseman Varney Cowan, who blasted 1 home run, was a key contributor. Birmingham reliever Albert Spencer picked up the win, raising his record to 6-0. Lee Brazelton was tagged with the loss. With the win, the Black Magic improved to 41-59.

The Black Magic got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Robert Williams. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Black Magic.

"What a buzz," said Williams after it was over.
ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Meyers LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .304 0 32
   b-J. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 0 2
   d-H. McDonell 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0 1
   g-G. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Brazelton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 1
P. Nelson RF 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 .281 2 37
E. Cooper 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 2 8
   c-H. Martin PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 9
   e-W. McNeil LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-O. Gilliard PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 2
H. Shackleford C 6 1 5 0 0 0 0 .280 1 41
J. Morney 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .266 0 32
B. Carter SS 5 1 2 0 1 0 3 .242 0 35
T. Pfiffer CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 8 .249 0 33
J. Awkard 2B 4 1 1 3 1 0 4 .189 0 18
S. Thomas P 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .167 0 0
   a-F. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 2 12
   L. Nealy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
   f-L. Garry PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .342 2 44
   h-J. Pierson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
Totals 46 4 13 3 4 0 29      
a - F. Williams pinch hit for S. Thomas in the 8th
b - J. Green pinch hit for R. Meyers in the 9th
c - H. Martin pinch hit for E. Cooper in the 9th
d - H. McDonell substituted for J. Green in the 9th
e - W. McNeil substituted for H. Martin in the 9th
f - L. Garry pinch hit for L. Nealy in the 11th
g - G. Johnson pinch hit for H. McDonell in the 11th
h - J. Pierson substituted for L. Garry in the 11th
i - O. Gilliard pinch hit for W. McNeil in the 12th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Cooper (2, 3rd Inning off W. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Awkard (5, 4th Inning off W. Thomas, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Nelson 2 , E. Cooper 2 , H. Shackleford 5 , J. Morney , B. Carter 2 , T. Pfiffer , J. Awkard 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Meyers , B. Carter , J. Awkard 2
GIDP: R. Meyers , J. Morney
Sac Bunt: J. Morney
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: P. Nelson (22)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Carter (32) , J. Pierson (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Carter-Awkard-Cooper)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. McIntosh CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 2 31
   e-J. Butts PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 0 2
   A. Spencer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   i-R. Williams PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 0 1
B. Thomas 1B 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .174 0 3
   a-B. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 0 4
   b-W. Handy 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 1
V. Cowan 2B 4 1 1 4 1 0 1 .262 4 39
S. Prince LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 6 39
W. Nance RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .233 0 22
C. Maxwell 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .217 0 22
B. Patterson SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 0 19
   c-S. Richardson PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 7
J. Ridley C 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .211 0 19
   g-D. Robinson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .152 0 2
W. Thomas P 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .095 0 4
   J. Wiley P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Jones PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   f-B. Irvin CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 11
   h-J. Green PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .242 1 20
Totals 41 5 11 5 2 2 14      
a - B. Murphy pinch hit for B. Thomas in the 8th
b - W. Handy substituted for B. Murphy in the 9th
c - S. Richardson pinch hit for B. Patterson in the 9th
d - B. Jones pinch hit for J. Wiley in the 10th
e - J. Butts pinch hit for H. McIntosh in the 10th
f - B. Irvin substituted for B. Jones in the 11th
g - D. Robinson pinch hit for J. Ridley in the 12th
h - J. Green pinch hit for B. Irvin in the 12th
i - R. Williams pinch hit for A. Spencer in the 12th

BATTING
Home Runs: V. Cowan (4, 5th Inning off S. Thomas, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. McIntosh , R. Williams , B. Thomas , V. Cowan 4 , W. Nance 3 , C. Maxwell , J. Ridley 2 , W. Thomas
2-out RBI: V. Cowan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Thomas , W. Handy
GIDP: V. Cowan
Sac Bunt: S. Richardson , W. Thomas , B. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Prince (14) , W. Nance (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Patterson (38)
Double Plays: 2 (Maxwell-Cowan-Thomas, Maxwell-Cowan-Thomas)
ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Thomas 7.0 8 4 4 1 2 1 96 5.93   
L. Nealy 3.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 37 2.63   
L. Brazelton L (4-3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 24 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Thomas 46
Batters Faced: S. Thomas 28, L. Nealy 10, L. Brazelton 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Thomas 4-12, L. Nealy 5-3, L. Brazelton 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Thomas 96-68, L. Nealy 37-21, L. Brazelton 24-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Thomas 7.1 10 4 3 3 0 0 100 2.84   
J. Wiley 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 3.79   
A. Spencer W (6-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Thomas 41
Batters Faced: W. Thomas 34, J. Wiley 10, A. Spencer 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Thomas 11-9, J. Wiley 4-3, A. Spencer 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Thomas 100-63, J. Wiley 24-19, A. Spencer 25-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Varney Cowan
Ballpark: Black Magic Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 4551
Special Notes: Herb Shackleford ties the ATL regular season extra-inning game record for hits with 5.
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