LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
04/24/1917
 
LEGACY NEGRO BASEBALL LEAGUE
MEMPHIS BEARS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK MAGIC
GAME ID: 68 - TUESDAY, APRIL 24TH , 1917 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Memphis Bears (9-8) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 7 1
Birmingham Black Magic (11-8) 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 9 1
Bears Popped by Black Magic, 6-3
Starting pitcher William Taylor pitched well enough to help the Birmingham Black Magic beat the Memphis Bears, 6-3. Taylor yielded 3 runs over 6 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 3, and struck out 6. His record improves to 2-1. The save went to Herbert Cash, number 1 for him.

The Black Magic had to work out of trouble in the top of the sixth. The score was 6-3, Birmingham, with one out. Memphis, with runners on 1st and 2nd, was mounting a threat. James Bell dug in at the plate, but on a 0-2 sinker, he struck out.

The loss drops the Bears to 9-8.
MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Johnson RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .271 0 7
A. Ewing SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220 0 5
A. Rudolph 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .236 0 8
S. Burke LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .279 0 11
J. Watkins 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .190 0 1
C. Simms C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .154 0 1
F. Saunders 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .305 0 5
J. Bell CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 .186 0 6
   b-C. Daniels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 2
J. Coley P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
   a-J. Johnson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .176 0 3
   T. Hill P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Saunders PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 0 4
Totals 33 3 7 3 3 6 16      
a - J. Johnson pinch hit for J. Coley in the 6th
b - C. Daniels pinch hit for J. Bell in the 9th
c - C. Saunders pinch hit for T. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Johnson (3, 5th Inning off W. Taylor, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Bell (2, 5th Inning off W. Taylor, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Johnson 2 , A. Rudolph , J. Watkins , F. Saunders 2 , J. Bell 3 , C. Saunders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rudolph , C. Simms , J. Johnson
GIDP: C. Simms
Sac Bunt: J. Watkins
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Saunders (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Simms (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ewing-Watkins-Rudolph, Watkins-Ewing-Rudolph)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Marshall SS 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 .312 0 4
H. McIntosh CF 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .264 0 6
W. Nance RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .316 1 13
J. Smaulding 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 8
V. Cowan 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .400 2 9
B. Murphy LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .111 0 2
C. Maxwell 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .283 1 9
E. Miller C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .211 0 2
W. Taylor P 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .286 0 0
   H. Cash P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 6 9 6 4 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Marshall (4, 1st Inning off J. Coley, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Maxwell (2, 2nd Inning off J. Coley, 0 on, 0 outs) , H. McIntosh (3, 2nd Inning off J. Coley, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Marshall 3 , H. McIntosh 2 , W. Nance , V. Cowan , C. Maxwell 3 , E. Miller 2
2-out RBI: V. Cowan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. McIntosh , J. Smaulding
GIDP: W. Nance , E. Miller
Sac Bunt: H. McIntosh , J. Smaulding
Hit by Pitch: E. Marshall
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Murphy (3)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Marshall (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Marshall-Cowan-Smaulding)
MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Coley L (3-1) 5.0 8 6 6 4 5 0 105 2.85   
T. Hill 3.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 39 1.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Coley 28
Batters Faced: J. Coley 27, T. Hill 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coley 5-4, T. Hill 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Coley 105-61, T. Hill 39-22
Hit Batsmen: T. Hill
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Taylor W (2-1) 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 0 100 3.06   
H. Cash SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Taylor 53
Batters Faced: W. Taylor 27, H. Cash 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Taylor 7-5, H. Cash 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Taylor 100-65, H. Cash 31-20
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: William Taylor
Ballpark: Black Magic Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (44 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 4550
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