Birmingham Black Barons 23 – 2 Memphis Red Sox
21 May 1945 · MUN02
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | final score 23–2 | 1 in 32,239 games | |
| 67 | 23-25-4 runs-hits-errors line | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 37 | 5 hits | Ed Steele | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 25 | 4 |
| Memphis Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Wilson | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| John Britton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lester Lockett | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Ed Steele | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Roy Phelps | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Spencer | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Herman Bell | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Boone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 49 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Boone | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Memphis Red Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Bankhead | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Canada | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred McDaniel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Red Longley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Neil Robinson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Casey Jones | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Spike Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Ford | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buck Felder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Childs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Memphis Red Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Keyes | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Childs | 8.2 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 3 |