Birmingham Black Barons 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 5 2 Philadelphia Stars 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 7 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde Spearman rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 Piper Davis ss 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 Alphonse Dunn cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Leonard Lindsay 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Hoss Walker 3b 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 Herman Bell c 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Alvin Gipson p 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 33 5 5 5 5 0 27 6 FIELDING - E: 2. Tommy Sampson, Herman Bell. BATTING - 2B: Piper Davis, Hoss Walker. SH: Tommy Sampson. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Tommy Sampson. Philadelphia Stars AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Barney Brown rf 4 0 2 0 1 2 4 0 Marvin Williams ss 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 Goose Curry lf 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 Gene Benson cf 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 Jim West 1b 4 0 1 0 0 3 8 1 Henry Spearman 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bill Cash c 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Jimmy Johnson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 Roy Parnell ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Honey Jenkins 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Bob Evans p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Morrison ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Ben Hill p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Pete Sunkett ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 36 1 7 1 2 20 27 11 FIELDING - E: 2. Henry Spearman, Jimmy Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Gene Benson, Henry Spearman. 3B: Goose Curry. IW: Roy Parnell. Team LOB: 10 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alvin Gipson W 9 7 1 1 2 20 0 38 Totals 9 7 1 1 2 20 0 38 IW: Alvin Gipson. Philadelphia Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Evans L 5 2 3 2 5 0 0 24 Ben Hill 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 15 Totals 9 5 5 4 5 0 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 8/21/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Philadelphia Stars (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Philadelphia 1. C.Spearman rf B.Brown rf 2. T.Sampson 2b M.Williams ss 3. L.Lockett lf G.Curry lf 4. P.Davis ss G.Benson cf 5. A.Dunn cf J.West 1b 6. L.Lindsay 1b H.Spearman 3b 7. H.Walker 3b B.Cash c 8. H.Bell c J.Johnson 2b 9. A.Gipson p B.Evans p BLACK BARONS 1ST: C.Spearman singled; T.Sampson reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by H.Spearman [C.Spearman to second, T.Sampson to first]; L.Lockett singled [C.Spearman scored, T.Sampson to third]; P.Davis flied to G.Benson [T.Sampson scored (unearned)]; A.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Stars 0. STARS 1ST: B.Brown walked; M.Williams struck out; G.Curry struck out; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Stars 0. STARS 2ND: J.West struck out; H.Spearman reached on an error by T.Sampson [H.Spearman to first]; B.Cash struck out; J.Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Sampson walked; T.Sampson stole second; L.Lockett flied to B.Brown [T.Sampson scored]; P.Davis walked; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. STARS 3RD: B.Evans struck out; B.Brown struck out [B.Brown to first (error by H.Bell)]; M.Williams struck out; G.Curry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Lindsay reached on an error by J.Johnson [L.Lindsay to first]; H.Walker walked [L.Lindsay to second]; H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. STARS 4TH: G.Benson out on unknown play; J.West singled; H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Sampson walked; L.Lockett walked [T.Sampson to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. STARS 5TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; Evans ejected for arguing a called strike. Morrison replaced him mid-PA.; BATTED FOR B.EVANS; struck out; B.Brown singled; M.Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Stars 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.HILL REPLACED (PITCHING); H.Walker doubled to left field; H.Bell out on unknown play [H.Walker to third]; A.Gipson flied to B.Brown [H.Walker scored]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Stars 0. STARS 6TH: G.Curry tripled; G.Benson singled to center field [G.Curry scored]; J.West struck out; H.Spearman doubled to center field [G.Benson to third]; B.Cash struck out; R.PARNELL BATTED FOR J.JOHNSON; R.Parnell was walked intentionally; B.Hill struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 4, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.JENKINS REPLACED R.PARNELL (PLAYING 2B); T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis doubled; A.Dunn singled [P.Davis scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. STARS 7TH: B.Brown singled; M.Williams struck out; G.Curry struck out; G.Benson doubled to right field [B.Brown to third]; J.West struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. STARS 8TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; H.Jenkins struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. STARS 9TH: P.SUNKETT BATTED FOR B.HILL; P.Sunkett struck out; B.Brown struck out; M.Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Stars 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 5 2 7 Stars 1 7 2 10
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