Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 3 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 - 3 13 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 5 1 2 0 0 7 4 Clyde Spearman rf 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis ss 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 Leonard Lindsay 1b 5 0 1 0 0 11 1 Hoss Walker 3b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 Paul Hardy c 4 0 1 0 1 5 1 Gready McKinnis p 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 Totals 41 2 9 1 3 3 35 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Leonard Lindsay, Gready McKinnis. E: 3. Leonard Lindsay, Hoss Walker 2. BATTING - 2B: Leonard Lindsay. 3B: Tommy Sampson. SH: Felix McLaurin. GDP: Clyde Spearman, Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 6 0 3 1 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 6 1 2 0 0 5 0 Buck Leonard 1b 5 1 2 0 0 16 1 Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 1 0 3 1 Edsall Walker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Robert Gaston c 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 Howard Easterling 2b 5 0 2 1 1 2 5 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 Vic Harris rf 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 Ray Brown p 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 46 3 13 3 3 2 36 21 FIELDING - DP: 3. Buck Leonard 2, Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling 2, Sam Bankhead 2, Vic Harris. E: 2. Josh Gibson, Jud Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling, Jud Wilson. HBP: Buck Leonard. GDP: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell, Jerry Benjamin 2, Howard Easterling. CS: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gready McKinnis L 11.2 13 3 3 3 2 0 50 Totals 11.2 13 3 3 3 2 0 50 HBP: Gready McKinnis. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 12 9 2 1 3 3 0 45 Totals 12 9 2 1 3 3 0 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 8500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 9/6/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Homestead 1. F.McLaurin cf C.Bell lf 2. T.Sampson 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. C.Spearman rf B.Leonard 1b 4. L.Lockett lf J.Gibson c 5. P.Davis ss H.Easterling 2b 6. L.Lindsay 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. H.Walker 3b J.Wilson 3b 8. P.Hardy c V.Harris rf 9. G.McKinnis p R.Brown p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled; C.Spearman grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [T.Sampson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Lindsay dropped a foul fly hit by C.Bell; C.Bell singled; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked [H.Easterling to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin forced C.Bell (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to first]; J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard was hit by a pitch; J.Gibson grounded into a double play (G.McKinnis to T.Sampson to L.Lindsay) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson tripled; C.Spearman singled [T.Sampson scored]; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [C.Spearman out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: H.Walker dropped a foul fly hit by H.Easterling; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Hardy singled; G.McKinnis singled [P.Hardy to second]; F.McLaurin walked [P.Hardy to third, G.McKinnis to second]; T.Sampson hit into a double play (V.Harris to H.Easterling to J.Gibson) [P.Hardy out at home (error by J.Gibson), G.McKinnis scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by J.Gibson)]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson doubled [J.Benjamin scored]; E.WALKER RAN FOR J.GIBSON; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: R.GASTON REPLACED E.WALKER (PLAYING C); L.Lockett singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Wilson doubled; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Hardy walked; G.McKinnis singled [P.Hardy to second]; F.McLaurin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Hardy to third, G.McKinnis to second]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; R.Gaston singled; H.Easterling singled [R.Gaston to third]; H.Easterling stole second; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay doubled; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 9TH: J.Wilson singled; V.Harris forced J.Wilson (unknown fielder) [V.Harris to first]; R.Brown flied to C.Spearman [V.Harris to second]; C.Bell singled to center field [V.Harris scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 10TH: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 10TH: B.Leonard singled to third base [B.Leonard to second (error by H.Walker)]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 11TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled to third base [L.Lockett to second (error by J.Wilson)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 11TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 12TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 12TH: On a bunt J.Benjamin singled; On a bunt B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Benjamin was caught stealing third (P.Hardy to H.Walker) [B.Leonard to second]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; H.Easterling doubled to right field [B.Leonard scored]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 9 3 7 Grays 3 13 2 12
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