Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Homestead Grays 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 x - 7 7 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin rf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 Clyde Spearman cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Piper Davis ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Leonard Lindsay 1b 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 Hoss Walker 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul Hardy c 2 0 0 0 1 6 1 Alvin Gipson p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Alfred Saylor p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 0 4 0 1 1 24 8 FIELDING - E: 2. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis. BATTING - Team LOB: 5 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 1 0 0 0 5 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 3 3 2 0 12 0 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 2 0 3 1 Howard Easterling 2b 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 7 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 Vic Harris rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Spoon Carter p 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 Totals 32 7 7 7 3 6 27 13 BATTING - 3B: Josh Gibson. HR: Buck Leonard. SH: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alvin Gipson L 2 5 6 4 1 1 1 13 Alfred Saylor 6 2 1 0 2 5 0 23 Totals 8 7 7 4 3 6 1 36 Alvin Gipson pitched to 5 batters in the 3rd inning Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter W 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 32 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 1 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/7/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Homestead 1. F.McLaurin rf C.Bell lf 2. T.Sampson 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. C.Spearman cf 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. A.Gipson p S.Carter p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 1. 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 1. GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Gipson singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: S.Carter walked; C.Bell reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by T.Sampson [S.Carter to second, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin singled [S.Carter scored, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell scored (unearned), J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson tripled [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard scored]; A.SAYLOR REPLACED A.GIPSON (PITCHING); H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson singled [J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; V.Harris walked [J.Wilson to second]; S.Carter walked [J.Wilson to third, V.Harris to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 6. BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 6. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson reached on an error by P.Davis [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to first]; H.Easterling out on unknown play [B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy walked; A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 5TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: 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 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 8TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. BLACK BARONS 9TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 0 4 2 5 Grays 7 7 0 5
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