North All Stars (N) 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
South All Stars (S) 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 x - 6 14 7
BATTING
North All Stars (N) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Murray Watkins 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 3
Rabbit Martinez ss 4 1 0 0 0 4 0
Marvin Williams 2b 5 1 1 0 0 0 3
Lennie Pearson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 10 0
Pancho Coimbre rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 0
Johnny Davis lf 4 0 1 3 0 0 0
Marvin Barker cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Leon Day cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
George Kemp c 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
Leon Ruffin c 2 0 0 0 0 3 2
Leniel Hooker p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Jimmy Hill p 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
Dave Thomas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Barnhill p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 4 8 4 0 2 24 13
FIELDING -
DP: 3. Murray Watkins, Rabbit Martinez, Lennie Pearson 2, George Kemp, Leon Ruffin, Leniel Hooker.
BATTING -
3B: Johnny Davis.
SH: Rabbit Martinez.
GDP: Marvin Williams.
Team LOB: 8
BASERUNNING -
SB: Marvin Williams.
South All Stars (S) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Henry Kimbro lf 5 1 4 1 0 0 0
Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 0
Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 0 0 2 10 0
Josh Gibson c 3 0 2 1 1 3 2
Howard Easterling 2b 4 1 2 2 0 4 4
Gene Benson rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1
Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 4
Henry Spearman 3b 2 0 1 0 0 2 0
Felton Snow 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Edsall Walker p 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Bill Byrd p 3 1 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 36 6 14 5 3 4 27 15
FIELDING -
DP: 2. Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling, Gene Benson, Sam Bankhead.
E: 7. Buck Leonard, Gene Benson, Sam Bankhead 2, Henry Spearman 3.
BATTING -
2B: Henry Kimbro, Howard Easterling, Sam Bankhead.
GDP: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead.
Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING -
CS: Henry Kimbro.
PITCHING
North All Stars (N) IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Leniel Hooker 2 5 2 2 2 0 0 12
Jimmy Hill L 5 7 3 3 1 3 0 23
Dave Barnhill 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4
Totals 8 14 6 6 3 4 0 39
WP: Dave Barnhill.
BK: Leniel Hooker.
South All Stars (S) IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Edsall Walker 3 5 4 3 0 1 0 16
Bill Byrd W 6 3 0 0 0 1 0 23
Totals 9 8 4 3 0 2 0 39
Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates.
Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.
Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield
Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 6000
Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/9/1943 -- North All Stars (N) at (N)
Starting Lineups:
North
1. M.Watkins 3b H.Kimbro lf
2. R.Martinez ss J.Benjamin cf
3. M.Williams 2b B.Leonard 1b
4. L.Pearson 1b J.Gibson c
5. P.Coimbre rf H.Easterling 2b
6. J.Davis lf G.Benson rf
7. M.Barker cf S.Bankhead ss
8. G.Kemp c H.Spearman 3b
9. L.Hooker p E.Walker p
ALL STARS (N) 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Martinez
reached on an error by H.Spearman [R.Martinez to first];
M.Williams singled [R.Martinez to second]; L.Pearson singled
[R.Martinez to third, M.Williams to second]; P.Coimbre singled
[R.Martinez scored (unearned), M.Williams to third, L.Pearson to
second]; J.Davis tripled to center field [M.Williams scored,
L.Pearson scored, P.Coimbre scored]; M.Barker struck out; G.Kemp
out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. All Stars (N)
4, 0.
1ST: H.Kimbro doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play
[H.Kimbro to third]; B.Leonard walked; L.Hooker balked [H.Kimbro
scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling
doubled [B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to third]; G.Benson out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 2.
ALL STARS (N) 2ND: L.Hooker singled to right field [L.Hooker to
second (error by G.Benson)]; M.Watkins reached on an error by
H.Spearman [L.Hooker to third, M.Watkins to first]; R.Martinez
flied into a double play (G.Benson to J.Gibson) [L.Hooker out at
home]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
All Stars (N) 4, 2.
2ND: H.Spearman singled; E.Walker singled [H.Spearman to
second]; H.Kimbro singled [H.Spearman to third, E.Walker to
second]; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (L.Hooker to
G.Kemp to L.Pearson) [H.Spearman out at home, E.Walker to third,
H.Kimbro to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 2.
ALL STARS (N) 3RD: L.Pearson reached on an error by B.Leonard
[L.Pearson to first]; P.Coimbre out on unknown play; J.Davis out
on unknown play; M.Barker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 2.
3RD: J.HILL REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); J.Gibson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling singled; G.Benson singled
[H.Easterling to second]; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play
(M.Watkins to L.Pearson) [H.Easterling out at third]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 2.
ALL STARS (N) 4TH: B.BYRD REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); G.Kemp
out on unknown play; J.Hill singled; M.Watkins reached on an
error by H.Spearman [J.Hill to second, M.Watkins to first];
R.Martinez out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Hill to
third, M.Watkins to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 2.
4TH: H.Spearman out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown
play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. All
Stars (N) 4, 2.
ALL STARS (N) 5TH: F.SNOW REPLACED H.SPEARMAN (PLAYING 3B);
L.Pearson out on unknown play; P.Coimbre out on unknown play;
J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. All Stars
(N) 4, 2.
5TH: L.RUFFIN REPLACED G.KEMP (PLAYING C); J.Benjamin singled;
B.Leonard out on unknown play [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson
singled to center field [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling
reached on a fielder's choice [J.Gibson to second]; G.Benson out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 3.
ALL STARS (N) 6TH: M.Barker out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out
on unknown play; J.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 3.
6TH: F.Snow out on unknown play; B.Byrd out on unknown play;
H.Kimbro singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 3.
ALL STARS (N) 7TH: M.Watkins out on unknown play; R.Martinez
out on unknown play; M.Williams reached on an error by
S.Bankhead [M.Williams to first]; M.Williams stole second;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. All Stars
(N) 4, 3.
7TH: B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson singled to right field
[B.Leonard to third]; H.Easterling forced J.Gibson (unknown
fielder) [B.Leonard scored, H.Easterling to first]; G.Benson out
on unknown play; S.Bankhead doubled to right field [H.Easterling
scored]; F.Snow out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. All
Stars (N) 4, 5.
ALL STARS (N) 8TH: P.Coimbre out on unknown play; J.Davis out
on unknown play; M.Barker singled; L.Ruffin reached on an error
by S.Bankhead [M.Barker to second, L.Ruffin to first]; D.THOMAS
BATTED FOR J.HILL; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 5.
8TH: L.DAY REPLACED M.BARKER (PLAYING CF); D.BARNHILL REPLACED
D.THOMAS (PITCHING); B.Byrd singled; D.Barnhill threw a wild
pitch [B.Byrd to second]; H.Kimbro singled to left field [B.Byrd
scored]; J.Benjamin struck out while H.Kimbro was caught
stealing second (L.Ruffin to R.Martinez); B.Leonard out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 6.
ALL STARS (N) 9TH: M.Watkins singled; R.Martinez out on unknown
play; M.Williams grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to
H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [M.Watkins out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. All Stars (N) 4, 6.
Final Totals R H E LOB
All Stars (N) 4 8 0 8
6 14 7 9
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