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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 1 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Sunday, September 19, 1943 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
League Championship Series

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  1  0
Birmingham Black Barons             0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   1  4  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   1    0     0         0   6
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Art Pennington 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         3   2
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   0    0     0        10   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Johnny Smith lf                       3   0   0    0     0         4   0
John Bissant rf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       2   0   0    0     1         4   0
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Totals                               28   0   1    0     1   4    24  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ralph Wyatt, Art Pennington, Ed Young. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  2


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Piper Davis ss                        2   1   0    0     0         0   4
Leonard Lindsay 1b                    3   0   2    0     0        12   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Herman Bell c                         3   0   1    0     0         4   1
John Huber p                          3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               27   1   4    1     0   3    27   9


BATTING -
HBP:  Piper Davis. 
GDP:  Piper Davis. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      8       4   1    1   0   3   0  28
Totals                               8       4   1    1   0   3   0  28

HBP:  Gentry Jessup. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John Huber W                         9       1   0    0   1   4   0  29
Totals                               9       1   0    0   1   4   0  29



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Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - Poindexter Williams

Time of Game: 1:29   Attendance: 5000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/19/1943 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Birmingham
Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Birmingham                    
1. R.Wyatt             ss        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. L.Davenport         cf        T.Sampson           2b        
3. A.Pennington        2b        C.Spearman          rf        
4. E.Young             1b        L.Lockett           lf        
5. A.Radcliff          3b        P.Davis             ss        
6. J.Smith             lf        L.Lindsay           1b        
7. J.Bissant           rf        H.Walker            3b        
8. T.Radcliffe         c         H.Bell              c         
9. G.Jessup            p         J.Huber             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; R.Wyatt singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play;
A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: 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.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Smith out on
unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis was
hit by a pitch; L.Lindsay singled [P.Davis to third]; H.Walker
flied to L.Davenport [P.Davis scored]; H.Bell out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Radcliffe walked; G.Jessup out on unknown
play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Huber out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young out
on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett
singled; P.Davis grounded into a double play (R.Wyatt to
A.Pennington to E.Young) [L.Lockett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out
on unknown play; H.Bell singled; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: 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.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young out
on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; L.Lindsay singled; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Huber out on
unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on
unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       0   1   0   2
 Black Barons     1   4   0   3


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