Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 5 12 4 Homestead Grays 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 5 12 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 6 1 2 0 0 0 5 5 Clyde Spearman rf 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Lester Lockett 3b, lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 2 Piper Davis ss 5 1 4 3 1 0 2 4 Leonard Lindsay 1b 5 1 1 1 1 0 14 0 Ed Steele lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Hoss Walker ph, 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 1 1 1 0 8 2 Gentry Jessup p 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Alvin Gipson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 45 5 12 5 6 0 36 21 FIELDING - DP: 1. Lester Lockett, Ted Radcliffe. E: 4. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis 2, Ted Radcliffe. PB: 2. Ted Radcliffe 2. BATTING - 2B: Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay, Ted Radcliffe. SH: Lester Lockett. GDP: Clyde Spearman. Team LOB: 11 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 6 1 2 0 1 0 19 0 Josh Gibson c 6 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 Howard Easterling 2b 6 1 3 2 0 0 2 6 Sam Bankhead ss 5 0 2 1 1 0 2 7 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 Vic Harris rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Spoon Carter p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ray Brown ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Roy Partlow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 5 12 4 5 0 36 19 FIELDING - DP: 2. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling 2, Sam Bankhead. E: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard 2, Sam Bankhead. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Jud Wilson. HBP: Jud Wilson, Vic Harris. Team LOB: 17 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup 8.2 10 5 4 4 0 0 44 Alvin Gipson 3.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 Totals 12 12 5 4 5 0 0 58 BK: Gentry Jessup. HBP: Gentry Jessup 2. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter 6 7 4 4 0 0 0 25 Edsall Walker 5 4 1 1 6 0 0 23 Johnny Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 12 12 5 5 6 0 0 52 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Crush Holloway Time of Game: 3:26 Attendance: 4000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/23/1943 -- 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 3b J.Gibson c 5. P.Davis ss H.Easterling 2b 6. L.Lindsay 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. E.Steele lf J.Wilson 3b 8. T.Radcliffe c V.Harris rf 9. G.Jessup p S.Carter p 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. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell reached on an error by P.Davis [C.Bell to first]; G.Jessup balked [C.Bell to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris was hit by a pitch; T.Radcliffe allowed a passed ball [V.Harris to second]; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson forced B.Leonard (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third, J.Gibson to first]; H.Easterling singled [J.Benjamin scored, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson to third, H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson was hit by a pitch [J.Gibson scored, H.Easterling to third, S.Bankhead to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson singled; C.Spearman singled [T.Sampson to second]; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to third, C.Spearman to second]; P.Davis doubled [T.Sampson scored, C.Spearman scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: S.Carter out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; T.Radcliffe allowed a passed ball [C.Bell to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: 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 2, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; P.Davis singled [L.Lockett scored]; L.Lindsay doubled [P.Davis scored]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Grays 2. GRAYS 6TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.BROWN BATTED FOR S.CARTER; R.Brown singled; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.BROWN (PITCHING); T.Radcliffe walked; G.Jessup walked [T.Radcliffe to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked [T.Radcliffe to third, G.Jessup to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 4, Grays 2. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard doubled [J.Benjamin to third]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard to third]; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by P.Davis), H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay walked; H.WALKER BATTED FOR E.STEELE; H.Walker singled [L.Lindsay to second]; T.Radcliffe doubled [L.Lindsay scored, H.Walker to third]; G.Jessup out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: H.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); L.LOCKETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); E.Walker walked; C.Bell reached on an error by T.Sampson [E.Walker to second, C.Bell to first]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: T.Sampson singled; T.Sampson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by J.Gibson [T.Sampson to second]; C.Spearman lined into a double play (S.Bankhead to H.Easterling) [T.Sampson out at second]; L.Lockett walked; P.Davis walked [L.Lockett to second]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 4. GRAYS 9TH: H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead doubled [H.Easterling scored]; J.Wilson singled [S.Bankhead to third]; V.Harris hit into a double play (L.Lockett to T.Radcliffe) [S.Bankhead out at home]; A.GIPSON REPLACED G.JESSUP (PITCHING); E.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. BLACK BARONS 10TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. GRAYS 10TH: C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by T.Radcliffe [C.Bell to second, J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. BLACK BARONS 11TH: F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [F.McLaurin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. GRAYS 11TH: S.Bankhead walked; J.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Bankhead to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR E.WALKER; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. BLACK BARONS 12TH: J.WRIGHT REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. GRAYS 12TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard doubled; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 12 4 11 Grays 5 12 1 17
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