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Homestead Grays (HOM) 9 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0

Game played on Sunday, September 26, 1943 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Postseason Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     0 1 1  0 1 6  0 0 0   -   9 10  0
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  3

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   2   3    2     0         2   1
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   1   1    0     0         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   1   2    1     1        13   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   2   1    3     2         5   1
Howard Easterling 2b, ss              5   0   2    2     0         0   5
Sam Bankhead ss                       2   0   0    0     0         2   2
  Matt Carlisle ph, 2b                3   0   0    1     0         2   2
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   1   0    0     1         1   1
Vic Harris rf                         4   1   0    0     1         1   0
Johnny Wright p                       4   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               38   9  10    9     5   3    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling 2, Sam Bankhead, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cool Papa Bell, Howard Easterling. 
3B:  Buck Leonard. 
SH:  Jerry Benjamin. 
IW:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     1   1     2   6
Clyde Spearman rf                     2   0   0    0     2         0   0
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Piper Davis ss                        4   0   1    0     0   1     3   1
Leonard Lindsay 1b                    3   0   0    0     1         9   1
Hoss Walker 3b                        3   0   0    0     0         3   1
  Alphonse Dunn ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   2    0     0         5   1
Gready McKinnis p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  John Huber p                        2   0   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               28   0   5    0     6   3    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Tommy Sampson, Leonard Lindsay, Gready McKinnis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felix McLaurin. 
SH:  Gready McKinnis. 
GDP:  Hoss Walker. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clyde Spearman. 
CS:  Piper Davis. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      9       5   0    0   6   3   0  35
Totals                               9       5   0    0   6   3   0  35


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    5       5   3    3   3   2   0  24
John Huber                           4       5   6    4   2   1   0  20
Totals                               9      10   9    7   5   3   0  44

IW:  John Huber. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - T.J. Young, 3B -  Margolis

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 4940

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/26/1943 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black
Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Birmingham                    
1. C.Bell              lf        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. J.Benjamin          cf        T.Sampson           2b        
3. B.Leonard           1b        C.Spearman          rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         L.Lockett           lf        
5. H.Easterling        2b        P.Davis             ss        
6. S.Bankhead          ss        L.Lindsay           1b        
7. J.Wilson            3b        H.Walker            3b        
8. V.Harris            rf        T.Radcliffe         c         
9. J.Wright            p         G.McKinnis          p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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. 
Grays 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown
play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling doubled to left field
[J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead popped to P.Davis; J.Wilson
grounded out (T.Sampson to L.Lindsay); V.Harris out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: 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.  Grays 1, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 3RD: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin singled to second base [J.Benjamin to second
(error by T.Sampson)]; B.Leonard tripled to left-center
[J.Benjamin scored]; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Radcliffe singled; G.McKinnis out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Radcliffe to second];
F.McLaurin hit into a double play (C.Bell to H.Easterling to
S.Bankhead) [T.Radcliffe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 2, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson walked;
V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson walked; C.Spearman out on unknown
play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [T.Sampson
to third]; P.Davis was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to
S.Bankhead); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 2, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 5TH: Bankhead was injured when Davis slid into him on
this play; C.Bell singled to left field; J.Benjamin reached on
an error on a sacrifice bunt by G.McKinnis [C.Bell to second,
J.Benjamin to first]; On a bunt B.Leonard singled to third base
[C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson flied to
F.McLaurin [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to third]; H.Easterling
reached on a fielder's choice (L.Lindsay to T.Radcliffe)
[J.Benjamin out at home, B.Leonard to second]; M.CARLISLE BATTED
FOR S.BANKHEAD; M.Carlisle lined to F.McLaurin; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 3, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: M.CARLISLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
H.EASTERLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); L.Lindsay walked;
H.Walker grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to M.Carlisle
to B.Leonard) [L.Lindsay out at second]; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 3, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.HUBER REPLACED G.MCKINNIS (PITCHING); J.Wilson
reached on an error by L.Lindsay [J.Wilson to first]; V.Harris
walked [J.Wilson to second]; On a bunt J.Wright singled to third
base [J.Wilson to third, V.Harris to second]; C.Bell doubled to
left field [J.Wilson scored (unearned), V.Harris scored,
J.Wright to third]; J.Benjamin grounded out (T.Sampson to
L.Lindsay); B.Leonard was walked intentionally; J.Gibson singled
to right field [J.Wright scored, C.Bell scored, B.Leonard to
second]; H.Easterling singled to center field [B.Leonard scored,
J.Gibson to second]; J.Gibson stole third and H.Easterling stole
second; M.Carlisle grounded out (T.Sampson to L.Lindsay)
[J.Gibson scored (unearned), H.Easterling to third]; J.Wilson
grounded out (T.Sampson to L.Lindsay); 6 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Huber singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown
play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked [J.Huber
to second]; L.Lockett walked [J.Huber to third, C.Spearman to
second]; P.Davis struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 9,
Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 7TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Wright out on
unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out
on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled; J.Huber out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 8TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.McLaurin doubled; T.Sampson struck out;
C.Spearman walked; L.Lockett flied to V.Harris [F.McLaurin to
third]; C.Spearman stole second; P.Davis grounded out (B.Leonard
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 9TH: M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on
unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; A.DUNN BATTED
FOR H.WALKER; A.Dunn out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 9, Black Barons 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            9  10   0   8
 Black Barons     0   5   3   8


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