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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0

Game played on Wednesday, September 29, 1943 (N) at Victory Field, Indianapolis IN
Postseason Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  1 2 0  5 0 0   -   8  8  1
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  8  4

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     6   1   1    1     0         2   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   1    0     1         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       5   1   1    0     0         9   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   3   0    0     1         4   1
Howard Easterling 2b                  2   0   1    0     3         7   4
Jud Wilson 3b                         5   1   1    1     0         0   1
Vic Harris rf                         4   0   1    2     1         1   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   1   1    1     1         3   1
Johnny Wright p                       5   1   1    1     0         0   2
Totals                               39   8   8    6     7   6    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Josh Gibson, Howard Easterling, Ralph Wyatt. 
E: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jerry Benjamin, Howard Easterling, Vic Harris. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   1    0     0         4   1
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   3    0     0         2   3
Clyde Spearman rf                     4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Piper Davis ss                        3   0   1    0     1         3   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   1    0     0         5   1
Leonard Lindsay 1b                    3   0   1    0     1         8   0
Hoss Walker 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Gready McKinnis p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Johnny Markham p                    2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   0   8    0     3   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Felix McLaurin, Tommy Sampson 3. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Clyde Spearman. 
CS:  Tommy Sampson. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      9       8   0    0   3   4   0  36
Totals                               9       8   0    0   3   4   0  36


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    6.2     7   7    3   6   6   0  36
Johnny Markham                       2.1     1   1    0   1   0   0  10
Totals                               9       8   8    3   7   6   0  46



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/29/1943 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham
Black Barons (N)

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. J.Wilson            3b        T.Radcliffe         c         
7. V.Harris            rf        L.Lindsay           1b        
8. R.Wyatt             ss        H.Walker            3b        
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 singled;
J.Benjamin stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black
Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
singled; C.Spearman forced T.Sampson (unknown fielder)
[C.Spearman to first]; C.Spearman stole second [C.Spearman to
third (error by J.Gibson)]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 2ND: H.Easterling walked; J.Wilson out on unknown play;
V.Harris walked [H.Easterling to second]; R.Wyatt out on unknown
play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays
0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
singled; L.Lindsay walked [T.Radcliffe to second]; H.Walker out
on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Grays 0, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 3RD: 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 3RD: F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson singled
[F.McLaurin to third]; C.Spearman reached on a fielder's choice
that turned into a double play (R.Wyatt to H.Easterling to
J.Gibson) [F.McLaurin out at home, T.Sampson out at second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0,
Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson reached on an error by T.Sampson [J.Gibson
to first]; H.Easterling walked [J.Gibson to second]; J.Wilson
singled [J.Gibson scored (unearned), H.Easterling to second];
V.Harris out on unknown play; R.Wyatt reached on an error by
T.Sampson [H.Easterling to third, J.Wilson to second, R.Wyatt to
first]; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown
play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 1, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis singled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; L.Lindsay singled [P.Davis to second]; H.Walker out on
unknown play; G.McKinnis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 1, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled;
J.Gibson reached on an error by T.Sampson [B.Leonard to second,
J.Gibson to first]; H.Easterling walked [B.Leonard to third,
J.Gibson to second]; J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris
singled [B.Leonard scored (unearned), J.Gibson scored
(unearned), H.Easterling to second]; H.Easterling stole third
and V.Harris stole second; R.Wyatt walked; J.Wright out on
unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Grays 3, Black
Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
singled; T.Sampson was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to
H.Easterling); C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Black Barons 0.

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.  Grays 3, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett singled; P.Davis walked [L.Lockett
to second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on
unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Grays 3, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling singled [J.Gibson to
second]; J.Wilson forced H.Easterling (unknown fielder)
[J.Gibson to third, J.Wilson to first]; V.Harris out on unknown
play; R.Wyatt singled [J.Gibson scored, J.Wilson to second];
J.Wright singled [J.Wilson scored, R.Wyatt to second]; J.MARKHAM
REPLACED G.MCKINNIS (PITCHING); C.Bell singled [R.Wyatt scored,
J.Wright to second]; J.Benjamin walked [J.Wright to third,
C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard reached on an error by F.McLaurin
[J.Wright scored (unearned) (no RBI), C.Bell scored (unearned)
(no RBI), J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to first]; J.Gibson out
on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 8, Black
Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Markham out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 8, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 8TH: H.Easterling 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 8, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett
walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 8, Black Barons 0.

GRAYS 9TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown
play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
8, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out
on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 8, Black Barons 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            8   8   1  11
 Black Barons     0   8   4   9


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