Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 Birmingham Black Barons 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 0 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Luke Easter lf 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Eudie Napier c 3 1 1 2 1 0 8 0 Dave Pope rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 Bob Thurman p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 Clarence Bruce 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 Totals 32 5 9 5 4 1 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard. E: 2. Sam Bankhead, Luke Easter. BATTING - 2B: Luke Easter 2, Eudie Napier. HR: Dave Pope. SH: Sam Bankhead, Bob Thurman. IW: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Clarence Bruce. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 5 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Willie Mays cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 Ed Steele rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jim Zapp lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Scott 1b 3 0 2 2 1 0 11 0 Bill Powell p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jimmie Newberry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jehosie Heard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 7 3 2 4 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Pepper Bassett. BATTING - 2B: Joe Scott, Herman Bell. HBP: John Britton, Jim Zapp. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bob Thurman W 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 38 Totals 9 7 3 3 2 4 0 38 HBP: Bob Thurman 2. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell L 5.2 6 5 5 2 0 1 25 Jimmie Newberry 3.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 13 Totals 9 9 5 5 4 1 1 38 IW: Bill Powell. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - , 1B - Mark Van Buren, 2B - Poindexter Williams, 3B - H. Williams Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/29/1948 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Birmingham 1. L.Marquez cf A.Wilson ss 2. S.Bankhead ss J.Britton 3b 3. L.Easter lf W.Mays cf 4. B.Leonard 1b P.Bassett c 5. W.Fields 3b P.Davis 2b 6. E.Napier c E.Steele rf 7. D.Pope rf J.Zapp lf 8. B.Thurman p J.Scott 1b 9. C.Bruce 2b B.Powell p GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to second]; L.Easter walked; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 2ND: E.Napier out on unknown play; D.Pope out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Bassett struck out; P.Davis singled; E.Steele walked [P.Davis to second]; J.Zapp flied to L.Marquez; J.Scott doubled to right field [P.Davis scored, E.Steele scored]; B.Powell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 3RD: C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson singled; J.Britton lined into a double play (B.Leonard unassisted) [A.Wilson out at first]; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 4TH: L.Easter doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett struck out; P.Davis reached on an error by S.Bankhead [P.Davis to first]; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp was hit by a pitch [P.Davis to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 5TH: D.Pope out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 6TH: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead flied to W.Mays; L.Easter doubled [L.Marquez to third]; B.Leonard was walked intentionally; W.Fields forced B.Leonard (P.Davis to A.Wilson) [L.Marquez scored, L.Easter to third, W.Fields to first]; E.Napier doubled [L.Easter scored, W.Fields scored]; D.Pope homered to rightfield [E.Napier scored]; J.NEWBERRY REPLACED B.POWELL (PITCHING); B.Thurman singled; C.Bruce out on unknown play; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays singled to left field [W.Mays to second (error by L.Easter)]; P.Bassett struck out; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 7TH: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; L.Easter walked [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Fields out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 8TH: E.Napier walked; D.Pope out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Napier to second]; E.Napier was picked off second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton was hit by a pitch; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. GRAYS 9TH: C.Bruce singled; L.Marquez struck out while C.Bruce was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to A.Wilson); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: E.Steele popped to C.Bruce; J.Zapp singled; J.Scott walked [J.Zapp to second]; H.BELL BATTED FOR J.NEWBERRY; H.Bell doubled [J.Zapp scored, J.Scott to third]; J.HEARD RAN FOR H.BELL; A.Wilson struck out; J.Britton grounded out (C.Bruce to B.Leonard); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 5 9 2 6 Black Barons 3 7 0 8
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