Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 2 Baltimore Elite Giants 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 - 5 10 4 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 1 1 1 2 7 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 6 1 2 1 0 5 4 Clyde Spearman rf 5 0 4 1 1 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Piper Davis ss 4 1 0 0 1 5 3 Leonard Lindsay 1b 5 0 0 0 0 10 0 Hoss Walker 3b 6 1 3 1 0 0 2 Paul Hardy c 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Alphonse Dunn ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herman Bell c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Johnny Markham p 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 John Huber p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 46 4 10 4 5 10 35 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay 2, John Huber. E: 2. Piper Davis, Leonard Lindsay. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Sampson. SH: Lester Lockett, Leonard Lindsay. HBP: Piper Davis. Team LOB: 14 BASERUNNING - SB: Clyde Spearman, Hoss Walker. Baltimore Elite Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Kimbro cf 5 1 3 0 1 2 0 Felton Snow 3b 6 1 1 2 0 5 4 Thad Christopher lf 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 Bud Barbee 1b 4 0 1 1 1 12 0 Frank Russell 2b 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 Jim Jones rf 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 Bob Clarke c 5 0 0 0 0 11 1 Doc Dennis ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 Tom Glover p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eddie Berry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willie Burns p 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 Bill Byrd p 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 42 5 10 4 4 4 36 15 FIELDING - E: 4. Thad Christopher, Frank Russell, Bob Clarke, Doc Dennis. BATTING - 2B: Felton Snow, Thad Christopher. 3B: Henry Kimbro, Doc Dennis. SH: Bill Byrd. GDP: Felton Snow, Frank Russell. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Henry Kimbro. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Markham 7 7 4 3 1 1 0 27 John Huber L 4.2 3 1 1 3 3 0 20 Totals 11.2 10 5 4 4 4 0 47 Johnny Markham pitched to 2 batters in the 8th inning Baltimore Elite Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Tom Glover 7 6 3 2 3 6 0 31 Eddie Berry 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Willie Burns 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bill Byrd W 3.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 15 Totals 12 10 4 3 5 10 0 54 HBP: Tom Glover. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Price, 1B - Crush Holloway Time of Game: 3:15 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/5/1943, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Baltimore Elite Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Baltimore 1. F.McLaurin cf H.Kimbro cf 2. T.Sampson 2b F.Snow 3b 3. C.Spearman rf T.Christopher lf 4. L.Lockett lf B.Barbee 1b 5. P.Davis ss F.Russell 2b 6. L.Lindsay 1b J.Jones rf 7. H.Walker 3b B.Clarke c 8. P.Hardy c D.Dennis ss 9. J.Markham p T.Glover p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled [F.McLaurin to third]; C.Spearman stole second; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 0. ELITE GIANTS 1ST: H.Kimbro tripled; F.Snow doubled [H.Kimbro scored]; T.Christopher out on unknown play; B.Barbee singled [F.Snow scored]; F.Russell grounded into a double play (P.Davis to L.Lindsay) [B.Barbee out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 2ND: J.Jones walked; J.Jones was picked off first (J.Markham to L.Lindsay); B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: 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. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 3RD: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro singled; H.Kimbro was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to P.Davis); F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett walked; P.Davis was hit by a pitch [L.Lockett to second]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 4TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; B.Barbee out on unknown play; F.Russell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 5TH: J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Sampson singled to left field [T.Sampson to second (error by T.Christopher)]; C.Spearman singled [T.Sampson scored (unearned)]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 6TH: T.Glover out on unknown play; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Elite Giants 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Walker singled; H.Walker stole second [H.Walker to third (error by B.Clarke)]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled [H.Walker scored]; T.Sampson doubled [F.McLaurin scored]; C.Spearman walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Elite Giants 2. ELITE GIANTS 7TH: T.Christopher doubled; B.Barbee reached on an error by P.Davis [T.Christopher scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Barbee to first]; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Elite Giants 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.BERRY REPLACED T.GLOVER (PITCHING); P.Davis walked; L.Lindsay out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to second]; H.Walker singled [P.Davis scored]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; W.BURNS REPLACED E.BERRY (PITCHING); J.Markham out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 3. ELITE GIANTS 8TH: D.Dennis tripled; W.Burns singled [D.Dennis scored]; J.HUBER REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING); H.Kimbro walked [W.Burns to second]; F.Snow grounded into a double play (J.Huber to T.Sampson to L.Lindsay) [W.Burns to third, H.Kimbro out at second]; T.Christopher walked; B.Barbee out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson reached on an error by D.Dennis [T.Sampson to first]; C.Spearman singled [T.Sampson to second]; B.BYRD REPLACED W.BURNS (PITCHING); L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Sampson to third, C.Spearman to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 9TH: F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Jones out on unknown play; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 10TH: L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker singled; A.DUNN BATTED FOR P.HARDY; A.Dunn out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 10TH: H.BELL REPLACED A.DUNN (PLAYING C); D.Dennis reached on an error by L.Lindsay [D.Dennis to first]; B.Byrd out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [D.Dennis to second]; H.Kimbro out on unknown play; F.Snow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 11TH: F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled [F.McLaurin to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 11TH: T.Christopher out on unknown play; B.Barbee walked; F.Russell out on unknown play; J.Jones singled [B.Barbee to second]; B.Clarke out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. BLACK BARONS 12TH: L.Lindsay reached on an error by F.Russell [L.Lindsay to first]; H.Walker out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 4. ELITE GIANTS 12TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; B.Byrd singled; H.Kimbro singled [B.Byrd to third]; F.Snow flied to unknown fielder [B.Byrd scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Elite Giants 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 10 2 14 Elite Giants 5 10 4 7
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