Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 8 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 x - 4 10 2 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 Ralph Wyatt ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 Art Pennington 2b 4 0 1 0 0 4 2 Ed Young 1b, c 4 0 2 0 0 7 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 Johnny Smith rf 3 0 1 0 0 3 0 John Bissant lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 Ted Radcliffe c, p 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 Gentry Jessup p 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Charlie Shields ph, 1b 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 Totals 31 1 8 0 0 2 24 15 BATTING - SH: Ralph Wyatt. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Art Pennington, Ed Young. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 2 1 0 5 7 Clyde Spearman rf 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 Lester Lockett lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 Leonard Lindsay 1b 4 0 1 1 0 15 1 Hoss Walker 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 Herman Bell c 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 Alfred Saylor p 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Totals 28 4 10 4 3 2 27 21 FIELDING - E: 2. Tommy Sampson 2. BATTING - 2B: Felix McLaurin. 3B: Tommy Sampson. SH: Lester Lockett 2, Herman Bell. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Felix McLaurin, Hoss Walker. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 5 6 2 2 3 0 0 21 Ted Radcliffe 3 4 2 2 0 0 13 Totals 8 10 4 4 3 2 0 34 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor W 9 8 1 0 0 2 0 32 Totals 9 8 1 0 0 2 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Cunningham Time of Game: 1:42 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 9/17/1943 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Birmingham 1. L.Davenport cf F.McLaurin cf 2. R.Wyatt ss T.Sampson 2b 3. A.Pennington 2b C.Spearman rf 4. E.Young 1b L.Lockett lf 5. A.Radcliff 3b P.Davis ss 6. J.Smith rf L.Lindsay 1b 7. J.Bissant lf H.Walker 3b 8. T.Radcliffe c H.Bell c 9. G.Jessup p A.Saylor p AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; L.Davenport singled; R.Wyatt out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Davenport to second]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young singled to center field (F.McLaurin to H.Bell) [L.Davenport out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; F.McLaurin was caught stealing second (T.Radcliffe to A.Pennington); T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman walked; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker walked; H.Walker was caught stealing second (T.Radcliffe to A.Pennington); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 3RD: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Bell walked; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled to center field (L.Davenport to A.Radcliff) [H.Bell out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. AM. GIANTS 4TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young singled; E.Young was caught stealing second (H.Bell to T.Sampson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: C.Spearman singled; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Spearman to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay singled [C.Spearman scored]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: A.Radcliff singled; J.Smith singled to center field (F.McLaurin to H.Walker) [A.Radcliff out at third]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.Bell out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson tripled [F.McLaurin scored]; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 6TH: C.SHIELDS BATTED FOR G.JESSUP; C.Shields out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.YOUNG CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); T.RADCLIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PITCHING); C.SHIELDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 2. AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Pennington singled; A.Pennington was caught stealing second (H.Bell to T.Sampson); E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Walker singled; H.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Walker to second]; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin doubled [H.Walker scored]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 0, Black Barons 3. AM. GIANTS 8TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; J.Bissant singled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; C.Shields singled [J.Bissant to second]; L.Davenport reached on an error by T.Sampson [J.Bissant scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by T.Sampson), C.Shields to third, L.Davenport to second]; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: C.Spearman singled; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Spearman to second]; P.Davis singled [C.Spearman scored]; L.Lindsay out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 4. AM. GIANTS 9TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Am. Giants 1, Black Barons 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Am. Giants 1 8 0 4 Black Barons 4 10 2 6
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