Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 8 1 Homestead Grays 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 6 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 John Britton 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Willie Mays cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Ed Steele rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jim Zapp lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Alonzo Perry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Scott 1b 3 0 0 1 1 0 13 3 Jimmie Newberry p 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 Bill Powell ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 8 2 4 0 24 14 FIELDING - E: 1. John Britton. BATTING - 2B: Piper Davis. GDP: Jimmie Newberry. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Artie Wilson. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 4 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Luke Easter lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 Bob Thurman rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 Eudie Napier c 2 1 0 0 1 0 6 1 Dave Pope 3b 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 Ted Alexander p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 30 3 6 3 1 2 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. E: 1. Clarence Bruce. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez, Luke Easter. 3B: Dave Pope. SH: Ted Alexander. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 8 6 3 3 1 2 0 32 Totals 8 6 3 3 1 2 0 32 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Alexander W 9 8 2 2 4 0 0 36 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 0 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mark Van Buren, 1B - Poindexter Williams, 2B - Bullet Rogan, 3B - Frank Duncan Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 5370 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/26/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Homestead 1. A.Wilson ss L.Marquez cf 2. J.Britton 3b S.Bankhead ss 3. W.Mays cf L.Easter lf 4. P.Bassett c B.Leonard 1b 5. P.Davis 2b B.Thurman rf 6. E.Steele rf E.Napier c 7. J.Zapp lf D.Pope 3b 8. J.Scott 1b C.Bruce 2b 9. J.Newberry p T.Alexander p BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled [A.Wilson to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele walked; J.Zapp singled [E.Steele to third]; J.Scott flied to L.Marquez [E.Steele scored]; J.Newberry grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Zapp out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman singled; E.Napier walked [B.Thurman to second]; D.Pope tripled to right-center [B.Thurman scored, E.Napier scored]; C.Bruce struck out; T.Alexander struck out; L.Marquez doubled to center field [D.Pope scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson singled; A.Wilson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman singled; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: D.Pope reached on an error by J.Britton [D.Pope to first]; C.Bruce out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott walked; J.Newberry singled [J.Scott to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays walked; P.Bassett singled to second base [W.Mays to third (error by C.Bruce), P.Bassett to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp lined to L.Marquez; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Napier out on unknown play; D.Pope out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce singled; T.Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bruce to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton walked; W.Mays forced J.Britton (unknown fielder) [W.Mays to first]; P.Bassett singled to right field [W.Mays to second]; P.Davis doubled to right field (B.Thurman to C.Bruce to E.Napier) [W.Mays scored, P.Bassett out at home]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.PERRY BATTED FOR J.ZAPP; A.Perry popped to unknown fielder; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.POWELL BATTED FOR J.NEWBERRY; B.Powell popped to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 8 1 7 Grays 3 6 1 5
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