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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Wednesday, September 29, 1948 (N) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Postseason Championship Series

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   3
Luke Easter lf                        2   1   2    0     2         1   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     1        11   0
Wilmer Fields 3b                      4   1   0    1     0         0   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   1   1    2     1         8   0
Dave Pope rf                          4   1   1    2     0         0   2
Bob Thurman p                         3   0   1    0     0         1   2
Clarence Bruce 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         3   5
Totals                               32   5   9    5     4   4    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         1   3
Willie Mays cf                        4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   0    0     0   3     5   1
Piper Davis 2b                        4   1   1    0     0         1   3
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   0    0     1         0   0
Jim Zapp lf                           3   1   1    0     0         1   0
Joe Scott 1b                          3   0   2    2     1        11   0
Bill Powell p                         2   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Jimmie Newberry p                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Herman Bell ph                      1   0   1    1     0         0   0
  Jehosie Heard pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   7    3     2   7    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   7   0  38
Totals                               9       7   3    3   2   7   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   2   1  25
Jimmie Newberry                      3.1     3   0    0   2   2   0  13
Totals                               9       9   5    5   4   4   1  38

IW:  Bill Powell. 


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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 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: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; 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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