HOM @ BIR

September 28, 1943

Final Score: HOM 10 - BIR 11

Game Information

Ballpark
Red Bird Stadium
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
gipsa101
Losing Pitcher
walke103
Save
sayla101

Line Score

HOM @ BIR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 10 11 3
BIR 1 0 0 1 4 0 5 0 x 11 16 7

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ray Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Gibson 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Edsall Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Alvin Gipson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Radcliffe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alfred Saylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ray Brown - 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Edsall Walker (L) L 4.0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0.00

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Alvin Gipson (W) W 8.0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0.00
Alfred Saylor (SV) SV 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, September 28, 1943

On September 28, 1943, the Birmingham Black Barons defeated the Homestead Grays 11-10 at Red Bird Stadium in the championship series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a night start. The line score has the Homestead Grays crossing the plate in the second, fourth, fifth, and eighth; the eighth brought 4 runs. The line score has the Birmingham Black Barons crossing the plate in the first, fourth, fifth, and seventh; the seventh brought 5 runs. The Homestead Grays had 11 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 16, with 3 and 7 errors. The win went to gipsa101. Walke103 took the loss. Sayla101 earned the save. For the Homestead Grays, Josh Gibson went 1 for 0, 1 home run, and 4 RBI.

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