HOM @ BIR

October 03, 1943

Final Score: HOM 0 - BIR 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Attendance
10,000
Game Duration
145 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
markj101
Losing Pitcher
partr102

Umpires

Home Plate
Fred McCreary
First Base
Bill Moore
Third Base
Poindexter Williams

Line Score

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

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Cool Papa Bell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Benjamin 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Howard Easterling 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Josh Gibson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Vic Harris 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Partlow 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jud Wilson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ralph Wyatt 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 38 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .211

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Piper Davis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leonard Lindsay 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .400
Lester Lockett 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnny Markham 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Felix McLaurin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Radcliffe 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Tommy Sampson 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Clyde Spearman 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Ed Steele 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Hoss Walker 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 42 1 10 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 .238

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Partlow (L) L 10.2 10 1 1 2 6 0 0.84
Team Totals 10.2 10 1 1 2 6 0 0.84

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Markham (W) W 11.0 8 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 11.0 8 0 0 1 2 0 0.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, October 3, 1943

The Birmingham Black Barons beat the Homestead Grays 1-0 at Rickwood Field on October 3, 1943 in the championship series. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records attendance of 10,000, a running time of 145 minutes, and a night start for this game. The Homestead Grays did not score. The Birmingham Black Barons' only run came in the 11th inning. It went to extra innings, ending in the 11th. The Homestead Grays had 8 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 10, with 1 and 1 errors. The win went to markj101. Partr102 took the loss. Roy Partlow led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. Jerry Benjamin led the Homestead Grays at the plate: 2 for 5. Clyde Spearman led the Birmingham Black Barons at the plate: 2 for 4. The home-plate umpire was Fred McCreary.

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