Final
HOM 8 — BIR 4
10/5/1943 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · BIR194310050
Complete available game record for HOM at BIR, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Felix McLaurin | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cool Papa Bell | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Sampson | — | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Benjamin | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buck Leonard | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clyde Spearman | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gibson | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lester Lockett | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Easterling | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Steele | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jud Wilson | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Piper Davis | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Harris | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Radcliffe | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Bankhead | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Lindsay | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alfred Saylor | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gready McKinnis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alphonse Dunn | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wright | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Saylor | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Wright | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0-0 |
| Ray Brown | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Gready McKinnis | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Lockett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gready McKinnis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Felix McLaurin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ted Radcliffe | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tommy Sampson | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Alfred Saylor | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Clyde Spearman | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Steele | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piper Davis | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Leonard Lindsay | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cool Papa Bell | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Benjamin | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Easterling | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Gibson | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Vic Harris | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buck Leonard | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jud Wilson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Bankhead | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | S | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 99/SH.1-2 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→1 | S.2-H | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→0 | E4# | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→0 | FLE2# | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | T | 1–0 |
| 2 top | 1→3 | 1(B)5(3)/LDP | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→0 | S | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 0→2 | 64(1)3/GDP | 1–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | W | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | W.1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S.2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-3;1-2 | 1–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | 99/F.3-H | 1–1 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→0 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 99/SH.1-2 | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→2 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | W | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→1 | SB2 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H(E2)(NR)(UR) | 1–2 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | D | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→0 | S.2-3 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 99 | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 99(1)/FO.3-H | 1–3 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 99 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→0 | S.1-2# | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→2 | S.2-H;1-2# | 2–3 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | HP# | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→0 | W | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 99(1)/FO | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S8.1-3(E8);B-2 | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→1 | S.3-H;2-H | 2–4 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 99 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S.1-3 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | SB2 | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | S9.3-H;2-H | 4–4 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | 99 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | S# | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 6–4 |
| 8 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 99 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→1 | E1# | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 13/SH.1-2 | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D.2-H(UR) | 6–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | E9.2-H(NR)(UR)# | 7–4 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | D.1-3 | 8–4 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | PO2(99)# | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | 99 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→1 | S# | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 99 | 8–4 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | 99 | 8–4 |