Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 10 1 Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 4 9 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leroy Morney pr, 2b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Artie Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele rf 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Ted Radcliffe c 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Leandy Young lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alvin Gipson p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 3 10 3 2 0 22 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Felix McLaurin. BATTING - 2B: Leroy Morney, Leandy Young. SH: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 10 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf, cf 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 Josh Gibson rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Robert Gaston c 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ray Battle 3b 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Jud Wilson ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jelly Jackson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Spencer 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vic Harris ph, lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dave Hoskins p 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 4 9 4 5 1 24 0 FIELDING - E: 1. Jerry Benjamin. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson. 3B: Buck Leonard, Jud Wilson. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead, Robert Gaston. IW: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alvin Gipson L 7.1 9 4 3 5 1 0 37 Totals 7.1 9 4 3 5 1 0 37 IW: Alvin Gipson. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dave Hoskins W 8 10 3 2 2 0 0 37 Totals 8 10 3 2 2 0 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Eggie Greenfield, 1B - Lacey Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/11/1944, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Homestead 1. F.McLaurin cf C.Bell lf 2. T.Sampson 2b J.Benjamin cf 3. A.Wilson ss S.Bankhead ss 4. E.Steele rf B.Leonard 1b 5. T.Radcliffe c J.Gibson rf 6. L.Young lf R.Gaston c 7. P.Davis 1b R.Battle 3b 8. J.Britton 3b J.Spencer 2b 9. A.Gipson p D.Hoskins p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled; L.MORNEY RAN FOR T.SAMPSON; A.Wilson singled [L.Morney to third]; E.Steele out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Morney scored, A.Wilson to second]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.MORNEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Young out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: R.Gaston out on unknown play; R.Battle walked; J.Spencer out on unknown play [R.Battle to second]; D.Hoskins singled [R.Battle scored]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin singled; L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [F.McLaurin to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin doubled; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to third]; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Young doubled; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Gipson singled [L.Young scored]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; S.Bankhead stole second; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Radcliffe reached on an error by J.Benjamin [T.Radcliffe to first]; L.Young singled [T.Radcliffe to second]; P.Davis singled [T.Radcliffe scored (unearned), L.Young to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson doubled; R.Gaston out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to third]; J.WILSON BATTED FOR R.BATTLE; J.Wilson tripled [J.Gibson scored]; E.WALKER RAN FOR J.WILSON; V.HARRIS BATTED FOR J.SPENCER; V.Harris out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.JACKSON REPLACED E.WALKER (PLAYING 3B); C.BELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); J.BENJAMIN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); V.HARRIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); L.Morney doubled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 2. GRAYS 7TH: On a bunt C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead struck out; B.Leonard tripled to right field [C.Bell scored]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; Gibson bluffed a swing at one of the intentional balls; Birmingham took offense and a scuffle broke out.; J.Gibson stole second; R.Gaston walked; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Gipson singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 3. GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; D.Hoskins singled to center field [D.Hoskins to second (error by F.McLaurin)]; C.Bell singled to center field [D.Hoskins scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 10 1 10 Grays 4 9 1 11
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