Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 11, 1944 at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

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              
Tommy Sampson 2b                      1   0   1    0     0              
  Leroy Morney 2b                     3   1   1    0     0              
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   2    0     0              
Ed Steele rf                          2   0   0    1     1              
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   1   0    0     0              
Leandy Young lf                       4   1   2    0     0              
Piper Davis 1b                        3   0   1    1     1              
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    0     0              
Alvin Gipson p                        4   0   2    1     0              
Totals                               34   3  10    3     2        21    

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Felix McLaurin. 

BATTING -
2B:  Leroy Morney, Leandy Young. 
3B:  Artie Wilson. 
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     0         0   0
Jerry Benjamin cf, 2b                 3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   1    0     0              
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   1    1     1              
Josh Gibson rf                        3   1   1    1     1              
Robert Gaston c                       2   0   0    0     1              
Ray Battle 3b                         1   1   0    0     1              
  Jud Wilson ph                       1   0   1    0     0         0   0
  Edsall Walker pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jelly Jackson 3b                    1   0   0    0     0              
Joe Spencer 2b                        2   0   0    0     0              
  Vic Harris lf                       2   0   0    0     0              
Dave Hoskins p                        4   1   2    1     0              
Totals                               29   4   9    4     4        24    

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Jerry Benjamin. 
PB: 1.  Robert Gaston. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Josh Gibson. 
3B:  Buck Leonard. 
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       9   4        4   6   0  36
Totals                               7       9   4        4   6   0  36

IW:  Alvin Gipson. 

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Dave Hoskins W                       8      10   3        2   2   0  37
Totals                               8      10   3        2   2   0  37

WP:  Dave Hoskins. 


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Umpires: HP - Eggie Greenfield, 1B -  Lacey

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 8000

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