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

Game played on Sunday, June 11, 1944 (D) 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   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



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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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