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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Monday, June 12, 1944 (N) at Island Park, Harrisburg PA
Exhibition game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  1 0 1  0 0 0   -   2  5  0
Homestead Grays                     1 1 1  0 1 0  0 0 x   -   4  9  3

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     1   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Lester Lockett cf                   3   0   1    0     0         3   2
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   1    0     0         0   3
Artie Wilson ss                       4   1   0    0     0         6   3
Ed Steele rf                          2   0   0    0     2         2   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         6   1
Leandy Young lf                       4   1   1    0     0         1   0
John Britton 3b                       3   0   2    2     1         3   1
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   0    0     0         3   1
Fay Washington p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   3
  John Huber ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   5    2     4        24  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Tommy Sampson, Artie Wilson, Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Leandy Young. 
3B:  John Britton. 
HBP:  Tommy Sampson. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Felix McLaurin, Tommy Sampson. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     2   1   1    0     3         1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   0   1    0     1         1   3
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   1   1    1     1        10   1
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   1    1     1         7   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       4   1   2    0     0         2   1
Ray Battle 3b                         3   0   0    0     1         1   1
Joe Spencer 2b                        3   1   1    1     1         1   3
Lefty Boone p                         1   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Edsall Walker pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Johnson p                    2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Totals                               28   4   9    4     9        27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Joe Spencer. 
E: 3.  Ray Battle, Joe Spencer, Lefty Boone. 
PB: 3.  Josh Gibson 3. 

BATTING -
2B:  Dave Hoskins. 
HR:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Dave Hoskins. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Fay Washington L                     8       9   4    4   9   3   1  37
Totals                               8       9   4    4   9   3   1  37


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Boone W                        4       2   1        3   3   0  18
Johnny Johnson SV                    5       3   1        1  11   0  20
Totals                               9       5   2        4  14   0  38

WP:  Lefty Boone 3. 
BK:  Johnny Johnson. 
HBP:  Johnny Johnson. 


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Umpires: HP -  Arp, 1B - Ben Taylor, 3B - Art Fields

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 2500


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