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 1 Lester Lockett ph, cf 3 0 1 0 0 3 1 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 Artie Wilson ss 4 1 1 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 14 24 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tommy Sampson, Artie Wilson, Piper Davis. BATTING - 2B: Leandy Young. 3B: John Britton. HBP: Tommy Sampson. GDP: Lester Lockett. Team LOB: 9 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 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 29 4 9 4 9 3 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Joe Spencer. E: 3. Ray Battle, Joe Spencer, Lefty Boone. BATTING - 2B: Dave Hoskins. HR: Buck Leonard. GDP: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Fay Washington L 8 9 4 4 9 3 1 38 Totals 8 9 4 4 9 3 1 38 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Boone W 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 17 Johnny Johnson SV 5 3 1 0 1 11 0 21 Totals 9 5 2 1 4 14 0 38 WP: Lefty Boone 3. HBP: Johnny Johnson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Arp, 1B - Ben Taylor, 2B - , 3B - Art Fields Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 2426 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/12/1944 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (N) 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. P.Davis 1b J.Gibson c 6. L.Young lf D.Hoskins rf 7. J.Britton 3b R.Battle 3b 8. P.Bassett c J.Spencer 2b 9. F.Washington p L.Boone p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin walked; F.McLaurin was picked off first, but was safe on an error by L.Boone [F.McLaurin to second]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Boone threw a wild pitch [F.McLaurin to third]; E.Steele walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin singled to center field [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled to right field [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Young out on unknown play; J.Britton walked; L.Boone threw a wild pitch [J.Britton to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; F.Washington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Spencer walked; L.Boone out on unknown play; C.Bell singled [J.Spencer to second]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Spencer scored, C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: B.Leonard homered to centerfield; J.Gibson walked; D.Hoskins singled to center field (F.McLaurin to J.Britton) [J.Gibson out at third]; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Young doubled to left field; J.Britton singled to left field [L.Young scored]; L.Boone threw a wild pitch [J.Britton to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: L.Boone walked; E.WALKER RAN FOR L.BOONE; C.Bell walked [E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked [E.Walker to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (T.Sampson to A.Wilson to P.Davis) [S.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.JOHNSON REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); F.Washington out on unknown play; L.LOCKETT BATTED FOR F.MCLAURIN; L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: L.LOCKETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins doubled; R.Battle walked; J.Spencer singled (L.Lockett to J.Britton) [D.Hoskins scored, R.Battle out at third]; J.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: On a bunt A.Wilson singled; E.Steele walked [A.Wilson to second]; P.Davis reached on an error by J.Spencer [A.Wilson to third, E.Steele to second, P.Davis to first]; L.Young out on unknown play; J.Britton flied to unknown fielder [A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard walked [S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.Washington out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; T.Sampson was hit by a pitch [L.Lockett to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; R.Battle out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; L.Young out on unknown play; J.Britton tripled to right field; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Johnson out on unknown play; C.Bell walked; C.Bell was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to A.Wilson); J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.HUBER BATTED FOR F.WASHINGTON; J.Huber reached on an error by R.Battle [J.Huber to first]; L.Lockett grounded into a double play (J.Spencer to B.Leonard) [J.Huber out at second]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 5 0 9 Grays 4 9 3 10
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