Homestead Grays 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 - 8 11 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 11 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 9 0 Dave Hoskins rf 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 4 2 3 1 1 0 9 1 Walter Cannady 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 Jelly Jackson 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 Roy Welmaker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 Totals 39 8 11 7 4 1 27 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Buck Leonard 2, Dave Hoskins. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Walter Cannady. 3B: Cool Papa Bell. HR: Buck Leonard, Dave Hoskins, Josh Gibson. SH: Roy Welmaker. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Dave Hoskins. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 Artie Wilson ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 3 3 Ed Steele rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 Piper Davis 2b 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 5 Ted Radcliffe c 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 Leroy Morney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Johnny Markham p 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 Collins Jones pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 3 11 3 1 0 27 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Leroy Morney, John Britton 2. BATTING - Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Felix McLaurin, Artie Wilson. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 9 11 3 3 1 0 0 41 Totals 9 11 3 3 1 0 0 41 WP: Roy Welmaker. Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Markham L 9 11 8 7 4 1 3 44 Totals 9 11 8 7 4 1 3 44 WP: Johnny Markham. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - Mo Harris, 2B - Harry Ward, 3B - Fred McCreary Time of Game: 1:52 Attendance: 12449 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/17/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Homestead Birmingham 1. C.Bell lf F.McLaurin cf 2. J.Benjamin cf A.Wilson ss 3. S.Bankhead ss E.Steele rf 4. B.Leonard 1b P.Davis 2b 5. D.Hoskins rf T.Radcliffe c 6. J.Gibson c L.Morney 1b 7. W.Cannady 3b L.Lockett lf 8. J.Jackson 2b J.Britton 3b 9. R.Welmaker p J.Markham p GRAYS 1ST: Five Birmingham players were seriously injured in a car accident two weeks earlier. Wilson and Britton played in the series despite their injuries. Britton was bandaged over his left eye and right wrist. Wilson had both wrists bandaged. Pepper Bassett, Tommy Sampson, and Leandy Young were unable to play. The short-handed Black Barons were allowed to add local player Collins Jones to their World Series roster. Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sco; C.Bell popped to A.Wilson; J.Benjamin doubled to left field; S.Bankhead walked; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins reached on a fielder's choice (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [J.Benjamin scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead to third, B.Leonard out at second (error by L.Morney; assist by P.Davis)]; D.Hoskins stole second; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: B.Leonard dropped a foul fly hit by F.McLaurin; F.McLaurin reached on an error by D.Hoskins [F.McLaurin to first]; A.Wilson reached on an error by B.Leonard [F.McLaurin to second, A.Wilson to first]; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady reached on an error by J.Britton [W.Cannady to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Cannady to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Markham flied to C.Bell; F.McLaurin walked; F.McLaurin stole second; A.Wilson singled to second base [F.McLaurin to third]; E.Steele singled to right field [F.McLaurin scored, A.Wilson to third, E.Steele to second (on throw)]; P.Davis reached on a fielder's choice (W.Cannady to J.Gibson) [A.Wilson out at home, E.Steele to third]; T.Radcliffe reached on a fielder's choice (J.Jackson to J.Gibson) [E.Steele out at home, P.Davis to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson homered to rightfield; W.Cannady reached on an error by J.Britton [W.Cannady to first]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [W.Cannady to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard homered to rightfield; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.McLaurin singled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton singled; J.Markham out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele grounded out (J.Gibson unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 3, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 8TH: D.Hoskins homered to rightfield; J.Gibson singled to center field; W.Cannady doubled to right-center [J.Gibson to third]; J.Jackson grounded out (P.Davis to L.Morney); R.Welmaker struck out; C.Bell tripled to center field [J.Gibson scored, W.Cannady scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis singled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [P.Davis to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead singled to center field; J.Markham threw a wild pitch [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play [S.Bankhead to third]; D.Hoskins singled to left field [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Gibson singled to center field [D.Hoskins to third]; W.Cannady flied to L.Lockett [D.Hoskins scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Markham singled; C.JONES RAN FOR J.MARKHAM; R.Welmaker threw a wild pitch [C.Jones to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [C.Jones scored]; A.Wilson stole second; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [A.Wilson scored]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Black Barons 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 8 11 3 9 Black Barons 3 11 3 11
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