Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 - 6 8 3 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Buck Leonard 1b 2 2 2 0 2 0 7 2 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 Josh Gibson c 2 1 0 0 2 0 5 0 Walter Cannady 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Edsall Walker p 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 Totals 32 6 8 4 4 0 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady, Edsall Walker. E: 3. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Jelly Jackson. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - SH: Jelly Jackson. IW: Josh Gibson. GDP: Dave Hoskins, Jelly Jackson. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. CS: Sam Bankhead. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 Artie Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 Ed Steele rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 Lester Lockett 3b 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 3 Leroy Morney 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 Collins Jones lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 Alfred Saylor p 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 John Huber ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 1 5 1 3 1 27 18 FIELDING - DP: 2. Artie Wilson 2, Piper Davis, Leroy Morney 2, Alfred Saylor. E: 2. Felix McLaurin, Lester Lockett. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett. GDP: Collins Jones. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 5 1 0 3 1 0 37 Totals 9 5 1 0 3 1 0 37 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor L 9 8 6 6 4 0 0 37 Totals 9 8 6 6 4 0 0 37 IW: Alfred Saylor. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Harry Ward, 2B - Fred McCreary, 3B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/19/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons (N) 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.Lockett 3b 7. W.Cannady 3b L.Morney 1b 8. J.Jackson 2b C.Jones lf 9. E.Walker p A.Saylor p GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell singled to center field; J.Benjamin forced C.Bell (L.Morney to A.Wilson) [J.Benjamin to first]; S.Bankhead singled to third base [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins flied to F.McLaurin [J.Benjamin scored]; S.Bankhead was caught stealing third (T.Radcliffe to P.Davis to L.Lockett); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: B.Leonard dropped a foul fly hit by F.McLaurin; F.McLaurin walked; A.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [F.McLaurin to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady singled; J.Jackson grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis to L.Morney) [W.Cannady out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney flied to C.Bell in foul territory; C.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead reached on an error by L.Lockett [S.Bankhead to first]; S.Bankhead stole second; B.Leonard walked; D.Hoskins grounded into a double play (A.Saylor to A.Wilson to L.Morney) [S.Bankhead to third, B.Leonard out at second]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele was called out on strikes; P.Davis reached on an error by S.Bankhead [P.Davis to first]; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [P.Davis to second]; T.Radcliffe flied to D.Hoskins; L.Lockett doubled to left field [P.Davis scored (unearned)]; L.Morney out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 5TH: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: C.Jones out on unknown play; A.Saylor flied to D.Hoskins in foul territory; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard singled to center field; D.Hoskins grounded out (A.Saylor to L.Morney) [B.Leonard to second]; B.Leonard stole third; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; J.Gibson stole second; W.Cannady flied to F.McLaurin [B.Leonard scored]; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: T.Radcliffe singled; L.Lockett singled [T.Radcliffe to second]; L.Morney out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; A.Saylor walked [T.Radcliffe to third, L.Lockett to second]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Wilson walked; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 2, Black Barons 1. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead singled to center field; B.Leonard singled to third base [S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins singled to center field [S.Bankhead scored (no RBI) (error by F.McLaurin), B.Leonard scored (no RBI), D.Hoskins to second]; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady forced D.Hoskins (A.Saylor to L.Lockett) [J.Gibson to second, W.Cannady to first]; J.Jackson out on a sacrifice bunt (L.Lockett to L.Morney) [J.Gibson to third, W.Cannady to second]; E.Walker singled to center field [J.Gibson scored, W.Cannady scored]; C.Bell popped to L.Lockett; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett reached on an error by J.Jackson [L.Lockett to first]; L.Morney singled to center field [L.Lockett to second]; C.Jones grounded into a double play (E.Walker to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [L.Lockett out at third, L.Morney to second]; J.HUBER BATTED FOR A.SAYLOR; J.Huber singled to shortstop [L.Morney to third]; F.McLaurin grounded out (E.Walker to B.Leonard); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 6 8 3 4 Black Barons 1 5 2 9
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