Homestead Grays 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 1 - 9 11 2 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 3 BATTING Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 6 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 3 1 0 1 0 5 5 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 2 1 0 9 0 Dave Hoskins rf 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 Josh Gibson c 3 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 Walter Cannady 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 Jelly Jackson 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 Ray Brown p 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 40 9 11 5 6 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. E: 2. Dave Hoskins, Walter Cannady. BATTING - SH: Jerry Benjamin. HBP: Sam Bankhead. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Leroy Morney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 Artie Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Ed Steele rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Ted Radcliffe c 3 0 1 0 0 1 7 0 Lester Lockett 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Collins Jones lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Earl Bumpus p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 29 0 1 0 3 2 27 13 FIELDING - E: 3. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Lester Lockett. BATTING - GDP: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Piper Davis. PITCHING Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 32 Totals 9 1 0 0 3 2 0 32 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Earl Bumpus L 9 11 9 5 6 3 0 48 Totals 9 11 9 5 6 3 0 48 WP: Earl Bumpus 2. HBP: Earl Bumpus. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Harry Ward, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - Poindexter Williams, 3B - Mo Harris Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 6300 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/21/1944 -- Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons (N) Starting Lineups: Homestead Birmingham 1. C.Bell lf L.Morney 1b 2. J.Benjamin cf A.Wilson ss 3. S.Bankhead ss F.McLaurin cf 4. B.Leonard 1b E.Steele rf 5. D.Hoskins rf P.Davis 2b 6. J.Gibson c T.Radcliffe c 7. W.Cannady 3b L.Lockett 3b 8. J.Jackson 2b C.Jones lf 9. R.Brown p E.Bumpus p GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Wilson reached on an error by W.Cannady [A.Wilson to first]; F.McLaurin walked [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [F.McLaurin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 0, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 2ND: D.Hoskins singled to center field; J.Gibson singled to center field [D.Hoskins scored]; W.Cannady popped to A.Wilson; J.Jackson grounded out (A.Wilson to L.Morney) [J.Gibson to second]; R.Brown reached on a fielder's choice (L.Lockett to P.Davis) [J.Gibson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled to left field; L.Lockett popped to B.Leonard; C.Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 3RD: 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 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; L.Morney 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: B.Leonard walked; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked [B.Leonard to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; P.Davis forced E.Steele (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to first]; P.Davis stole second; T.Radcliffe was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 1, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown singled to left field; C.Bell singled to pitcher [R.Brown to second]; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (L.Morney to P.Davis) [R.Brown to third, C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead was hit by a pitch; B.Leonard reached on an error by P.Davis [R.Brown scored, C.Bell scored (unearned) (no RBI), S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Leonard to second]; D.Hoskins was called out on strikes; J.Gibson reached on an error by L.Lockett [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to first]; W.Cannady was called out on strikes; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; C.Jones out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson walked; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 5, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead singled to center field; E.Bumpus threw a wild pitch [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard grounded out (L.Morney unassisted); D.Hoskins popped to L.Lockett; E.Bumpus threw a wild pitch [S.Bankhead scored]; J.Gibson walked; W.Cannady singled to center field [J.Gibson to second]; J.Jackson grounded out (L.Lockett to L.Morney); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Grays 6, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 8TH: R.Brown grounded out (A.Wilson to L.Morney); C.Bell grounded out (P.Davis to L.Morney); J.Benjamin singled to pitcher; S.Bankhead walked [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard singled to right field [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins singled to center field [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson lined to C.Jones; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Grays 8, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: L.Lockett grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); C.Jones flied to J.Benjamin; E.Bumpus reached on an error by D.Hoskins [E.Bumpus to first]; L.Morney forced E.Bumpus (W.Cannady to J.Jackson) [L.Morney to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Grays 8, Black Barons 0. GRAYS 9TH: W.Cannady reached on an error by A.Wilson [W.Cannady to first]; J.Jackson struck out; R.Brown singled to left field [W.Cannady to second]; C.Bell singled to left field [W.Cannady scored (unearned), R.Brown to third]; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin grounded out (E.Bumpus to L.Morney); S.Bankhead grounded out (A.Wilson to L.Morney); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Grays 9, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; P.Davis forced E.Steele (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson) [P.Davis to first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Grays 9, Black Barons 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Grays 9 11 2 12 Black Barons 0 1 3 5
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