Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 - 6 11 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 Artie Wilson ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 7 John Britton 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Piper Davis 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 3 Ed Steele rf 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 Ted Radcliffe c 4 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 Leroy Morney 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 1 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 John Huber p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 38 6 11 4 1 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Leroy Morney. BATTING - 2B: Felix McLaurin, Ed Steele 2. SH: Artie Wilson. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 Buck Leonard 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 13 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Walter Cannady 3b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jud Wilson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Roy Welmaker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edsall Walker p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 3 0 4 3 27 16 FIELDING - E: 1. Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Buck Leonard. GDP: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Walter Cannady. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Huber W 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 33 Totals 9 3 0 0 4 3 0 33 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Spoon Carter L 5 5 2 2 1 1 0 21 Edsall Walker 4 6 4 1 0 2 0 19 Totals 9 11 6 3 1 3 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Poindexter Williams, 2B - Mo Harris, 3B - Harry Ward Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 5000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 9/23/1944 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Homestead 1. F.McLaurin cf C.Bell lf 2. A.Wilson ss J.Benjamin cf 3. J.Britton 3b S.Bankhead ss 4. P.Davis 2b B.Leonard 1b 5. E.Steele rf D.Hoskins rf 6. T.Radcliffe c J.Gibson c 7. L.Morney 1b W.Cannady 3b 8. L.Lockett lf J.Jackson 2b 9. J.Huber p S.Carter p BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: 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. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled to left field; E.Steele singled to shortstop [P.Davis to second]; T.Radcliffe struck out; L.Morney forced P.Davis (S.Carter to W.Cannady) [E.Steele to second, L.Morney to first]; L.Lockett singled to left field [E.Steele scored, L.Morney to second]; J.Huber grounded out (S.Carter to B.Leonard); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin walked; A.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.McLaurin to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: W.Cannady out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele doubled; T.Radcliffe flied to J.Benjamin [E.Steele to third]; L.Morney flied to C.Bell [E.Steele scored]; L.Lockett flied to C.Bell; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard walked [S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins forced B.Leonard (A.Wilson unassisted) [D.Hoskins to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: J.Gibson flied to F.McLaurin; W.Cannady walked; J.Jackson struck out; J.WILSON BATTED FOR S.CARTER; J.Wilson walked [W.Cannady to second]; R.WELMAKER RAN FOR J.WILSON; W.Cannady stole third; C.Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.WALKER REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); P.Davis singled to center field; E.Steele doubled to right field [P.Davis to third]; T.Radcliffe singled to left field [P.Davis scored, E.Steele to third]; L.Morney reached on a fielder's choice [E.Steele scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by W.Cannady), T.Radcliffe scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Morney to second]; L.Lockett grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); J.Huber struck out; F.McLaurin doubled to right field [L.Morney scored (unearned)]; A.Wilson struck out; 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead flied to F.McLaurin; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (L.Morney to A.Wilson to L.Morney) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins struck out; J.Gibson singled to center field; W.Cannady flied to F.McLaurin; J.Jackson forced J.Gibson (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [J.Jackson to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Morney singled; L.Lockett popped to J.Gibson in foul territory; J.Huber grounded out (J.Jackson to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. 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. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled to shortstop; J.Britton popped to J.Jackson; P.Davis lined to D.Hoskins; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. GRAYS 9TH: S.Bankhead flied to F.McLaurin; B.Leonard doubled to left field; D.Hoskins grounded out (A.Wilson to L.Morney); J.Gibson grounded out (L.Morney unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 6, Grays 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 6 11 0 7 Grays 0 3 1 6
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