Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 3 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 x - 5 4 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 3 1 2 1 1 4 0 Artie Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 Ed Steele rf 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 1 0 0 5 1 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 Leroy Morney 1b 3 0 0 0 1 7 1 John Huber p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 2 6 2 3 5 24 11 FIELDING - E: 3. John Britton, Piper Davis, Ed Steele. BATTING - 2B: Lester Lockett. HR: Felix McLaurin, Ed Steele. HBP: Ed Steele. GDP: Ted Radcliffe. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 1 2 1 2 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 Josh Gibson c 4 1 1 3 0 6 0 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Walter Cannady 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 Ray Brown 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 Jelly Jackson 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 Edsall Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 32 5 4 5 3 3 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ray Brown, Jelly Jackson. E: 2. Sam Bankhead 2. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin. HR: Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP John Huber L 8 4 5 4 3 3 1 35 Totals 8 4 5 4 3 3 1 35 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 9 6 2 2 3 5 2 36 Totals 9 6 2 2 3 5 2 36 HBP: Edsall Walker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Mark Challower, 2B - , 3B - Fuller Time of Game: 1:50 Attendance: 12000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 10/1/1944, game 1 -- 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 J.Gibson c 5. E.Steele rf D.Hoskins rf 6. T.Radcliffe c W.Cannady 3b 7. L.Lockett lf R.Brown 1b 8. L.Morney 1b J.Jackson 2b 9. J.Huber p E.Walker p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson walked; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell reached on an error by J.Britton [C.Bell to first]; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele was hit by a pitch; T.Radcliffe grounded into a double play (J.Jackson to R.Brown) [E.Steele out at second]; L.Lockett doubled; L.Morney walked; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin homered; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 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. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele singled to shortstop [E.Steele to second (error by S.Bankhead)]; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled to shortstop [F.McLaurin to second (error by S.Bankhead)]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: W.Cannady reached on an error by E.Steele [W.Cannady to first]; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Jackson reached on a fielder's choice [W.Cannady to second]; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin walked; S.Bankhead reached on an error by P.Davis [J.Benjamin to second, S.Bankhead to first]; J.Gibson homered to leftfield [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead scored (unearned)]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; F.McLaurin walked; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 7TH: J.Jackson singled; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell walked [J.Jackson to second]; J.Benjamin doubled [J.Jackson scored, C.Bell scored]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele homered; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 5. GRAYS 8TH: D.Hoskins singled; W.Cannady out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 6 3 7 Grays 5 4 2 6
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