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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, October 1, 1944 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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