Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0 Homestead Grays 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 4 11 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 Artie Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 John Britton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Ed Steele rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 Ted Radcliffe c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 Leroy Morney 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 Alfred Saylor p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Alonzo Boone p 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Markham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 2 8 1 0 3 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 2. Artie Wilson 2, Piper Davis. BATTING - 2B: Ed Steele. GDP: Johnny Markham. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Ed Steele. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 5 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 1 0 1 1 10 1 Dave Hoskins rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 Josh Gibson c 2 0 1 0 2 0 6 1 Jud Wilson 3b 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 Walter Cannady 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Jelly Jackson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 Roy Welmaker p 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 30 4 11 4 4 3 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Roy Welmaker. E: 3. Sam Bankhead, Jud Wilson, Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Roy Welmaker. SH: Cool Papa Bell, Roy Welmaker. HBP: Jelly Jackson. IW: Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Cool Papa Bell. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor L 3.1 7 4 4 3 0 0 20 Alonzo Boone 4.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 17 Totals 8 11 4 4 4 3 0 37 HBP: Alonzo Boone. IW: Alfred Saylor, Alonzo Boone. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Welmaker W 9 8 2 0 0 3 0 36 Totals 9 8 2 0 0 3 0 36 WP: Roy Welmaker. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - Fred McCreary, 2B - Mo Harris, 3B - Harry Ward Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/24/1944 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays (N) 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.Lockett lf J.Wilson 3b 8. L.Morney 1b J.Jackson 2b 9. A.Saylor p R.Welmaker p BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell flied to F.McLaurin; J.Benjamin singled; S.Bankhead singled [J.Benjamin to second]; B.Leonard was walked intentionally [J.Benjamin to third, S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins grounded out (P.Davis to L.Morney) [J.Benjamin scored, S.Bankhead to third, B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson walked; J.Wilson singled to left field [S.Bankhead scored, B.Leonard scored, J.Gibson to second]; J.Jackson forced J.Wilson (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [J.Jackson to first]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele doubled; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 2ND: R.Welmaker out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin walked [C.Bell to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. 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. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: D.Hoskins out on unknown play; J.Gibson singled; J.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Jackson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Grays 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton reached on an error by J.Wilson [J.Britton to first]; P.Davis flied to D.Hoskins; E.Steele singled [J.Britton to second]; T.Radcliffe singled to third base [J.Britton to third, E.Steele to second]; L.Lockett forced T.Radcliffe (S.Bankhead to J.Jackson) [J.Britton scored (unearned), E.Steele to third, L.Lockett to first]; E.Steele was caught stealing home (J.Gibson to S.Bankhead to J.Gibson); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: R.Welmaker doubled to right field; C.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (L.Morney unassisted) [R.Welmaker to third]; J.Benjamin singled to left field [R.Welmaker scored]; A.BOONE REPLACED A.SAYLOR (PITCHING); S.Bankhead flied to E.Steele; B.Leonard struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 5TH: W.CANNADY REPLACED J.WILSON (PLAYING 3B); L.Morney flied to D.Hoskins in foul territory; A.Boone singled to right field; F.McLaurin singled to third base [A.Boone to second]; A.Wilson forced F.McLaurin (R.Welmaker to J.Jackson) [A.Boone to third, A.Wilson to first]; J.Britton reached on an error by W.Cannady [A.Boone scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Wilson to second, J.Britton to first]; R.Welmaker threw a wild pitch [A.Wilson to third, J.Britton to second]; P.Davis struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 5TH: D.Hoskins singled to left field (L.Lockett to P.Davis) [D.Hoskins out at second]; J.Gibson flied to E.Steele; W.Cannady struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele singled to left field; T.Radcliffe forced E.Steele (W.Cannady to S.Bankhead) [T.Radcliffe to first]; L.Lockett struck out; L.Morney forced T.Radcliffe (B.Leonard to S.Bankhead) [L.Morney to first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson struck out; R.Welmaker grounded out (J.Britton to L.Morney); C.Bell singled to third base; C.Bell stole second; J.Benjamin grounded out (J.Britton to L.Morney); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Boone out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead singled; B.Leonard singled [S.Bankhead to second]; D.Hoskins flied to F.McLaurin [S.Bankhead to third, B.Leonard to second]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; W.Cannady lined into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [B.Leonard out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele reached on an error by S.Bankhead [E.Steele to first]; T.Radcliffe lined to W.Cannady; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. GRAYS 8TH: J.Jackson was hit by a pitch; R.Welmaker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Jackson to second]; C.Bell lined into a double play (A.Wilson unassisted) [J.Jackson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Lockett singled to right field; L.Morney struck out; J.MARKHAM BATTED FOR A.BOONE; J.Markham grounded into a double play (R.Welmaker to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [L.Lockett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 2, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 2 8 0 7 Grays 4 11 3 9
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