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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, September 24, 1944 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Postseason Championship Series

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         4   0
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   0    0     0         5   2
John Britton 3b                       4   1   1    0     0         0   3
Piper Davis 2b                        4   0   0    0     0   1     3   2
Ed Steele rf                          4   0   3    0     0         2   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       4   0   1    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   1
  Alonzo Boone p                      2   1   1    0     0         0   0
  Johnny Markham ph                   1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               36   2   8    1     0   6    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   6   0  36
Totals                               9       8   2    0   0   6   0  36

WP:  Roy Welmaker. 


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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: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; 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 J.Jackson) [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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