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

Game played on Sunday, October 1, 1944 at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  6  3
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 3  0 2 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. 
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:  Jerry Benjamin. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John Huber L                         8       4   5        3   3   1  35
Totals                               8       4   5    0   3   3   1  35


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      9       6   2        3   5   2  36
Totals                               9       6   2    0   3   5   2  36

HBP:  Edsall Walker. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Mark Challower, 3B -  Fuller

Time of Game: 1:50   Attendance: 12000


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