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Homestead Grays @ Birmingham Black Barons

1944-09-19 · Night game · Att: 8000 · 2:05

Homestead Grays defeated Birmingham Black Barons 6–1. Homestead Grays put up 4 in the 9th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOM	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	6	8
BIR	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	5	0	1	0	0
Jerry Benjamin	4	1	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	2	0	0
Buck Leonard	2	2	2	0	2
Dave Hoskins	4	0	1	1	0
Josh Gibson	2	1	0	0	2
Walter Cannady	4	1	1	1	0
Jelly Jackson	3	0	0	0	0
Edsall Walker	4	0	1	2	0

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felix McLaurin	4	0	0	0	1	0
Artie Wilson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ed Steele	4	0	0	0	0	1
Piper Davis	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ted Radcliffe	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lester Lockett	4	0	2	1	0	0
Leroy Morney	4	0	1	0	0	0
Collins Jones	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alfred Saylor	2	0	0	0	1	0
John Huber	1	0	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Edsall Walker	9.0	5	3	1

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alfred Saylor	9.0	8	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cool Papa Bell: S8
Jerry Benjamin: 36(1)/FO
Sam Bankhead: S5.1-2
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Dave Hoskins: 8.3-H
Josh Gibson: CS3(245)

Bot 1

Felix McLaurin: FLE3#
Felix McLaurin: W#
Artie Wilson: FC.1-2#
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: 99
Ted Radcliffe: 99

Top 2

Josh Gibson: 99
Walter Cannady: S#
Jelly Jackson: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 2

Lester Lockett: 99
Leroy Morney: 7/FL
Collins Jones: 99

Top 3

Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 3

Alfred Saylor: 99
Felix McLaurin: 99
Artie Wilson: 99

Top 4

Sam Bankhead: E5#
Buck Leonard: SB2
Buck Leonard: W
Dave Hoskins: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Josh Gibson: 99

Bot 4

Ed Steele: K/C
Piper Davis: E6
Ted Radcliffe: PB.1-2
Ted Radcliffe: 9
Lester Lockett: D7.2-H(UR)
Leroy Morney: 99

Top 5

Walter Cannady: 99
Jelly Jackson: 99
Edsall Walker: 99

Bot 5

Collins Jones: 99
Alfred Saylor: 9/FL
Felix McLaurin: 99

Top 6

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99

Bot 6

Artie Wilson: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Top 7

Buck Leonard: S8
Dave Hoskins: 13.1-2
Josh Gibson: SB3
Josh Gibson: IW
Walter Cannady: SB2
Walter Cannady: 8.3-H
Jelly Jackson: 99

Bot 7

Ted Radcliffe: S#
Lester Lockett: S.1-2#
Leroy Morney: 99
Collins Jones: 99
Alfred Saylor: W.2-3;1-2
Felix McLaurin: 99

Top 8

Edsall Walker: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Bot 8

Artie Wilson: W#
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: 99
Ted Radcliffe: 99

Top 9

Sam Bankhead: S8
Buck Leonard: S5.1-2
Dave Hoskins: S8.2-H(E8)(NR);1-H(NR);B-2
Josh Gibson: W
Walter Cannady: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Jelly Jackson: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Edsall Walker: S8.3-H;2-H
Cool Papa Bell: 5

Bot 9

Lester Lockett: E4
Leroy Morney: S8.1-2
Collins Jones: 15(2)3/GDP.1-2
John Huber: S6.2-3
Felix McLaurin: 13

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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