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Birmingham Black Barons @ Homestead Grays

1944-06-11 · Day game · Griffith Stadium · 8 innings · Att: 8000

Homestead Grays defeated Birmingham Black Barons 4–3.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
BIR	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	10
HOM	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	9

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Felix McLaurin	5	0	1	0	0
Tommy Sampson	1	0	1	0	0
Artie Wilson	4	0	2	0	0
Ed Steele	2	0	0	1	1
Ted Radcliffe	4	1	0	0	0
Leandy Young	4	1	2	0	0
Piper Davis	3	0	1	1	1
John Britton	4	0	0	0	0
Alvin Gipson	4	0	2	1	0
Leroy Morney	3	1	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	4	1	2	1	1	0
Jerry Benjamin	3	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	3	0	1	0	0	1
Buck Leonard	3	0	1	1	1	0
Josh Gibson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Robert Gaston	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Battle	1	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Spencer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Hoskins	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jud Wilson	1	0	1	1	0	0
Vic Harris	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jelly Jackson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alvin Gipson	7.1	9	5	1

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Hoskins	8.0	10	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felix McLaurin: 99
Tommy Sampson: S
Artie Wilson: S.1-3
Ed Steele: 99/SH.3-H;1-2#
Ted Radcliffe: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W#
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: FC.1-2#
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 2

Leandy Young: 99
Piper Davis: W
John Britton: 99
Alvin Gipson: 99

Bot 2

Robert Gaston: 99
Ray Battle: W
Joe Spencer: 99/G.1-2#
Dave Hoskins: S.2-H
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 3

Felix McLaurin: S
Leroy Morney: 99
Artie Wilson: S.1-2
Ed Steele: 99
Ted Radcliffe: 99

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: D
Sam Bankhead: 99/SH.2-3
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: 99
Robert Gaston: 99

Top 4

Leandy Young: D
Piper Davis: 99
John Britton: 99
Alvin Gipson: S.2-H
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 4

Ray Battle: 99
Joe Spencer: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 5

Leroy Morney: 99
Artie Wilson: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 5

Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: S
Buck Leonard: SB2
Buck Leonard: 99

Top 6

Ted Radcliffe: E8#
Leandy Young: S.1-2
Piper Davis: S.2-H(UR);1-2
John Britton: 99
Alvin Gipson: 99
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 6

Josh Gibson: D
Robert Gaston: 99/SH.2-3
Jud Wilson: T.3-H
Vic Harris: 99
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 7

Leroy Morney: D
Artie Wilson: 99
Ed Steele: W
Ted Radcliffe: 99
Leandy Young: 99

Bot 7

Cool Papa Bell: S/BG
Jerry Benjamin: 99/SH.1-2
Sam Bankhead: K
Buck Leonard: T9.2-H
Josh Gibson: IW
Robert Gaston: SB2
Robert Gaston: W
Jelly Jackson: 99

Top 8

Piper Davis: 99
John Britton: 99
Alvin Gipson: S
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 8

Vic Harris: 99
Dave Hoskins: S8.B-2(E8)
Cool Papa Bell: S8.2-H(UR)

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Gibson bluffed a swing at one of the intentional balls; Birmingham took offense and a scuffle broke out.

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