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Birmingham Black Barons @ Homestead Grays

1944-06-13 · Night game · Forbes Field · Att: 2504 · 2:00

Homestead Grays defeated Birmingham Black Barons 10–5. Homestead Grays put up 8 in the 3rd. Dave Hoskins went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	5	11
HOM	0	0	8	0	2	0	0	0		10	12

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
John Britton	5	1	2	0	0
Tommy Sampson	5	1	3	0	0
Artie Wilson	5	0	3	2	0
Ed Steele	2	1	0	0	3
Piper Davis	4	1	2	2	0
Leandy Young	4	0	0	0	0
Lester Lockett	3	0	0	0	1
Pepper Bassett	3	0	0	1	0
Specs Ellis	1	0	0	0	0
Alfred Saylor	2	0	0	0	0
Leroy Morney	1	0	0	0	0
Felix McLaurin	1	0	1	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Cool Papa Bell	3	1	1	0	1
Jerry Benjamin	5	1	1	2	0
Sam Bankhead	3	1	1	0	2
Buck Leonard	2	2	1	1	3
Josh Gibson	5	0	1	3	0
Dave Hoskins	5	2	1	2	0
Ray Battle	4	1	4	0	0
Joe Spencer	3	1	0	1	0
Spoon Carter	4	1	2	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Specs Ellis	2.0	4	3	0
Alfred Saylor	6.0	8	3	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Spoon Carter	9.0	11	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Britton: 99
Tommy Sampson: S9.B-2(E9)#
Artie Wilson: 99
Ed Steele: W
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: S
Jerry Benjamin: 56(1)3/GDP#
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Leandy Young: 99
Lester Lockett: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99

Bot 2

Buck Leonard: E4#
Josh Gibson: 54(1)3/GDP#
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 3

Specs Ellis: 99
John Britton: S
Tommy Sampson: 16(1)3/GDP#

Bot 3

Ray Battle: S
Joe Spencer: E3/SH.1-2#
Spoon Carter: S.2-H;1-2
Cool Papa Bell: W.2-3;1-2
Jerry Benjamin: S.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
Sam Bankhead: W.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Dave Hoskins: FC.2X3(99)
Ray Battle: S.1-3
Joe Spencer: 99.3-H(UR)
Spoon Carter: 99

Top 4

Artie Wilson: S
Ed Steele: CS2(99)#
Ed Steele: W
Piper Davis: 99
Leandy Young: 99

Bot 4

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

Top 5

Lester Lockett: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
Alfred Saylor: 99

Bot 5

Buck Leonard: D
Josh Gibson: 99
Dave Hoskins: HR.2-H
Ray Battle: S
Joe Spencer: 6(1)3/GDP#

Top 6

John Britton: 99
Tommy Sampson: S
Artie Wilson: S.1X3(99)#
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 6

Spoon Carter: S
Cool Papa Bell: 99/SH.1-2
Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: W
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: 99

Top 7

Piper Davis: S
Leandy Young: E6.1-2#
Lester Lockett: W.2-3;1-2
Pepper Bassett: 99.3-H(UR)#
Alfred Saylor: 99
John Britton: 99

Bot 7

Dave Hoskins: 99
Ray Battle: S
Joe Spencer: E6.1-2#
Spoon Carter: 99
Cool Papa Bell: E4.2-3;1-2#
Jerry Benjamin: 99

Top 8

Tommy Sampson: T
Artie Wilson: 99
Ed Steele: W
Piper Davis: D.3-H;1-H
Leandy Young: 99
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 8

Sam Bankhead: S5.B-2(E5/TH)#
Buck Leonard: W
Josh Gibson: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Dave Hoskins: 99

Top 9

Leroy Morney: 99
Felix McLaurin: S
John Britton: S.1-2
Tommy Sampson: 99/G.2-3;1-2#
Artie Wilson: S.3-H;2-H
Ed Steele: 99

Notes & reviews

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

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