HOM @ BIR

September 17, 1944

Final Score: HOM 8 - BIR 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Attendance
12,449
Game Duration
112 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
welmr101
Losing Pitcher
markj101

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill Moore
First Base
Mo Harris
Second Base
Harry Ward
Third Base
Fred McCreary

Line Score

HOM @ BIR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 8 11 3
BIR 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 3

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Cool Papa Bell 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .250
Jerry Benjamin 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Walter Cannady 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Josh Gibson 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .750
Dave Hoskins 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .400
Jelly Jackson 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Roy Welmaker 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 39 8 11 7 4 1 2 1 3 1 .282

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Piper Davis 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Collins Jones 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lester Lockett 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Johnny Markham 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Felix McLaurin 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Leroy Morney 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Radcliffe 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Artie Wilson 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600
Team Totals 40 3 11 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .275

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Welmaker (W) W 9.0 11 3 3 1 7 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 3 3 1 7 0 3.00

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Johnny Markham (L) L 9.0 11 8 7 4 5 3 7.00
Team Totals 9.0 11 8 7 4 5 3 7.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, September 17, 1944

The Homestead Grays beat the Birmingham Black Barons 8-3 at Rickwood Field on September 17, 1944, a championship series game. The information panel shows a crowd of 12,449, a running time of 112 minutes, and a day start. The Homestead Grays scored in the first, fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run eighth. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came in the third and ninth innings, 2 of them in the ninth. The Homestead Grays had 11 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 11, with 3 and 3 errors. The win went to welmr101. Markj101 took the loss. Roy Welmaker led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. For the Homestead Grays, Josh Gibson went 3 for 4, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. Dave Hoskins drove in 2 for the Homestead Grays. The Homestead Grays got more home runs from Dave Hoskins and Buck Leonard. For the Birmingham Black Barons, Artie Wilson went 3 for 5 and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Bill Moore.

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