HOM @ BIR

September 19, 1944

Final Score: HOM 6 - BIR 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Pelican Stadium
Attendance
8,000
Game Duration
125 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
walke103
Losing Pitcher
sayla101

Umpires

Home Plate
Mo Harris
First Base
Harry Ward
Second Base
Fred McCreary
Third Base
Poindexter Williams

Line Score

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

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Cool Papa Bell 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jerry Benjamin 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walter Cannady 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Josh Gibson 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Dave Hoskins 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jelly Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1.000
Edsall Walker 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 32 6 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Piper Davis 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
John Huber 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Collins Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lester Lockett 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Felix McLaurin 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Leroy Morney 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ted Radcliffe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alfred Saylor 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 34 1 5 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 .147

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Edsall Walker (W) W 9.0 5 1 0 3 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 1 0 3 2 0 0.00

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Alfred Saylor (L) L 9.0 8 6 6 4 5 0 6.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 6 6 4 5 0 6.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, September 19, 1944

This box score records a 6-1 win for the Homestead Grays over the Birmingham Black Barons at Pelican Stadium, September 19, 1944 in the championship series. Retrosheet records a crowd of 8,000, a running time of 125 minutes, and a night start for this game. The Homestead Grays' runs came in the first, seventh, and ninth innings, 4 of them in the ninth. The Birmingham Black Barons' only run came in the fourth inning. The Homestead Grays had 8 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 5, with 3 and 2 errors. The win went to walke103. The loss was charged to sayla101. No pitcher struck out more than Alfred Saylor, who had 5. Buck Leonard led the Homestead Grays at the plate: 2 for 2. Edsall Walker drove in 2 for the Homestead Grays. Lester Lockett led the Birmingham Black Barons at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Mo Harris.

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