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

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