BIR @ HOM

September 23, 1944

Final Score: BIR 6 - HOM 0

Game Information

Ballpark
Forbes Field
Attendance
5,000
Game Duration
118 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
hubej101
Losing Pitcher
carts102

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

BIR Batting

BIR @ HOM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
John Huber 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lester Lockett 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Felix McLaurin 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Leroy Morney 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ted Radcliffe 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Ed Steele 4 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .750
Artie Wilson 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 38 6 11 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .289

HOM Batting

BIR @ HOM — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Cool Papa Bell 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jerry Benjamin 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Walter Cannady 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Spoon Carter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Gibson 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Dave Hoskins 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Jelly Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Edsall Walker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Roy Welmaker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jud Wilson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 29 0 3 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 .103

BIR Pitching

BIR @ HOM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
John Huber (W) W 9.0 3 0 0 4 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 0 0 4 6 0 0.00

HOM Pitching

BIR @ HOM — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Spoon Carter (L) L 5.0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3.60
Edsall Walker - 4.0 6 4 1 0 4 0 2.25
Team Totals 9.0 11 6 3 1 5 0 3.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays, September 23, 1944

The Birmingham Black Barons beat the Homestead Grays 6-0 at Forbes Field on September 23, 1944 in a championship series game. The Birmingham Black Barons won comfortably. The information panel shows a crowd of 5,000, a running time of 118 minutes, and a day start. The line score has the Birmingham Black Barons crossing the plate in the second, fourth, and sixth; the sixth brought 4 runs. The Homestead Grays were held scoreless in every inning. Hits were 11 for the Birmingham Black Barons and 3 for the Homestead Grays, with 0 and 1 errors. The win went to hubej101. Carts102 took the loss. John Huber led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. For the Birmingham Black Barons, Ed Steele went 3 for 4 and 2 doubles. The home-plate umpire was Fred McCreary.

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