BIR @ HOM

September 24, 1944

Final Score: BIR 2 - HOM 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Griffith Stadium
Attendance
10,000
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
welmr101
Losing Pitcher
sayla101

Umpires

Home Plate
Poindexter Williams
First Base
Fred McCreary
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 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
HOM 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 4 11 3

BIR Batting

BIR @ HOM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Alonzo Boone 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
John Britton 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Piper Davis 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Lester Lockett 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Johnny Markham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Felix McLaurin 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Leroy Morney 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ted Radcliffe 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alfred Saylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .750
Artie Wilson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 36 2 8 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 .222

HOM Batting

BIR @ HOM — 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 0 .500
Cool Papa Bell 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Jerry Benjamin 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Walter Cannady 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Josh Gibson 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Dave Hoskins 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jelly Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Roy Welmaker 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Jud Wilson 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 30 4 11 4 4 3 1 0 0 1 .367

BIR Pitching

BIR @ HOM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Alonzo Boone - 4.2 4 0 0 1 3 0 0.00
Alfred Saylor (L) L 3.1 7 4 4 3 0 0 10.80
Team Totals 8.0 11 4 4 4 3 0 4.50

HOM Pitching

BIR @ HOM — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Roy Welmaker (W) W 9.0 8 2 0 0 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 2 0 0 6 0 0.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays, September 24, 1944

The Homestead Grays beat the Birmingham Black Barons 4-2 at Griffith Stadium on September 24, 1944 in a championship series game. The information panel shows attendance of 10,000, a running time of 130 minutes, and a night start. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came one at a time, in the fourth and fifth. The Homestead Grays scored in the first and fourth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run first. Hits were 8 for the Birmingham Black Barons and 11 for the Homestead Grays, with 0 and 3 errors. The win went to welmr101. The loss was charged to sayla101. No pitcher struck out more than Roy Welmaker, who had 6. Ed Steele led the Birmingham Black Barons at the plate: 3 for 4 and 1 double. For the Homestead Grays, Jerry Benjamin went 2 for 3 and 1 RBI. Jud Wilson drove in 2 for the Homestead Grays. The home-plate umpire was Poindexter Williams.

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