Homestead Grays 9 – 0 Birmingham Black Barons
21 September 1944 · Championship Series · BIR01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | Ray Brown | 1 in 193 games |
| 33 | final score 9–0 | 1 in 263 games | |
| 18 | 6 walks allowed | Earl Bumpus | 1 in 74 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homestead Grays | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 2 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Box score
Homestead Grays batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool Papa Bell | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Benjamin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Bankhead | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buck Leonard | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Dave Hoskins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Josh Gibson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Walter Cannady | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jelly Jackson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ray Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Homestead Grays pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Brown | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leroy Morney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Artie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felix McLaurin | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ed Steele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Radcliffe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lester Lockett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Collins Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Earl Bumpus | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Bumpus | 9.0 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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