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would score Leonard on a sacrifice fly to center field to make it 2-1 after seven. The Barons had a serious threat in the latter half of the inning, getting the bases loaded on two singles and a walk, but Felix McLaurin would commit an out to end the inning. They would then add four runs in the ninth
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with two out. The Barons had two runners on base with no out and then two out but scored zero runs to end the game. For the Grays, Walker would allow just one run on five hits while striking out two batters and walking three, and Alfred Saylor allowed six runs on eight hits with four walks and five
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scored Hoskins to close out the Grays end of the bat. Johnny Markham hit a leadoff single to start the bottom frame, and pinch-runner Collins Jones went to second on a wild pitch before scoring on a one-out Artie Wilson single. Piper Davis would hit a two-out single to score in Wilson before
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lined a triple to center field that would score Gibson and Cannady to make it 6–1. Both teams scored in the ninth inning to close the game. Bankhead had a single and advanced on a wild pitch and an out to third base, and he scored on a subsequent single by Hoskins. A sacrifice hit by
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went five innings for the Grays and would prove to be the only Gray starter in the Series to not throw a complete game. He allowed five hits and two runs with a walk and strikeout before being taken out for
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eventually turn into a run after two wild pitches were thrown by the pitcher. The next inning saw them get two outs but it was followed by a single by Jerry Benjamin and a walk to Bankhead before singles by
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allowed nine runs on eleven hits with six walks and strikeouts. Homestead got the first run on the board in the second inning, starting with a leadoff single by Dave Hoskins that was followed by a single by
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closed the Series out for the Grays by allowing just two runs to score on eight hits while striking out six batters. The Barons had trouble early with pitching that cost them dearly, as starter
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In the opening game, the Grays would get three home runs from three different players - no team had hit more than one in a game since Game 3 of the
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inning on the strength of three straight singles (Bankhead, Leonard, Hoskins), an error by the center fielder, a walk, and a two-run single by
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In the seventh, the Grays got the go-ahead run. Leonard hit a leadoff single and then got to second on a ground out and then stole third base.
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that scored Hoskins. The fifth inning proved decisive for Homestead, who scored four runs on the strength of two hits (singles by Brown and
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threw nine innings for the Grays and allowed three runs on eleven hits while striking out seven with one walk. For the Black Barons,
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hit a leadoff home run to the same porch as the two home run hitters before him to make it 4–1. Gibson followed with a single, and
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would hit into a fielder's choice that scored Hoskins and made it 1–0. Birmingham matched the score at one in the third inning.
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scored the runners. A single by Bell in the final frame scored Cannady (who reached on an error) to end the scoring.
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hit a home run to the same porch in the next inning. With the game 3–1, the Barons made one last attempt.
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threw a complete-game shutout while allowing just three hits with four walks and six strikeouts.
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with one out in the fourth inning. Boone allowed four hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
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hit into a fielders choice to the third baseman, Wilson would be called out at home plate, and
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The Grays started slowly but ran through a late rally to take a 2–0 lead in the Series.
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had gotten to first base with one out, and he made it to second on a passed ball by
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allowed four runs to score on seven hits with three walks before being replaced by
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would then his a single to right field to score the run home. However, when
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allowed eight runs on eleven hits while walking four and striking out six.
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drew a one-out walk and stole second base and went to third after
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started the game with a leadoff single to center field, but
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Index

Washington Homestead Grays
Candy Jim Taylor
Birmingham Black Barons
Gus Welch
Rickwood Park
Pelican Stadium
Forbes Field
Griffith Stadium
Cool Papa Bell
Ray Brown
Josh Gibson
Buck Leonard
Jud Wilson
1943
Negro World Series
1945
Washington Homestead Grays
Negro National League
Birmingham Black Barons
Negro American League
1944 Washington Homestead Grays season
Rickwood Park
Pelican Stadium
Rickwood Park
Forbes Field
Griffith Stadium
Rickwood Field
Birmingham, Alabama
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