1944 Negro World Series

In the 1944 Negro World Series, the Washington Homestead Grays, champions of the Negro National League were matched against the Birmingham Black Barons, champions of the Negro American League, for the second year in a row. The Grays won the series again, four games to one.[1][2][3]

1944 Negro World Series
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 Games Washington Homestead Grays  8 6 9 0 4 4 Birmingham Black Barons  3 1 0 6 2 1
Location	Birmingham: Rickwood Park (1,3) New Orleans: Pelican Stadium (2) Pittsburgh: Forbes Field (4) Washington: Griffith Stadium (5)
Format	Best-of-seven
Managers	Washington: Candy Jim Taylor Birmingham: Gus Welch
Dates	September 17–24
Hall of Famers	Washington: Cool Papa Bell, Ray Brown, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Jud Wilson

See also

• 1944 World Series

References

1. Holway, John B. (2001), The Complete Book of Baseball's Negro Leagues: The Other Half of Baseball History, Fern Park, FL: Hastings House Publishers, pp. 418–419, ISBN 0803820070
2. "Gray Homers Win First World Series Tilt, 8–3", The Afro-American, p. 18, September 23, 1944, retrieved January 4, 2013
3. "Grays Take 4 Out of 5 to Cop World Series", The Afro-American, p. 18, September 30, 1944, retrieved January 4, 2013