KCM @ BIR

September 11, 1948

Final Score: KCM 4 - BIR 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Attendance
5,300
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
newbj101
Losing Pitcher
richg102

Line Score

KCM @ BIR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
KCM 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 1
BIR 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 17 3

KCM Batting

KCM @ BIR — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Baker 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willard Brown 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Elston Howard 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Jim LaMarque 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Neil 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Gene Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herb Souell 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Earl Taborn 4 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Hank Thompson 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Team Totals 33 3 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182

BIR Batting

KCM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 6 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Bill Greason 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Wiley Griggs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jimmie Newberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Powell 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500
Joe Burt Scott 6 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Ed Steele 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Artie Wilson 5 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Jim Zapp 4 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 46 5 15 4 7 0 2 0 0 0 .326

KCM Pitching

KCM @ BIR — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim LaMarque - 10.0 15 4 2 6 8 0 1.80
Gene Richardson (L) L 0.2 2 1 1 2 0 0 13.50
Team Totals 10.2 17 5 3 8 8 0 2.53

BIR Pitching

KCM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Greason - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jimmie Newberry (W) W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bill Powell - 9.0 8 4 4 3 8 0 4.00
Team Totals 11.0 8 4 4 3 9 0 3.27

Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons, September 11, 1948

This box score records a 5-4 win for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Kansas City Monarchs at Rickwood Field , September 11, 1948 in a League Championship Series game. The margin was one run. The information panel shows a crowd of 5,300 and a night start. The line score has the Kansas City Monarchs crossing the plate in the sixth and eighth; the sixth brought 3 runs. The line score has the Birmingham Black Barons crossing the plate in the fifth, ninth, and 11th; the fifth brought 3 runs. It went to extra innings, ending in the 11th. The Kansas City Monarchs had 8 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 17, with 1 and 3 errors. The win went to newbj101. Richg102 took the loss. Jim LaMarque led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The Birmingham Black Barons used Bill Greason, Jimmie Newberry, and Bill Powell on the mound. Elston Howard led the Kansas City Monarchs at the plate: 2 for 5. Earl Taborn drove in 2 for the Kansas City Monarchs. For the Birmingham Black Barons, Piper Davis went 4 for 6.

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