HOM @ BIR

September 29, 1948

Final Score: HOM 5 - BIR 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Bob Thurman
Losing Pitcher
Bill Powell

Umpires

Home Plate
Charles Moore
First Base
Mark Van Buren
Second Base
Poindexter Williams
Third Base
H. Williams

Line Score

HOM @ BIR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
HOM 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 9 2
BIR 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 7 0

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Clarence Bruce 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Luke Easter 2 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
Wilmer Fields 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck Leonard 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Márquez 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400
Eudie Napier 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Dave Pope 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250
Bob Thurman 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 4 1 3 0 1 0 .281

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Herman Bell 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
John Britton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie Mays 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jimmie Newberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Powell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Burt Scott 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667
Ed Steele 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
Jim Zapp 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 30 3 7 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 .233

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bob Thurman (W) W 9.0 7 3 3 2 7 0 3.00
Team Totals 9.0 7 3 3 2 7 0 3.00

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimmie Newberry - 3.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 0.00
Bill Powell (L) L 5.2 6 5 5 2 2 1 7.94
Team Totals 9.0 9 5 5 4 4 1 5.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, September 29, 1948

On September 29, 1948, the Homestead Grays defeated the Birmingham Black Barons 5-3 at Rickwood Field in the championship series. Retrosheet records a night start for this game. The Homestead Grays scored 5 in the sixth and nowhere else. The Birmingham Black Barons scored in the second and ninth innings, with the biggest frame a 2-run second. Hits were 9 for the Homestead Grays and 7 for the Birmingham Black Barons, with 2 and 0 errors. The win went to Bob Thurman, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits in 9.0 innings. Bill Powell took the loss after 5.2 innings and 5 runs. Bob Thurman led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. For the Homestead Grays, Luis Márquez went 2 for 5. Eudie Napier drove in 2 for the Homestead Grays. Dave Pope also homered for the Homestead Grays. For the Birmingham Black Barons, Joe Burt Scott went 2 for 3, 1 double, and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Charles Moore.

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