HOM @ BIR

September 30, 1948

Final Score: HOM 3 - BIR 4

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Winning Pitcher
Bill Greason
Losing Pitcher
alext101

Line Score

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

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ted Alexander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luke Easter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Eudie Napier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Tom Parker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Greason 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alonzo Perry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim Zapp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ted Alexander (L) L 2.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3.86
Tom Parker - 3.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 5.1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1.69

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Greason (W) W 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Alonzo Perry - 7.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, September 30, 1948

On September 30, 1948, the Birmingham Black Barons defeated the Homestead Grays 4-3 at Rickwood Field in the championship series. It was decided by a single run. The Homestead Grays' runs came in the fourth and eighth innings, 2 of them in the eighth. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came in the third, sixth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the sixth. The Homestead Grays had 9 hits and the Birmingham Black Barons 10, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Bill Greason, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 2.0 innings. The loss was charged to alext101. The Homestead Grays' top hitter was Luke Easter, 0 for 0 and 1 home run.

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