HOM @ BIR

October 05, 1948

Final Score: HOM 10 - BIR 6

Game Information

Ballpark
Rickwood Field
Winning Pitcher
fielw101
Losing Pitcher
Bill Greason

Line Score

HOM @ BIR — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
HOM 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 4 10 15 1
BIR 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 6 12 4

HOM Batting

HOM @ BIR — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Sam Bankhead 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Luke Easter 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
Wilmer Fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Márquez 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000
Eudie Napier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000

BIR Batting

HOM @ BIR — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Bill Greason 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Powell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Sammy Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

HOM Pitching

HOM @ BIR — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wilmer Fields (W) W 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

BIR Pitching

HOM @ BIR — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Greason (L) L 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bill Powell - 5.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Sammy Williams - 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 10.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0.00

Homestead Grays at Birmingham Black Barons, October 5, 1948

This box score records a 10-6 win for the Homestead Grays over the Birmingham Black Barons at Rickwood Field , October 5, 1948 in a championship series game. The Homestead Grays scored in the first, sixth, ninth, and tenth innings, with the biggest frame a 4-run tenth. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came in the second, fourth, fifth, and eighth innings, 2 of them in the fifth. It went to extra innings, ending in the tenth. Hits were 15 for the Homestead Grays and 12 for the Birmingham Black Barons, with 1 and 4 errors. The win went to fielw101. Bill Greason took the loss after 4.0 innings and 2 runs. The Birmingham Black Barons used Bill Greason, Bill Powell, and Sammy Williams on the mound.

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