BIR @ HOM

September 26, 1948

Final Score: BIR 2 - HOM 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Attendance
5,370
Game Duration
125 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
alext101
Losing Pitcher
newbj101

Umpires

Home Plate
Mark Van Buren
First Base
Poindexter Williams
Second Base
Bullet Rogan
Third Base
Frank Duncan

Line Score

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

BIR Batting

BIR @ HOM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Willie Mays 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Newberry 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Alonzo Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Burt Scott 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Jim Zapp 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 28 2 5 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 .179

HOM Batting

BIR @ HOM — HOM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Ted Alexander 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sam Bankhead 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Clarence Bruce 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Luke Easter 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Buck Leonard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Luis Márquez 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Eudie Napier 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Dave Pope 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333
Bob Thurman 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 30 3 6 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .200

BIR Pitching

BIR @ HOM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimmie Newberry (L) L 8.0 6 3 3 1 6 0 3.38
Team Totals 8.0 6 3 3 1 6 0 3.38

HOM Pitching

BIR @ HOM — HOM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ted Alexander (W) W 9.0 8 2 2 4 4 0 2.00
Team Totals 9.0 8 2 2 4 4 0 2.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Homestead Grays, September 26, 1948

The Homestead Grays beat the Birmingham Black Barons 3-2 at Municipal Stadium on September 26, 1948 in the championship series. The margin was one run. Retrosheet records attendance of 5,370, a game time of 125 minutes, and a day start for this game. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came one at a time, in the second and eighth. The Homestead Grays scored 3 in the second and nowhere else. The Birmingham Black Barons had 8 hits and the Homestead Grays 6, with 1 and 1 errors. Alext101 was the winning pitcher. Newbj101 took the loss. Jimmie Newberry led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. For the Birmingham Black Barons, Artie Wilson went 2 for 4. The Homestead Grays' top hitter was Bob Thurman, 2 for 4. Dave Pope drove in 2 for the Homestead Grays. Behind the plate was umpire Mark Van Buren.

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