BIR @ KCM

September 19, 1948

Final Score: BIR 1 - KCM 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Game Duration
115 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
lamaj102
Losing Pitcher
Bill Greason
Save
smitf107

Umpires

Home Plate
Frank Duncan
First Base
Sylvester Vaughn
Third Base
Bullet Rogan

Line Score

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

BIR Batting

BIR @ KCM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Piper Davis 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill Greason 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wiley Griggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Newberry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alonzo Perry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Burt Scott 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim Zapp 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .111

KCM Batting

BIR @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Baker 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willard Brown 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Elston Howard 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim LaMarque 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Johnie Scott 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ford Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herb Souell 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Earl Taborn 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hank Thompson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 26 3 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .231

BIR Pitching

BIR @ KCM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Greason (L) L 7.0 5 3 0 2 5 0 0.00
Jimmie Newberry - 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 8.0 6 3 0 2 5 0 0.00

KCM Pitching

BIR @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim LaMarque (W) W 7.1 3 1 1 2 6 0 1.23
Ford Smith (SV) SV 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 1.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs, September 19, 1948

This box score records a 3-1 win for the Kansas City Monarchs over the Birmingham Black Barons at Municipal Stadium, September 19, 1948 in a League Championship Series game. Retrosheet records a game time of 115 minutes and a day start for this game. The Birmingham Black Barons' only run came in the first inning. The Kansas City Monarchs' runs came in the sixth and seventh innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The Birmingham Black Barons had 4 hits and the Kansas City Monarchs 6, with 2 and 2 errors. The win went to lamaj102. Bill Greason took the loss after 7.0 innings and 3 runs. The save went to smitf107. Jim LaMarque led all pitchers with 6 strikeouts. For the Kansas City Monarchs, Herb Souell went 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Frank Duncan.

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