BIR @ KCM

September 20, 1948

Final Score: BIR 3 - KCM 3

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Game Duration
85 minutes
Day/Night
Night

Umpires

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

Line Score

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

BIR Batting

BIR @ KCM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Piper Davis 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Willie Mays 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Alonzo Perry 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Joe Burt Scott 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Jim Zapp 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Team Totals 14 3 4 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 .286

KCM Batting

BIR @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Baker 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Willard Brown 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Gene Collins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Buck O'Neil 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnie Scott 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Ford Smith 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Herb Souell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Taborn 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Hank Thompson 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Team Totals 21 3 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286

BIR Pitching

BIR @ KCM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Alonzo Perry - 5.0 6 3 2 0 1 1 3.60
Team Totals 5.0 6 3 2 0 1 1 3.60

KCM Pitching

BIR @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gene Collins - 2.0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0.00
Ford Smith - 3.0 4 3 3 3 2 0 9.00
Team Totals 5.0 4 3 3 9 3 0 5.40

Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs, September 20, 1948

The Birmingham Black Barons and the Kansas City Monarchs finished level at 3-3 at Municipal Stadium on September 20, 1948, a League Championship Series game. The game information lists a game time of 85 minutes and a night start. The line score has the Birmingham Black Barons crossing the plate in the fourth and fifth; the fifth brought 2 runs. The Kansas City Monarchs' runs came one at a time, in the first, third, and fourth. Hits were 4 for the Birmingham Black Barons and 6 for the Kansas City Monarchs, with 1 and 0 errors. The Kansas City Monarchs' top hitter was Elston Howard, 1 for 2, 1 home run, and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Bullet Rogan.

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