BIR @ KCM

September 21, 1948

Final Score: BIR 4 - KCM 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Game Duration
135 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
richg102
Losing Pitcher
wills104

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 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 6 0
KCM 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 14 0

BIR Batting

BIR @ KCM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willie Mays 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alonzo Perry 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Sammy Williams 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jim Zapp 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Team Totals 29 3 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 .138

KCM Batting

BIR @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Baker 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willard Brown 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Gene Collins 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Jim LaMarque 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Neil 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gene Richardson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Johnie Scott 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
Hilton Smith 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.000
Herb Souell 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Earl Taborn 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hank Thompson 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Team Totals 37 5 14 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 .378

BIR Pitching

BIR @ KCM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sammy Williams (L) L 8.1 14 5 5 1 0 0 5.40
Team Totals 8.1 14 5 5 1 0 0 5.40

KCM Pitching

BIR @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gene Collins - 6.0 5 4 4 4 5 1 6.00
Gene Richardson (W) W 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 6 4 4 4 11 1 4.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs, September 21, 1948

On September 21, 1948, the Kansas City Monarchs defeated the Birmingham Black Barons 5-4 at Municipal Stadium, a League Championship Series game. It was decided by a single run. Retrosheet records a game time of 135 minutes and a night start for this game. The Birmingham Black Barons scored in the fifth and sixth innings, with the biggest frame a 3-run fifth. The Kansas City Monarchs' runs came in the first, second, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the first. The Birmingham Black Barons had 6 hits and the Kansas City Monarchs 14, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to richg102. The loss was charged to wills104. No pitcher struck out more than Gene Richardson, who had 6. The Kansas City Monarchs' top hitter was Hank Thompson, 3 for 5. Willard Brown drove in 2 for the Kansas City Monarchs. Behind the plate was umpire Frank Duncan.

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