BIR @ KCM

September 22, 1948

Final Score: BIR 3 - KCM 5

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Game Duration
130 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
richg102
Losing Pitcher
newbj101

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 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
KCM 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 8 0

BIR Batting

BIR @ KCM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Piper Davis 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Willie Mays 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jimmie Newberry 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Alonzo Perry 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bill Powell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ed Steele 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Jim Zapp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 27 3 3 1 6 0 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Willard Brown 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Elston Howard 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Connie Johnson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Neil 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Gene Richardson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Johnie Scott 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Herb Souell 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Earl Taborn 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Hank Thompson 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .500
Team Totals 35 5 8 5 2 0 1 0 1 0 .229

BIR Pitching

BIR @ KCM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jimmie Newberry (L) L 7.2 5 2 2 1 8 1 2.35
Bill Powell - 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 40.50
Team Totals 8.1 8 5 5 2 8 1 5.40

KCM Pitching

BIR @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Connie Johnson - 4.0 3 3 3 4 4 0 6.75
Gene Richardson (W) W 5.0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 5 3 3 6 7 0 3.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs, September 22, 1948

At home, the Kansas City Monarchs won 5-3 over the Birmingham Black Barons on September 22, 1948, a League Championship Series game. The game information lists a game time of 130 minutes and a night start. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came in the second and fourth innings, 2 of them in the fourth. The line score has the Kansas City Monarchs crossing the plate in the first and ninth; the first brought 3 runs. Hits were 5 for the Birmingham Black Barons and 8 for the Kansas City Monarchs, with 2 and 0 errors. Richg102 was the winning pitcher. Newbj101 took the loss. Jimmie Newberry led all pitchers with 8 strikeouts. The Kansas City Monarchs' top hitter was Hank Thompson, 2 for 4, 1 home run, and 2 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Frank Duncan.

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