BIR @ KCM

September 23, 1948

Final Score: BIR 5 - KCM 1

Game Information

Ballpark
Municipal Stadium
Game Duration
125 minutes
Day/Night
Night
Winning Pitcher
Bill Greason
Losing Pitcher
lamaj102

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 1 1 0 0 1 2 5 10 1
KCM 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2

BIR Batting

BIR @ KCM — BIR Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
John Britton 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Piper Davis 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Bill Greason 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333
Willie Mays 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Alonzo Perry 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ed Steele 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Artie Wilson 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
Jim Zapp 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250

KCM Batting

BIR @ KCM — KCM Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Gene Baker 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Willard Brown 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Elston Howard 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jim LaMarque 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Buck O'Neil 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250
Johnie Scott 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
Ford Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Herb Souell 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Earl Taborn 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Hank Thompson 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 30 1 3 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 .100

BIR Pitching

BIR @ KCM — BIR Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Bill Greason (W) W 9.0 3 1 1 5 5 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 3 1 1 5 5 0 1.00

KCM Pitching

BIR @ KCM — KCM Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jim LaMarque (L) L 8.1 10 5 4 5 8 0 4.32
Ford Smith - 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Team Totals 9.0 10 5 4 5 8 0 4.00

Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs, September 23, 1948

This box score records a 5-1 win for the Birmingham Black Barons over the Kansas City Monarchs at Municipal Stadium, September 23, 1948, a League Championship Series game. The game information lists a running time of 125 minutes and a night start. The Birmingham Black Barons' runs came in the fourth, fifth, eighth, and ninth innings, 2 of them in the ninth. The Kansas City Monarchs' only run came in the third inning. The Birmingham Black Barons had 10 hits and the Kansas City Monarchs 3, with 1 and 2 errors. Bill Greason was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 3 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to lamaj102. No pitcher struck out more than Jim LaMarque, who had 8. The Birmingham Black Barons' top hitter was John Britton, 2 for 4 and 1 RBI. The home-plate umpire was Frank Duncan.

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