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Birmingham Black Barons @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-09-19 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · 1:55

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Birmingham Black Barons 3–1. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 7th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
KCM	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		3	6

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Artie Wilson	4	1	1	0	0
John Britton	4	0	1	0	0
Piper Davis	4	0	1	0	0
Willie Mays	4	0	0	0	0
Ed Steele	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Zapp	3	0	0	0	0
Joe Scott	2	0	0	1	1
Pepper Bassett	2	0	1	1	0
Bill Greason	2	0	0	0	0
Alonzo Perry	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Herb Souell	4	0	2	0	0
Hank Thompson	4	0	0	0	0
Johnie Scott	3	0	1	0	1
Willard Brown	4	0	1	0	0
Elston Howard	3	1	0	0	0
Tom Cooper	2	0	0	0	0
Gene Baker	2	1	0	0	1
Earl Taborn	3	0	1	1	0
Jim LaMarque	3	1	1	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greason	7.0	5	2	0
Jimmie Newberry	1.0	1	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	7.1	3	2	1
Ford Smith	1.2	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Artie Wilson: S7.B-H(E7/TH)(E3)(NR)
John Britton: S
Piper Davis: S.1-2
Willie Mays: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 1

Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: WP.1-2#
Hank Thompson: 99
Johnie Scott: W
Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99

Top 2

Jim Zapp: 99
Joe Scott: W
Pepper Bassett: CS2(99)#
Pepper Bassett: W
Bill Greason: SB2
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 2

Tom Cooper: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 3

Artie Wilson: 99
John Britton: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 3

Jim LaMarque: 99
Herb Souell: S
Hank Thompson: CS2(99)#
Hank Thompson: 99

Top 4

Willie Mays: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99

Bot 4

Johnie Scott: S
Willard Brown: 3(B)3(1)/LDP#
Elston Howard: 99

Top 5

Joe Scott: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 5

Tom Cooper: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 6

Artie Wilson: 99
John Britton: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 6

Jim LaMarque: S
Herb Souell: 99/G.1-2
Hank Thompson: 99/G.2-3
Johnie Scott: E3.3-H(NR)(UR)
Willard Brown: 99

Top 7

Willie Mays: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99

Bot 7

Elston Howard: E9
Tom Cooper: 99/SH.1-2
Gene Baker: W
Earl Taborn: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Jim LaMarque: 7.3-H(UR)
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Joe Scott: K
Pepper Bassett: S
Alonzo Perry: 99
Artie Wilson: 99

Bot 8

Hank Thompson: 99
Johnie Scott: 99
Willard Brown: D9.BX3(95)#

Top 9

John Britton: 99
Piper Davis: 99
Willie Mays: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
LaMarque injured his throwing arm

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