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Birmingham Black Barons @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-09-20 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · 5 innings · 1:25

Birmingham Black Barons and Kansas City Monarchs played to a 3–3 tie. Elston Howard went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

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

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Herb Souell	2	0	0	0
Hank Thompson	3	0	1	0
Johnie Scott	3	1	1	1
Willard Brown	3	0	1	0
Elston Howard	2	1	1	1
Buck O'Neil	2	0	0	0
Gene Baker	2	0	1	0
Earl Taborn	2	0	0	0
Ford Smith	2	1	1	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Alonzo Perry	5.0	6	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Collins	2.0	0	6	0
Ford Smith	3.0	4	3	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Artie Wilson: W
John Britton: 64(1)3/GDP#
Willie Mays: W
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 1

Herb Souell: 99
Hank Thompson: 99
Johnie Scott: S
Willard Brown: S8.1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
Elston Howard: 99

Top 2

Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: W
Pepper Bassett: 99
Joe Scott: W.1-2
Alonzo Perry: 99

Bot 2

Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 3

Artie Wilson: W
John Britton: W.1-2
Willie Mays: 3(B)4(2)/LDP#
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 3

Ford Smith: S
Herb Souell: 99/SH.1-2
Hank Thompson: FC.2-3#
Johnie Scott: 99.3-H
Willard Brown: 99

Top 4

Ed Steele: W
Jim Zapp: S.1-3;BX2(84)#
Pepper Bassett: WP.3-H#
Pepper Bassett: W
Joe Scott: 99
Alonzo Perry: 99

Bot 4

Elston Howard: HR/7
Buck O'Neil: 99
Gene Baker: S
Earl Taborn: SB2
Earl Taborn: 99
Ford Smith: 99

Top 5

Artie Wilson: S
John Britton: S.1-2
Willie Mays: W.2-3;1-2
Piper Davis: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99.3-H#
Pepper Bassett: 99

Bot 5

Herb Souell: 99
Hank Thompson: S#
Johnie Scott: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Game called due to rain in bottom of sixth inning Birmingham had scored one run in top of sixth but score reverted to 3-3 tie at the end of five innings.

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