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Birmingham Black Barons @ Kansas City Monarchs

1948-09-23 · Night game · Municipal Stadium · 2:05

Birmingham Black Barons defeated Kansas City Monarchs 5–1. Birmingham Black Barons put up 2 in the 9th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	5	10
KCM	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Artie Wilson	5	1	2	0	0
John Britton	4	0	2	1	0
Willie Mays	4	1	1	1	1
Pepper Bassett	4	1	2	1	1
Piper Davis	4	1	1	1	1
Ed Steele	4	0	0	0	1
Jim Zapp	4	0	0	0	0
Alonzo Perry	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Greason	3	1	1	1	1

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Herb Souell	3	0	0	0	1
Hank Thompson	3	0	0	1	1
Johnie Scott	4	0	1	0	0
Willard Brown	3	0	0	0	1
Elston Howard	4	0	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	4	0	1	0	0
Gene Baker	3	1	0	0	1
Earl Taborn	3	0	1	0	1
Jim LaMarque	2	0	0	0	0
Ford Smith	1	0	0	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greason	9.0	3	5	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim LaMarque	8.1	10	5	0
Ford Smith	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Artie Wilson: S
John Britton: PO1(E1).1-2#
John Britton: 99/SH.2-3#
Willie Mays: W
Pepper Bassett: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 1

Herb Souell: 99
Hank Thompson: 99
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 2

Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99
Alonzo Perry: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 3

Bill Greason: W
Artie Wilson: 99
John Britton: S.1-2#
Willie Mays: 99
Pepper Bassett: 99

Bot 3

Gene Baker: W
Earl Taborn: SB2
Earl Taborn: W
Jim LaMarque: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Herb Souell: IW
Hank Thompson: 99(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Johnie Scott: 99

Top 4

Piper Davis: W
Ed Steele: W.1-2
Jim Zapp: 99
Alonzo Perry: S.2-3;1-2
Bill Greason: 99.3-H#
Artie Wilson: 99

Bot 4

Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Buck O'Neil: D#
Gene Baker: 99

Top 5

John Britton: 99
Willie Mays: S
Pepper Bassett: PO1(E1).1-2#
Pepper Bassett: S.2-H(UR)#
Piper Davis: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 5

Earl Taborn: 99
Jim LaMarque: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 6

Jim Zapp: 99
Alonzo Perry: 99
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 6

Hank Thompson: W#
Johnie Scott: S.1-2#
Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 7

Artie Wilson: 99
John Britton: 99
Willie Mays: 99

Bot 7

Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: S#
Jim LaMarque: PB.1-2#
Jim LaMarque: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Pepper Bassett: D
Piper Davis: S.2-H
Ed Steele: 99
Jim Zapp: 99
Alonzo Perry: 99

Bot 8

Hank Thompson: 99
Johnie Scott: 99
Willard Brown: W#
Elston Howard: 99

Top 9

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

Bot 9

Buck O'Neil: E5#
Gene Baker: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Ford Smith: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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