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Birmingham Black Barons @ Kansas City Monarchs

1949-06-26 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5805 · 2:12

Birmingham Black Barons defeated Kansas City Monarchs 5–3. Birmingham Black Barons put up 3 in the 4th.

Line score

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

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
(unknown)	7	1	2	2	2
Joe Scott	4	1	0	0	1
Willie Mays	4	1	0	0	1
Ed Steele	4	0	0	0	0
Piper Davis	2	1	1	2	2
John Britton	3	0	1	0	0
Herman Bell	3	1	1	0	1
Bill Greason	3	0	1	1	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gene Baker	4	0	1	0	1	0
Herb Souell	5	1	0	0	0	1
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willard Brown	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Thurman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Earl Taborn	4	1	1	0	0	0
Elston Howard	3	0	2	0	1	0
Curt Roberts	3	0	1	1	1	0
Gene Collins	3	0	1	0	0	0
Buck O'Neil	1	0	0	1	0	0

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Greason	8.1	8	2	0
Spoon Carter	0.1	0	2	0
Alonzo Perry	0.1	0	0	1

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Collins	9.0	6	7	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

S
Joe Scott: 99(1)/FO
Willie Mays: W.1-2
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: D.2-H;1-H
John Britton: 99

Bot 1

Gene Baker: S
Herb Souell: 99(1)/FO
Bonnie Serrell: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Willard Brown: W
Bob Thurman: 99.3-H
Earl Taborn: 99

Top 2

Herman Bell: 99
W
Bill Greason: WP.1-2#
Bill Greason: 99
99

Bot 2

Elston Howard: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Gene Collins: S
Gene Baker: 99

Top 3

Joe Scott: 99
Willie Mays: 99
Ed Steele: 99

Bot 3

Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: 99

Top 4

Piper Davis: W
John Britton: 99/SH.1-2
Herman Bell: WP.2-3#
Herman Bell: W
S.3-H;1-2
Bill Greason: D.2-H;1-3
99/G.3-H
Joe Scott: 99

Bot 4

Bob Thurman: 99
Earl Taborn: 99
Elston Howard: S
Curt Roberts: 99

Top 5

Willie Mays: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: W
John Britton: 99

Bot 5

Gene Collins: FLE2#
Gene Collins: 99
Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 6

Herman Bell: S
99
Bill Greason: 99/SH.1-2
W
Joe Scott: 99

Bot 6

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: 99

Top 7

Willie Mays: 99
Ed Steele: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 7

Earl Taborn: 99
Elston Howard: S
Curt Roberts: S9.1X3(95)#
Gene Collins: 99

Top 8

John Britton: S
Herman Bell: WP.1-2#
Herman Bell: 99
99
Bill Greason: 99

Bot 8

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99

Top 9

99
Joe Scott: W
Willie Mays: 6(1)3/GDP#

Bot 9

Willard Brown: 99
Bob Thurman: S
Earl Taborn: S7.1-2
Elston Howard: SB3;SB2
Elston Howard: W
Curt Roberts: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buck O'Neil: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Gene Baker: W.1-2
Herb Souell: K

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Perry relieved Carter with the count 2-0 on Souell

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