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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Sunday, June 6, 1948 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 0  1 1 0   -   3  9  0
Birmingham Black Barons             0 1 0  0 0 0  2 0 1   -   4  9  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Curtis Roberts 2b                     5   0   2    1     0         3   2
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Hank Thompson lf                      4   0   1    0     1         3   0
Willard Brown cf                      5   0   0    0     0         1   0
Johnie Scott rf                       4   0   2    0     0         1   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     0         8   1
Gene Baker ss                         3   2   2    0     1         0   2
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   1    1     1         7   0
Ford Smith p                          4   1   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               35   3   9    2     4   4    25   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Buck O'Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Hank Thompson, Johnie Scott, Gene Baker, Earl Taborn, Ford Smith. 
HBP:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  10


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   0    0     1         1   2
John Britton 3b                       4   0   1    1     1         0   3
Joe Scott 1b                          4   0   0    0     0        11   1
Piper Davis 2b                        3   1   2    1     1         2   3
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Norman Robinson cf                    4   1   2    1     0         3   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   2    0     0         5   0
  Herman Bell                         0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Jim Zapp lf                           2   0   0    0     0         4   0
  Alonzo Perry lf                     2   1   1    1     0         0   0
Bill Greason p                        3   0   0    0     0         1   4
Totals                               33   4   9    4     4   7    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  John Britton, Joe Scott 2, Piper Davis 2. 
E: 3.  Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Norman Robinson. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton, Norman Robinson, Pepper Bassett. 
HR:  Alonzo Perry. 
SH:  Bill Greason. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith L                         8.1     9   4    4   4   7   1  38
Totals                               8.1     9   4    4   4   7   1  38

WP:  Ford Smith. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Greason W                       9       9   3        4   4   0  40
Totals                               9       9   3        4   4   0  40

HBP:  Bill Greason. 


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Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B -  Austin, 3B - Poindexter Williams

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 7000


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