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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 13 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 12

Game played on Sunday, June 20, 1948 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 3  0 6 0  0 1 0  2 0  -  12 18  3
Birmingham Black Barons             0 3 0  0 1 5  0 0 1  2 1  -  13 18  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      7   2   3    0     0         2   1
Alphonso Gerard lf                    5   1   3    1     0         0   0
  Bienvenido Rodriguez rf, c          0   1   0    0     1         0   0
Jim Pendleton ss                      5   2   1    1     1         3   3
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   1   2    1     1         4   1
  Jake Tolbert c                      0   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Jim McCurine ph, rf                 1   1   1    2     0         0   0
Sam Hill cf                           6   0   1    2     0         4   0
Earl Bumpus 1b                        6   1   1    1     0         9   3
Clyde McNeal 2b                       6   1   1    1     0         5   3
John Miles rf, lf                     6   1   2    3     0         2   2
Roberto Vargas p                      3   1   2    0     0         0   2
  Taylor Smith p                      0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Harry Rhodes p                      2   0   0    0     0         2   1
  Gentry Jessup p                     1   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               52  12  18   12     3  10    32  17

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Marlin Carter, Jim Pendleton, Earl Bumpus 2, Clyde McNeal 3. 
E: 3.  Jim Pendleton, Earl Bumpus, Clyde McNeal. 

BATTING -
3B:  John Miles. 
HR:  Jim McCurine, John Miles. 
Team LOB:  10


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       6   2   4    0     1         2   3
Norman Robinson cf                    7   1   2    1     0         2   0
John Britton 3b, lf                   6   2   1    0     0         2   0
Piper Davis 2b, 3b                    6   2   4    2     0         4   6
Joe Scott 1b                          3   1   2    1     2         9   0
Herman Bell c                         4   0   0    2     1        11   1
Ed Steele rf                          5   3   2    1     0         0   0
Jim Zapp lf                           4   1   2    1     0         1   0
  Jehosie Heard p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Wiley Griggs 2b                     0   1   0    0     1         2   0
Bill Powell p                         2   0   1    1     0         0   2
  Jimmie Newberry p                   0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Alonzo Perry ph, p, lf              3   0   0    1     0         0   0
Totals                               46  13  18   10     5   4    33  13

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Alonzo Perry. 

BATTING -
2B:  Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Jim Zapp 2. 
3B:  Ed Steele. 
SH:  Herman Bell, Alonzo Perry. 
HBP:  Joe Scott, Ed Steele, Jim Zapp. 
GDP:  Norman Robinson, Herman Bell. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Artie Wilson. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roberto Vargas                       5      10   6    6   1   3   0  26
Taylor Smith                         0.1     1   2    2   1   0   0  3
Harry Rhodes                         4       5   4    1   2   1   0  21
Gentry Jessup L                      1.1     2   1    1   1   0   0  6
Totals                               10.2   18  13   10   5   4   0  56

Roberto Vargas pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning
WP:  Taylor Smith. 
HBP:  Roberto Vargas 2, Harry Rhodes. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Bill Powell                          4.2     9   8    8   2   6   0  25
Jimmie Newberry                      1.1     3   1    1   0   1   1  7
Alonzo Perry W                       4.1     4   2    1   1       0  19
Jehosie Heard                        0.2     2   1    1   0   0   1  4
Totals                               11     18  12   11   3  10   2  55



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Umpires: HP - Poindexter Williams, 1B - H.L. Moseley, 2B -  , 3B -  Norton

Time of Game: 3:20   Attendance: 6862



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