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Newark Eagles (NW2) 14 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 4

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1948 at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 4  0 3 6  1  -  14 20  1
Birmingham Black Barons             3 0 0  0 0 0  1  -   4  9  3

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       5   1   2    0     0         3   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   4   2    1     1         3   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   3   4    3     0         7   2
Monte Irvin lf                        5   3   4    2     0         1   0
Bob Harvey rf                         5   1   2    1     0         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         5   1   3    1     0         1   0
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Ziggy Marcell c                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  W. Bell c                           3   0   2    1     0         2   0
Leniel Hooker p                       4   1   1    0     0         2   2
Totals                               40  14  20    9     2   6    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Curley Williams, W. Bell. 
E: 1.  Leroy Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lennie Pearson 2, Bob Wilson 2. 
3B:  Curley Williams. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Monte Irvin, Bob Harvey. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       3   1   2    0     1         2   2
John Britton 3b                       4   2   2    0     0         0   0
Willie Mays lf                        4   0   1    2     0         2   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   2    1     0         1   0
Norman Robinson cf                    3   0   1    1     0         2   0
Joe Scott 1b                          3   0   0    0     0         7   1
Herman Bell c                         3   0   1    0     0         6   0
Wiley Griggs 2b                       3   0   0    0     0         1   2
Jimmie Newberry p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Bill Greason p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   4   9    4     1   1    21   5

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Artie Wilson 2, Joe Scott 2. 
E: 3.  Willie Mays, Ed Steele, Joe Scott. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Steele, Norman Robinson. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker W                      7       9   4        1   1   0  31
Totals                               7       9   4        1   1   0  31


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry L                    4      11   7    6   0   3   0  22
Bill Greason                         3       9   7        2   3   0  20
Totals                               7      20  14        2   6   0  42



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

Time of Game: 1:35   Attendance: 7273


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