Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 6 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Wednesday, July 28, 1948 at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  0 0 2  2 0 0  0  -   5 10  1
Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 0  0 1 1  2 0 0  1  -   6 14  0

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   2          1         1   0
Curley Williams ss                    4   0   1          1         2   2
Lennie Pearson 1b                     5   1   1          0         9   0
Monte Irvin lf                        5   1   1          0         1   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   1          1         0   0
Bob Wilson 3b                         4   0   2          1         3   2
Leroy Williams 2b                     3   0   0          2         2   1
Ziggy Marcell c                       4   1   1          0         9   0
Cotton Williams p                     2   2   1          2         0   5
  Clyde Golden p                      0   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               35   5  10          8   5    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Leroy Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Cotton Williams. 
3B:  Jimmy Wilkes. 
HR:  Monte Irvin. 
Team LOB:  8


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   2   2          1         3   0
John Britton 3b                       4   1   1          0         1   3
Ed Steele rf                          5   0   1          0         1   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   1          1        10   1
Norman Robinson cf                    5   0   1          0         1   0
Jim Zapp lf                           5   2   3          0         0   1
Joe Scott 1b                          4   0   2          1         9   0
Wiley Griggs 2b                       2   0   1          0         3   1
  Alonzo Perry                        1   0   1          0         0   0
  Piper Davis 2b                      2   0   1          0         2   1
Sammy Williams p                      2   0   0          0         0   1
  Jehosie Heard p                     1   1   0          0         0   1
  Jimmie Newberry p                   1   0   0          0         0   0
Totals                               40   6  14          3   9    30   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Joe Scott, Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jim Zapp. 
3B:  Artie Wilson, Ed Steele. 
SH:  John Britton, Sammy Williams. 
HBP:  Artie Wilson, John Britton. 
Team LOB:  14

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Artie Wilson, John Britton, Piper Davis. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cotton Williams                      9      13   5        3   9   0  45
Clyde Golden L                       0       1   1        0   0   0  2
Totals                               9      14   6        3   9   0  47

HBP:  Cotton Williams 2. 

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sammy Williams                       6.1     9   5        6   2   1  31
Jehosie Heard                        2       1   0        1   1   0  7
Jimmie Newberry W                    1.2     0   0        1   2   0  5
Totals                               10     10   5        8   5   1  43



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

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 1789

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