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Homestead Grays (HOM) 3 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, September 26, 1948 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Postseason Championship Series

Birmingham Black Barons             0 1 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  8  1
Homestead Grays                     0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   3  6  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   2    0     0         1   2
John Britton 3b                       3   0   0    0     1         0   1
Willie Mays cf                        3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   3    0     0         6   1
Piper Davis 2b                        4   0   1    1     0         0   5
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   0    0     1         1   0
Jim Zapp lf                           3   0   1    0     0         1   0
  Alonzo Perry ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Joe Scott 1b                          3   0   0    1     1        13   3
Jimmie Newberry p                     3   0   1    0     0         1   2
  Bill Powell ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   2   8    2     4   4    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 1.  John Britton. 

BATTING -
2B:  Piper Davis. 
GDP:  Jimmie Newberry. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Artie Wilson. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Luis Marquez cf                       4   0   1    1     0         6   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   0    0     0         3   3
Luke Easter lf                        4   0   1    0     0         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0         5   2
Bob Thurman rf                        4   1   2    0     0         0   1
Eudie Napier c                        2   1   0    0     1         6   1
Dave Pope 3b                          3   1   1    2     0         3   0
Clarence Bruce 2b                     3   0   1    0     0   1     2   3
Ted Alexander p                       2   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               30   3   6    3     1   6    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard. 
E: 1.  Clarence Bruce. 

BATTING -
2B:  Luis Marquez, Luke Easter. 
3B:  Dave Pope. 
SH:  Ted Alexander. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry L                    8       6   3    3   1   6   0  32
Totals                               8       6   3    3   1   6   0  32


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ted Alexander W                      9       8   2    2   4   4   0  36
Totals                               9       8   2    2   4   4   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Mark Van Buren, 1B - Poindexter Williams, 2B - Bullet Rogan, 3B - Frank Duncan

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 5370

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/26/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Homestead Grays (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Homestead                     
1. A.Wilson            ss        L.Marquez           cf        
2. J.Britton           3b        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. W.Mays              cf        L.Easter            lf        
4. P.Bassett           c         B.Leonard           1b        
5. P.Davis             2b        B.Thurman           rf        
6. E.Steele            rf        E.Napier            c         
7. J.Zapp              lf        D.Pope              3b        
8. J.Scott             1b        C.Bruce             2b        
9. J.Newberry          p         T.Alexander         p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on unknown
play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett singled [A.Wilson to
second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; L.Easter doubled; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Grays 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele walked; J.Zapp singled [E.Steele to
third]; J.Scott flied to L.Marquez [E.Steele scored]; J.Newberry
grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Zapp
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Thurman singled; E.Napier walked [B.Thurman to
second]; D.Pope tripled to right-center [B.Thurman scored,
E.Napier scored]; C.Bruce struck out; T.Alexander struck out;
L.Marquez doubled to center field [D.Pope scored]; S.Bankhead
out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1,
Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson singled; A.Wilson was caught
stealing second (unknown fielder); J.Britton out on unknown
play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; B.Thurman singled; E.Napier out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 4TH: D.Pope reached on an error by J.Britton [D.Pope to
first]; C.Bruce out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown
play; L.Marquez out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott walked;
J.Newberry singled [J.Scott to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown
play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; L.Easter out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays walked; P.Bassett singled to second
base [W.Mays to third (error by C.Bruce), P.Bassett to second];
P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play;
J.Zapp lined to L.Marquez; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Napier out on
unknown play; D.Pope out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Newberry out
on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: C.Bruce singled; T.Alexander out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [C.Bruce to second]; L.Marquez out on unknown
play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton walked; W.Mays forced J.Britton
(unknown fielder) [W.Mays to first]; P.Bassett singled to right
field [W.Mays to second]; P.Davis doubled to right field
(B.Thurman to C.Bruce to E.Napier) [W.Mays scored, P.Bassett out
at home]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Grays 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.PERRY BATTED FOR J.ZAPP; A.Perry popped to
unknown fielder; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.POWELL BATTED
FOR J.NEWBERRY; B.Powell popped to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Grays 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     2   8   1   7
 Grays            3   6   1   5


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