Birmingham Black Barons 4 – 7 Chicago American Giants
11 September 1946 · COL05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 strikeouts | Walter McCoy | 1 in 218 pitcher-games |
| 21 | final score 7–4 | 1 in 58 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Barney Higdon | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Chicago American Giants | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Williams | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hicks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Shepard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Bell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barney Higdon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Higdon | 8.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Green | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bernell Longest | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Rhodes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim McCurine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde Nelson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Herb Barnhill | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Clyde McNeal | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter McCoy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago American Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter McCoy | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
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