Birmingham Black Barons 3 – 5 Cleveland Buckeyes
18 July 1948 · CLE06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 3-7-7 runs-hits-errors line | Birmingham Black Barons | 1 in 31,643 games |
| 16 | final score 5–3 | 1 in 31 games | |
| 5 | 9 innings pitched | Webbo Clarke | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
| Cleveland Buckeyes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Steele | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Zapp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Mays | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Scott | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Perry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Perry | 8.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Cleveland Buckeyes batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat McClinic | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Archie Ware | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chico Renfroe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Kellman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Grace | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Reynolds | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Webbo Clarke | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Cleveland Buckeyes pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webbo Clarke | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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