Birmingham Black Barons 2 – 6 Kansas City Monarchs
1 August 1948 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | final score 6–2 | 1 in 44 games | |
| 10 | 7 total bases | Hank Thompson | 1 in 93 player-games |
| 5 | 6 strikeouts | Jim LaMarque | 1 in 12 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 6 | 10 | 2 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Wilson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Steele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Joe Scott | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herman Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Powell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Greason | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Powell | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Alonzo Perry | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Baker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Herb Souell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hank Thompson | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Willard Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Elston Howard | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Cooper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Curt Roberts | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Earl Taborn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim LaMarque | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim LaMarque | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
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