Chicago American Giants 3 – 4 Birmingham Black Barons
11 May 1949 · BIR01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 12 strikeouts | Gready McKinnis | 1 in 426 pitcher-games |
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 6 | 9 hits allowed | Sammy Williams | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago American Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago American Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Douglas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Felix McLaurin | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lyman Bostock | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Pennington | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Lonnie Summers | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam Hill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Sampson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lloyd Davenport | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McNeal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gready McKinnis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gentry Jessup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Chicago American Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gready McKinnis | 8.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Burgos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Steele | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Joe Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Robinson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Herman Bell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sammy Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Williams | 8.1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Dick Watts | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alonzo Perry | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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