Birmingham Black Barons 8 – 11 Baltimore Elite Giants
6 June 1949 · PHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 11-7-0 runs-hits-errors line | Baltimore Elite Giants | 1 in 55,982 games |
| 41 | 4 walks | Henry Kimbro | 1 in 2,226 player-games |
| 38 | final score 11–8 | 1 in 544 games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| Baltimore Elite Giants | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – | 11 | 7 | 0 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Steele | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Scott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Luther Branham | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Willie Mays | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Norman Robinson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pepper Bassett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jose Burgos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dick Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Powell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alonzo Perry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Watts | 2.2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nat Booker | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Powell | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bill Greason | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Baltimore Elite Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Kimbro | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tommy Butts | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jim Gilliam | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Lester Lockett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lennie Pearson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Baylis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Butch Davis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frazier Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Romby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Byrd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
Baltimore Elite Giants pitching
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