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Day 32 – May 31

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Harry Salmon pitched a complete game, leading Birmingham over Kansas City by a score of 8-1. Birmingham opened the scoring with 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th and coasted from there. Martin Dihigo had a 2-run double and scored twice, and Cristobal Torriente hit his first home run […]

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Day 31 – May 30

May 30, 2020 cosmath21 0

The road team won all 4 games today – so much for home field advantage!Kansas City dominated Birmingham by a score of 7-2. Old Hoss Radburn went the distance to improve to 3-1. Mike Schmidt had a home run and 2 RBI, and Buck Leonard added 2 doubles and an […]

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Charlie Blackwell

May 30, 2020 cosmath21 0

Charlie Blackwell was one of the best Negro League outfielders – a contact hitter with good power and an excellent eye, as well as having good speed. “An excellent contact hitter, he had a good eye at the plate and seldom struck out, but also had good power.” historian/author James […]