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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0

Game played on Sunday, April 25, 1943 (D) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  1  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 2 0  0 0 0  x  -   2  6  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Leroy Morney lf                       3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Charter rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Alfred Saylor 1b                      2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Hoss Walker ss                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
John Huber c                          2   0   0    0     0         1   0
Alvin Gipson p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               23   0   1    0     0   7    18   1

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Lester Lockett. 
Team LOB:  2


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Newt Allen lf                         3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    0     0         1   0
Jesse Williams ss                     2   1   1    0     1         1   1
Hank Thompson rf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sonny Parker p                        2   0   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               25   2   6    1     1   4    21   2

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bonnie Serrell, Buck O`Neil, Jesse Williams. 
E: 2.  Herb Souell, Jesse Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sonny Parker. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson L                       6       6   2    0   1   4   0  26
Totals                               6       6   2    0   1   4   0  26


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sonny Parker W                       7       1   0    0   0   7   0  23
Totals                               7       1   0    0   0   7   0  23



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 15000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/25/1943, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. F.McLaurin          cf        N.Allen             lf        
2. T.Sampson           2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. L.Morney            lf        B.Serrell           2b        
4. L.Lockett           3b        W.Brown             cf        
5. B.Charter           rf        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. A.Saylor            1b        J.Williams          ss        
7. H.Walker            ss        H.Thompson          rf        
8. J.Huber             c         F.Duncan            c         
9. A.Gipson            p         S.Parker            p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; B.Charter out
on unknown play; A.Saylor reached on an error by H.Souell
[A.Saylor to first]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown flied to B.Charter; B.O`Neil grounded out
(T.Sampson to A.Saylor); J.Williams walked; H.Thompson singled
to center field [J.Williams to third]; F.Duncan reached on an
error by H.Walker [J.Williams scored (unearned) (no RBI),
H.Thompson to third, F.Duncan to first]; S.Parker doubled to
left field [H.Thompson scored (unearned), F.Duncan to third];
N.Allen struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons
0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Huber out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on
unknown play; F.McLaurin reached on an error by J.Williams
[F.McLaurin to first]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled;
W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Morney singled to shortstop; L.Lockett
grounded into a double play (B.Serrell to J.Williams to
B.O`Neil) [L.Morney out at second]; B.Charter out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Williams singled; H.Thompson out on unknown
play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; S.Parker out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Saylor out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out
on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
H.Thompson out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     0   1   1   2
 Monarchs         2   6   2   6


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