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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 2, 1943 (D) at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 1  1  -   2  4  0
Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  1 0 0  1  -   3  6  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Newt Allen lf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    0     0   0    11   0
Jesse Williams ss                     3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Hank Thompson rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Booker McDaniel p                   1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               28   2   4    1     0   0    19   1

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bonnie Serrell, Buck O`Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell, Booker McDaniel. 
Team LOB:  5


Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     2   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Leroy Morney 1b                       3   1   1    0     0   0    10   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     2   0   2    0     0   0     1   0
Ed Steele lf                          3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   0   1    1     0   0     3   0
Hoss Walker ss                        2   1   0    0     1   0     2   0
John Huber c                          2   0   0    0     1   0     2   0
  Paul Hardy pr                       0   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Markham p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
  Bill Charter ph                     1   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               23   3   6    3     3   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Clyde Spearman, Hoss Walker. 

BATTING -
2B:  Felix McLaurin, Leroy Morney, Bill Charter. 
SH:  Clyde Spearman. 
GDP:  Ed Steele. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         5       4   2    2   2   0   0  20
Booker McDaniel L                    1.1     2   1    1   1   0   0  7
Totals                               6.1     6   3    3   3   0   0  27


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Markham W                     7       4   2    1   0   0   0  28
Totals                               7       4   2    1   0   0   0  28



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/2/1943, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Birmingham Black Barons (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Birmingham                    
1. N.Allen             lf        F.McLaurin          cf        
2. H.Souell            3b        T.Sampson           2b        
3. B.Serrell           2b        L.Morney            1b        
4. W.Brown             cf        C.Spearman          rf        
5. J.Greene            c         E.Steele            lf        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        L.Lockett           3b        
7. J.Williams          ss        H.Walker            ss        
8. H.Thompson          rf        J.Huber             c         
9. H.Smith             p         J.Markham           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; N.Allen singled; H.Souell reached on a fielder's
choice [N.Allen to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: 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.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: C.Spearman singled; E.Steele grounded into a
double play (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil) [C.Spearman out at second];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
0, Black Barons 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: H.Walker walked; J.Huber out on unknown play;
J.Markham out on unknown play; F.McLaurin doubled [H.Walker
scored]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Black Barons 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell reached on an error by H.Walker
[B.Serrell to first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out
on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 1.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Morney doubled; C.Spearman out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Morney to third]; E.Steele
out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled [L.Morney scored];
H.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Black Barons 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Huber out on unknown play; J.Markham out on
unknown play; F.McLaurin walked; T.Sampson out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell doubled; W.Brown reached on an error by
C.Spearman [B.Serrell scored (unearned) (no RBI), W.Brown to
first]; J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.MCDANIEL REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING);
L.Morney out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled; E.Steele out
on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams singled;
H.Thompson out on unknown play; B.McDaniel doubled [J.Williams
scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Black Barons 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.Walker out on unknown play; J.Huber walked;
P.HARDY RAN FOR J.HUBER; B.CHARTER BATTED FOR J.MARKHAM;
B.Charter doubled [P.Hardy scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Black Barons 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   4   0   5
 Black Barons     3   6   2   5


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