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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Friday, July 9, 1943 (N) at Texas League Park, Oklahoma City OK
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             1 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   3  8  5
Kansas City Monarchs                1 1 0  0 1 1  0 0 x   -   4  7  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   1   1    0     0         3   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      3   2   2    1     1         2   3
  Johnny Williams lf                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     5   0   2    1     0         1   0
Lester Lockett lf, 3b                 4   0   1    1     0         0   1
Piper Davis ss, 2b                    3   0   1    0     1         0   2
Alphonse Dunn 1b                      3   0   0    0     0        11   0
Hoss Walker 3b, ss                    3   0   0    0     1         0   0
Paul Hardy c                          2   0   0    0     0         5   2
  John Huber c                        2   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnny Markham p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Gready McKinnis p                   1   0   1    0     0         0   1
  Alvin Gipson ph, p                  1   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               33   3   8    3     4   5    24  11

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Felix McLaurin, Paul Hardy 2, Gready McKinnis 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Felix McLaurin, Alphonse Dunn. 
Team LOB:  9


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   0    0     1         1   3
Willie Simms lf                       0   1   0    0     0         0   0
  Newt Allen lf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   1    1     1         4   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   2   1    0     1        13   2
Hank Thompson rf                      4   0   2    1     0         3   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   1   2    0     0         4   2
Jack Matchett p                       3   0   0    0     1         0   4
Totals                               30   4   7    2     5   7    27  14

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Herb Barnhill, Jack Matchett. 

BATTING -
3B:  Herb Barnhill. 
HBP:  Willie Simms. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willie Simms, Buck O`Neil. 
CS:  Bonnie Serrell. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Markham                       3       2   2    1   2   1   0  13
Gready McKinnis L                    3       3   2    1   3   4   0  15
Alvin Gipson                         2       2   0    0   0   2   0  8
Totals                               8       7   4    2   5   7   0  36

HBP:  Johnny Markham. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett W                      9       8   3    2   4   5   0  39
Totals                               9       8   3    2   4   5   0  39



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3800

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 7/9/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. F.McLaurin          cf        J.Williams          ss        
2. T.Sampson           2b        W.Simms             lf        
3. C.Spearman          rf        H.Souell            3b        
4. L.Lockett           lf        W.Brown             cf        
5. P.Davis             ss        B.Serrell           2b        
6. A.Dunn              1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. H.Walker            3b        H.Thompson          rf        
8. P.Hardy             c         H.Barnhill          c         
9. J.Markham           p         J.Matchett          p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
singled; C.Spearman out on unknown play [T.Sampson to second];
L.Lockett singled [T.Sampson scored]; P.Davis singled [L.Lockett
to second]; A.Dunn out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Simms was hit
by a pitch; W.Simms stole second [W.Simms scored (unearned)
(error by P.Hardy) (error by F.McLaurin)]; H.Souell out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: N.ALLEN REPLACED W.SIMMS (PLAYING LF);
H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play;
J.Markham out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell walked; B.Serrell was caught stealing
second (P.Hardy to T.Sampson); B.O`Neil walked; B.O`Neil stole
second; H.Thompson singled [B.O`Neil scored]; H.Barnhill out on
unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson
walked; C.Spearman singled to left field [T.Sampson scored];
L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: P.Hardy dropped a foul fly hit by J.Williams;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Souell singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: A.Dunn out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: G.MCKINNIS REPLACED J.MARKHAM (PITCHING); J.HUBER
REPLACED P.HARDY (PLAYING C); B.Serrell out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: G.McKinnis singled; F.McLaurin out on unknown
play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled
[G.McKinnis to second]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Barnhill tripled to right field; J.Matchett
walked; J.Williams walked [J.Matchett to second]; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown walked
[H.Barnhill scored, J.Matchett to third, J.Williams to second];
B.Serrell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: H.Barnhill dropped a foul fly hit by P.Davis;
P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn out on unknown play;
H.Walker walked; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil singled; On a bunt H.Thompson singled to
pitcher [B.O`Neil scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by
G.McKinnis) (error by G.McKinnis), H.Thompson to second];
McKinnis threw wild to 2B then threw wild again to home;
H.Barnhill out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.GIPSON BATTED FOR G.MCKINNIS; A.Gipson out
on unknown play; On a bunt F.McLaurin singled to pitcher
[F.McLaurin to second (error by J.Matchett)]; T.Sampson singled
[F.McLaurin scored (unearned)]; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
L.Lockett out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: A.GIPSON STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); N.Allen out
on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 3, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis walked; A.Dunn out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [P.Davis to second]; H.Walker out on
unknown play; J.Huber out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Black Barons 3, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.WILLIAMS REPLACED T.SAMPSON (PLAYING LF);
L.LOCKETT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); P.DAVIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); H.WALKER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Sampson left the game with a sprained ankle; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; H.Barnhill
singled; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.Gipson walked; F.McLaurin out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Gipson to second];
J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     3   8   5   9
 Monarchs         4   7   2   8


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