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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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