Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 6 - 12 16 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 4 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 5 2 2 1 0 4 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 5 2 3 1 0 4 2 Clyde Spearman rf 5 2 1 1 0 2 0 Lester Lockett lf 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 Piper Davis ss 5 2 3 2 0 1 1 Alphonse Dunn 1b 4 2 2 1 1 5 0 Hoss Walker 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 Paul Hardy c 5 1 3 0 0 9 2 Alvin Gipson p 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 43 12 16 10 1 11 27 6 FIELDING - E: 2. Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis. BATTING - 3B: Tommy Sampson, Lester Lockett, Alphonse Dunn. HR: Piper Davis, Alphonse Dunn. SH: Hoss Walker. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Paul Hardy. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Newt Allen rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willard Brown cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 2 0 1 10 1 Willie Simms lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 Sammy Haynes c 4 0 1 1 0 10 2 Satchel Paige p 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 George Walker pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jack Matchett p 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Totals 34 2 8 2 1 9 27 17 FIELDING - E: 4. Newt Allen, Willie Simms, Sammy Haynes, Jack Matchett. BATTING - 2B: Newt Allen. 3B: Willie Simms. HBP: Herb Souell. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Buck O`Neil. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alvin Gipson W 9 8 2 2 1 9 0 36 Totals 9 8 2 2 1 9 0 36 HBP: Alvin Gipson. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige 3 2 0 0 1 6 0 12 Jack Matchett L 6 14 12 10 0 5 2 33 Totals 9 16 12 10 1 11 2 45 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Huyskill, 1B - Manny Hord Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 7/13/1943 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. F.McLaurin cf J.Williams ss 2. T.Sampson 2b N.Allen rf 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 W.Simms lf 8. P.Hardy c S.Haynes c 9. A.Gipson p S.Paige 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; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen doubled; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; A.Dunn walked; H.Walker singled [A.Dunn to second]; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: S.Paige singled; G.WALKER RAN FOR S.PAIGE; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.MATCHETT REPLACED G.WALKER (PITCHING); L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; A.Dunn out on unknown play; H.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; W.Simms tripled to left field [W.Brown scored]; S.Haynes singled [W.Simms scored]; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Hardy singled to left field [P.Hardy to second (error by W.Simms)]; A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin singled [P.Hardy scored]; T.Sampson tripled [F.McLaurin scored]; C.Spearman reached on an error by J.Matchett [T.Sampson scored, C.Spearman to first]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [C.Spearman scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Haynes), P.Davis to second]; A.Dunn reached on an error by N.Allen [P.Davis scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Dunn to first]; H.Walker out on unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 4 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen singled to shortstop [N.Allen to second (error by P.Davis)]; H.Souell was hit by a pitch; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Hardy singled; A.Gipson out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil singled to second base [B.O`Neil to second (error by T.Sampson)]; W.Simms out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Dunn tripled; H.Walker out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [A.Dunn scored]; P.Hardy singled; P.Hardy was caught stealing second (S.Haynes to B.Serrell); A.Gipson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil was caught stealing second (P.Hardy to T.Sampson); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 6, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.McLaurin singled; T.Sampson singled [F.McLaurin to second]; C.Spearman singled [F.McLaurin to third, T.Sampson to second]; L.Lockett tripled to left-center [F.McLaurin scored, T.Sampson scored, C.Spearman scored]; P.Davis hit an inside the park homer to right field [L.Lockett scored]; A.Dunn hit an inside the park homer to center field; H.Walker out on unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; A.Gipson out on unknown play; 6 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 12, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 9TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 12, Monarchs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 12 16 2 6 Monarchs 2 8 4 7
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