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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Wednesday, July 19, 1944 (N) at City Stadium, St. Joseph MO
Regular-Season game

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

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   2   0    0     0   0     3   3
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   5
John Britton 3b                       5   0   1    2     0   0     1   0
Piper Davis 1b                        5   0   1    0     0   0     9   0
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lester Lockett cf                     4   2   2    1     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
John Huber c                          4   0   1    1     0   0    13   1
Fay Washington p                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   4
  Leandy Young ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Felix McLaurin pr                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Alvin Gipson p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               37   5   8    5     0   0    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Artie Wilson, Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, John Huber, Fay Washington. 
E: 2.  Fay Washington 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Britton, John Huber. 
3B:  Lester Lockett, Johnie Scott. 
SH:  Tommy Sampson. 
HBP:  Artie Wilson, Ed Steele. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Artie Wilson, Piper Davis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   1    0     0   0     4   3
Herb Souell 3b                        3   2   1    1     1   0     0   5
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   1    2     0   1     2   2
Lee Moody cf                          4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Walter Thomas lf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Earl Bumpus rf                        4   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Doc Wingo c                           3   0   0    0     0   0     6   2
  Eddie Locke c                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Johnson 1b                        2   0   0    0     1   0    11   0
Satchel Paige p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jim LaMarque p                      2   0   0    0     0   0     0   5
Totals                               32   4   5    3     2   1    27  17

FIELDING -
E: 5.  Herb Souell 2, Bonnie Serrell, Doc Wingo, Bob Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jesse Williams. 
HR:  Bonnie Serrell. 
GDP:  Lee Moody. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams, Herb Souell. 
CS:  Herb Souell. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Fay Washington W                     8       5   4    3   2   1   1  31
Alvin Gipson SV                      1       0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       5   4    3   2   1   1  34


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige                        3       3   1    1   0   0   0  12
Jim LaMarque L                       6       5   4    2   0   0   0  28
Totals                               9       8   5    3   0   0   0  40

HBP:  Jim LaMarque 2. 


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Umpires: HP -  Stablin, 1B - Manny Hord

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 7/19/1944 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. A.Wilson            ss        J.Williams          ss        
2. T.Sampson           2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. J.Britton           3b        B.Serrell           2b        
4. P.Davis             1b        L.Moody             cf        
5. E.Steele            rf        W.Thomas            lf        
6. L.Lockett           cf        E.Bumpus            rf        
7. J.Scott             lf        D.Wingo             c         
8. J.Huber             c         B.Johnson           1b        
9. F.Washington        p         S.Paige             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; A.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Sampson out
on unknown play; J.Britton doubled; P.Davis 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; 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: E.Steele singled; L.Lockett forced E.Steele
(unknown fielder) [L.Lockett to first]; J.Scott tripled
[L.Lockett scored]; J.Huber out on unknown play; F.Washington
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on
unknown play; E.Bumpus singled; D.Wingo out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Wingo dropped a foul fly hit by A.Wilson;
A.Wilson out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play;
J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Johnson out on unknown play; S.Paige out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.LAMARQUE REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING);
P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele was hit by a pitch;
L.Lockett tripled [E.Steele scored]; J.Scott out on unknown
play; J.Huber doubled [L.Lockett scored]; F.Washington out on
unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell walked; H.Souell was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by F.Washington [H.Souell to second];
B.Serrell homered to rightfield [H.Souell scored]; L.Moody out
on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Wilson was hit by a pitch; T.Sampson
singled [A.Wilson to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play;
P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: D.Wingo out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett singled; J.Scott out on unknown
play; J.Huber out on unknown play; F.Washington out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams doubled; J.Williams stole third;
H.Souell reached on a fielder's choice [J.Williams scored];
B.Serrell struck out while H.Souell was caught stealing second
(J.Huber to A.Wilson); L.Moody out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Wilson reached on an error by B.Johnson
[A.Wilson to first]; T.Sampson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [A.Wilson to second]; A.Wilson stole third; J.Britton
flied to unknown fielder [A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; P.Davis
singled; P.Davis stole second; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Thomas out on unknown play; E.Bumpus singled;
D.Wingo out on unknown play; B.Johnson walked [E.Bumpus to
second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.LOCKE REPLACED D.WINGO (PLAYING C);
H.Souell dropped a foul fly hit by L.Lockett; L.Lockett out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Huber out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
H.Souell stole second; B.Serrell reached on an error by
F.Washington [H.Souell scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Serrell to
first]; L.Moody grounded into a double play (F.Washington to
T.Sampson to P.Davis) [B.Serrell out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 4, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.YOUNG BATTED FOR F.WASHINGTON; L.Young
reached on an error by H.Souell [L.Young to first]; F.MCLAURIN
RAN FOR L.YOUNG; A.Wilson forced F.McLaurin (unknown fielder)
[A.Wilson to first]; T.Sampson reached on an error by B.Serrell
[A.Wilson to third, T.Sampson to first]; J.Britton flied to
unknown fielder [A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; P.Davis out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 5,
Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 9TH: A.GIPSON REPLACED F.MCLAURIN (PITCHING); W.Thomas
out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; E.Locke out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 5, Monarchs
4.

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

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