Kansas City Monarchs 2 2 1 0 4 1 0 - 10 13 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 3 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Newt Allen 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 2 4 5 0 0 3 2 Johnie Scott lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 0 Lee Moody cf 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 Dave Harper rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 Sammy Haynes c 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 Satchel Paige p 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Hilton Smith ph, p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 10 13 10 0 2 21 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell. BATTING - 2B: Bonnie Serrell, Lee Moody 2, Dave Harper. 3B: Bonnie Serrell, Johnie Scott. HR: Bonnie Serrell. SH: Sammy Haynes. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell. CS: Bonnie Serrell, Sammy Haynes. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Felix McLaurin cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 John Britton 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Artie Wilson ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 Ed Steele rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Piper Davis 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 10 0 Leandy Young lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 Pepper Bassett c 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 Alfred Saylor p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Johnny Markham p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 0 2 0 1 6 21 12 FIELDING - E: 3. Ed Steele, Tommy Sampson, Alfred Saylor. BATTING - GDP: Leandy Young. Team LOB: 2 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige W 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 13 Hilton Smith SV 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 10 Totals 7 2 0 0 1 6 0 23 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor L 4.1 10 8 7 0 1 1 23 Johnny Markham 2.2 3 2 1 0 1 0 12 Totals 7 13 10 8 0 2 1 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 13136 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 8/28/1944, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. J.Williams ss F.McLaurin cf 2. N.Allen 1b J.Britton 3b 3. H.Souell 3b A.Wilson ss 4. B.Serrell 2b E.Steele rf 5. J.Scott lf P.Davis 1b 6. L.Moody cf L.Young lf 7. D.Harper rf T.Sampson 2b 8. S.Haynes c P.Bassett c 9. S.Paige p A.Saylor p MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams flied to E.Steele; N.Allen popped to P.Bassett; H.Souell singled to pitcher; B.Serrell homered to rightfield [H.Souell scored]; J.Scott grounded out (P.Davis unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin popped to S.Paige; J.Britton popped to N.Allen; A.Wilson flied to J.Scott; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody doubled to left field; D.Harper doubled to center field [L.Moody scored]; S.Haynes reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by A.Saylor [D.Harper to third, S.Haynes to first]; S.Paige grounded out (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [D.Harper scored, S.Haynes to second]; J.Williams grounded out (T.Sampson to P.Davis) [S.Haynes to third]; N.Allen grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele grounded out (B.Serrell to N.Allen); P.Davis struck out; L.Young grounded out (H.Souell to N.Allen); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell reached on an error by T.Sampson [H.Souell to first]; H.Souell stole second; B.Serrell singled to center field [H.Souell scored (unearned)]; B.Serrell was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to A.Wilson); J.Scott struck out; L.Moody singled to right field; D.Harper grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Sampson grounded out (J.Williams to N.Allen); P.Bassett struck out; A.Saylor struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 4TH: S.Haynes singled to second base; S.Haynes was caught stealing second (P.Bassett to T.Sampson); S.Paige grounded out (T.Sampson to P.Davis); J.Williams grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: F.McLaurin singled to second base; J.Britton flied to J.Scott in foul territory [F.McLaurin to second]; A.Wilson struck out; E.Steele flied to J.Scott; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Allen singled to left field; H.Souell popped to P.Bassett in foul territory; B.Serrell tripled to right field [N.Allen scored]; J.Scott tripled to left field [B.Serrell scored]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED A.SAYLOR (PITCHING); L.Moody doubled to right field [J.Scott scored]; D.Harper struck out; S.Haynes singled to left field [L.Moody scored, S.Haynes to second (on throw)]; H.SMITH BATTED FOR S.PAIGE; H.Smith grounded out (J.Britton to P.Davis); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 9, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: H.SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); P.Davis walked; L.Young grounded into a double play (H.Souell to B.Serrell to N.Allen) [P.Davis out at second]; T.Sampson flied to D.Harper; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 9, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams flied to F.McLaurin; N.Allen popped to T.Sampson; H.Souell reached on an error by E.Steele [H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell doubled to right field [H.Souell scored (unearned)]; J.Scott popped to P.Davis; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 10, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Bassett struck out; J.Markham flied to D.Harper; F.McLaurin lined to B.Serrell; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 10, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 7TH: L.Moody grounded out (T.Sampson to P.Davis); D.Harper popped to J.Britton in foul territory; S.Haynes popped to J.Britton in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 10, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton popped to J.Williams; A.Wilson struck out; E.Steele singled to third base; P.Davis popped to B.Serrell in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 10, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 8TH: Game called so teams could catch a train Bonnie Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 10 13 0 4 Black Barons 0 2 3 2
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