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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 30, 1946 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 2  0 0 0  0  -   2  6  0
Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 1  0 0 1  x  -   5  7  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Artie Wilson ss                       4   0   0    0     0         1   2
John Britton 3b                       3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Freddie Shepard cf                    3   1   2    0     0         1   0
Piper Davis 2b                        3   0   1    0     0         2   3
Ed Steele rf                          3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Lyman Bostock 1b                      3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Emanuel Sampson lf                    2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   0    0     0         5   1
Alvin Gipson p                        3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               27   2   6    0     1   4    18   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Piper Davis, Lyman Bostock, Alvin Gipson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Freddie Shepard. 
GDP:  John Britton. 
Team LOB:  5


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        2   1   0    0     1         1   1
Hank Thompson 2b, ss                  2   0   1    0     1         0   4
Johnie Scott lf                       3   1   1    1     0         2   0
Ted Strong rf                         3   2   2    1     0         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   2    1     0         2   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    1     0        11   0
Chico Renfroe ss                      1   0   0    0     1         0   3
  Lee Moody 2b                        0   0   0    0     0         1   1
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    1     0         4   0
Steve Wylie p                         3   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               23   5   7    5     3   3    21  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck O`Neil, Lee Moody, Steve Wylie. 
E: 2.  Lee Moody, Steve Wylie. 
PB: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnie Scott, Willard Brown. 
3B:  Ted Strong. 
SH:  Lee Moody. 
GDP:  Johnie Scott. 
Team LOB:  4


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alvin Gipson L                       6       7   5    5   3   3   0  27
Totals                               6       7   5    5   3   3   0  27


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Steve Wylie W                        7       6   2    2   1   4   0  28
Totals                               7       6   2    2   1   4   0  28



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5158

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/30/1946, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. A.Wilson            ss        H.Souell            3b        
2. J.Britton           3b        H.Thompson          2b        
3. F.Shepard           cf        J.Scott             lf        
4. P.Davis             2b        T.Strong            rf        
5. E.Steele            rf        W.Brown             cf        
6. L.Bostock           1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. E.Sampson           lf        C.Renfroe           ss        
8. P.Bassett           c         E.Taborn            c         
9. A.Gipson            p         S.Wylie             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out
on unknown play; F.Shepard singled; P.Davis out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell walked; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
J.Scott doubled [H.Souell scored]; T.Strong singled [J.Scott
scored]; W.Brown doubled to right field [T.Strong scored];
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; C.Renfroe walked; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele out on unknown play; L.Bostock out
on unknown play; E.Sampson walked; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; H.Thompson walked; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Gipson out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on
unknown play; J.Britton singled; F.Shepard doubled to center
field [J.Britton to third]; E.Taborn allowed a passed ball
[J.Britton scored, F.Shepard scored]; P.Davis singled; E.Steele
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2,
Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: T.Strong tripled to right field; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil flied to F.Shepard [T.Strong scored];
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; E.Sampson out
on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: L.MOODY REPLACED C.RENFROE (PLAYING 2B);
H.THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); A.Gipson singled;
A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton grounded into a double
play (S.Wylie to L.Moody to B.O`Neil) [A.Gipson out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: BIR manager T. Sampson argued call at 1B; Umpire
McNair pulled a knife on Sampson who ran away but then grabbed a
bat from one of his players and attacked McNair. Order was
restored by police and McNair was escorted off the field.;
H.Thompson singled; J.Scott grounded into a double play
(A.Gipson to P.Davis to L.Bostock) [H.Thompson out at second];
T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Shepard out on unknown play; P.Davis out on
unknown play; E.Steele singled; E.Steele was picked off first,
but was safe on an error by S.Wylie [E.Steele to second];
L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown to
second]; L.Moody out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[W.Brown to third, B.O`Neil to second]; E.Taborn flied to
unknown fielder [W.Brown scored]; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Bassett
reached on an error by L.Moody [P.Bassett to first]; A.Gipson
out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     2   6   0   5
 Monarchs         5   7   2   4


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