Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 9 1 Birmingham Black Barons 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 5 12 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Chico Renfroe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 Hank Thompson ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Johnie Scott lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong rf 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Steve Wylie p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cannonball Berry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 9 2 4 0 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. E: 1. Willard Brown. BATTING - 2B: Johnie Scott. HR: Ted Strong. GDP: Joe Greene. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - CS: Herb Souell. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Eli Chism cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Artie Wilson ss 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 1 Piper Davis 1b 4 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 Ed Steele rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 John Thomas lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tommy Sampson 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Bill Powell p 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 5 12 5 3 0 27 4 FIELDING - DP: 3. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis 3, Tommy Sampson 2. BATTING - 2B: Tommy Sampson. 3B: Piper Davis. SH: Eli Chism, John Britton. GDP: Eli Chism. Team LOB: 11 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Steve Wylie L 4.1 9 4 3 2 0 0 24 Cannonball Berry 3.2 3 1 1 1 0 0 16 Totals 8 12 5 4 3 0 0 40 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell W 9 9 2 2 4 0 1 36 Totals 9 9 2 2 4 0 1 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Charles Moore, 1B - Austin, 2B - , 3B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Saturday, 5/10/1947 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. H.Souell 3b E.Chism cf 2. C.Renfroe 2b J.Britton 3b 3. H.Thompson ss A.Wilson ss 4. W.Brown cf P.Davis 1b 5. B.O`Neil 1b E.Steele rf 6. J.Greene c J.Thomas lf 7. J.Scott lf T.Sampson 2b 8. T.Strong rf P.Bassett c 9. S.Wylie p B.Powell p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Souell singled; H.Souell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Chism reached on an error by W.Brown [E.Chism to first]; J.Britton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Chism to second]; A.Wilson singled [E.Chism scored (unearned)]; P.Davis walked [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Thomas out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 1. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene walked; J.Scott singled [J.Greene to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: T.Sampson doubled; P.Bassett singled [T.Sampson scored]; B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Chism grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [P.Bassett out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Renfroe singled; H.Thompson walked [C.Renfroe to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Thompson to second]; J.Greene lined into a double play (T.Sampson to P.Davis) [B.O`Neil out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton singled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Chism out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; P.Davis tripled [A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele walked; J.Thomas singled [P.Davis scored, E.Steele to second]; C.BERRY REPLACED S.WYLIE (PITCHING); T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil walked; J.Greene grounded into a double play (P.Davis to A.Wilson to P.Davis) [B.O`Neil out at second]; J.Scott doubled; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 6TH: B.Powell out on unknown play; E.Chism out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. MONARCHS 7TH: C.Berry out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe lined into a double play (T.Sampson to P.Davis) [H.Souell out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; J.Thomas reached on a fielder's choice [E.Steele to second]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 8TH: B.Powell singled; E.Chism out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Powell to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled [B.Powell scored]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 5. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Strong homered; H.SMITH BATTED FOR C.BERRY; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 9 1 7 Black Barons 5 12 0 11
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