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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Tuesday, May 13, 1947 (N) at Texas League Park, Shreveport LA
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 1  0 2 0   -   3  9  0
Birmingham Black Barons             0 3 2  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   5 11  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Chico Renfroe 2b                      4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Hank Thompson ss                      4   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ted Strong rf                         3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   3    2     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Napoleon p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Steve Wylie p                       3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               35   3   9    3     1   1    24   0


BATTING -
2B:  Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson, Willard Brown. 
GDP:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Herb Souell. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Eli Chism lf                          4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
John Britton 3b                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Artie Wilson ss                       4   1   2    0     0   0     0   1
Piper Davis 1b                        3   1   1    0     1   0     2   0
John Thomas cf                        4   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   1   1    1     0   0     1   1
Pepper Bassett c                      4   0   2    1     0   0     1   0
Jimmie Newberry p                     4   0   0    1     0   0     0   1
Totals                               35   5  11    5     1   0    27   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Tommy Sampson. 
E: 1.  Artie Wilson. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Larry Napoleon L                     2       5   5    5   1   0   0  12
Steve Wylie                          6       6   0    0   0   0   0  24
Totals                               8      11   5    5   1   0   0  36

Larry Napoleon pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd inning

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jimmie Newberry W                    9       9   3    2   1   1   0  36
Totals                               9       9   3    2   1   1   0  36



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 5/13/1947 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham
Black Barons (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 1ST: E.Chism out on unknown play; J.Britton out on
unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis walked; J.Thomas out on unknown play;
E.Steele singled [P.Davis to second]; T.Sampson singled [P.Davis
scored, E.Steele to second]; P.Bassett singled [E.Steele scored,
T.Sampson to third]; J.Newberry out on unknown play [T.Sampson
scored]; E.Chism out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Black Barons 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; L.Napoleon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Britton singled; On a bunt A.Wilson singled
[J.Britton to second]; S.WYLIE REPLACED L.NAPOLEON (PITCHING);
P.Davis out on unknown play [J.Britton to third, A.Wilson to
second]; J.Thomas singled [J.Britton scored, A.Wilson scored];
E.Steele out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Newberry out
on unknown play; E.Chism singled; J.Britton out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
J.Scott singled [W.Brown to second]; H.Souell grounded into a
double play (A.Wilson to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [J.Scott out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; P.Davis
singled; J.Thomas out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Taborn reached on an error by A.Wilson
[E.Taborn to first]; S.Wylie out on unknown play; C.Renfroe
singled [E.Taborn to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
T.Strong walked [E.Taborn to third, C.Renfroe to second];
W.Brown singled [E.Taborn scored (unearned), C.Renfroe to third,
T.Strong to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; P.Bassett
singled; J.Newberry out on unknown play; E.Chism out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
H.Souell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); E.Taborn
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black
Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; A.Wilson
singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Thomas out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: S.Wylie struck out; C.Renfroe doubled; H.Thompson
doubled [C.Renfroe scored]; T.Strong flied to E.Chism; W.Brown
doubled [H.Thompson scored]; B.O`Neil grounded out (J.Newberry
to P.Davis); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Black Barons 5.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.Steele singled; T.Sampson out on unknown
play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Black Barons 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; E.Taborn singled; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Black Barons 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   9   0   6
 Black Barons     5  11   1   7


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