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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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