Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 1 0 4 4 1 0 0 - 10 14 0 Kansas City Monarchs 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 - 11 14 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Norman Robinson cf 6 3 4 0 0 1 0 Artie Wilson ss 2 2 2 1 2 3 5 John Britton 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 Piper Davis 2b 5 2 2 5 0 2 3 Ed Steele rf 2 2 2 0 3 2 0 Eli Chism lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry p 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 Jimmie Newberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Moody 1b 4 0 1 2 1 12 1 Pepper Bassett c 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 Orinthal Anderson p, lf 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 Totals 38 10 14 10 6 2 24 15 FIELDING - DP: 2. Artie Wilson 2, Lee Moody, Orinthal Anderson. BATTING - 2B: Norman Robinson. HR: Piper Davis. SH: Artie Wilson, John Britton. GDP: Alonzo Perry. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Lee Moody. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 2 3 0 1 1 2 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 2 1 0 1 12 0 Hank Thompson 2b 5 4 4 2 0 4 2 Willard Brown ss 5 1 3 6 0 1 4 Johnie Scott lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 Tom Cooper cf 3 1 1 1 1 4 1 Ford Smith rf 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 Earl Taborn c 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Connie Johnson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hilton Smith p 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 11 14 11 4 2 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Herb Souell, Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson 2, Johnie Scott. E: 2. Herb Souell 2. BATTING - 2B: Buck O`Neil, Hank Thompson 2, Willard Brown 3. 3B: Hank Thompson. HR: Ford Smith. GDP: Earl Taborn. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Orinthal Anderson 2.2 6 6 6 1 0 15 Alonzo Perry L 5.1 7 5 5 3 0 1 24 Jimmie Newberry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 14 11 11 4 2 1 40 Alonzo Perry pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning Jimmie Newberry pitched to 1 batters in the 9th inning Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Connie Johnson 5 9 7 6 5 2 1 29 Hilton Smith W 4 5 3 2 1 0 0 17 Totals 9 14 10 8 6 2 1 46 Connie Johnson pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B - , 3B - Fambro Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 4012 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 7/14/1947 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. N.Robinson cf H.Souell 3b 2. A.Wilson ss B.O`Neil 1b 3. J.Britton 3b H.Thompson 2b 4. P.Davis 2b W.Brown ss 5. E.Steele rf J.Scott lf 6. E.Chism lf T.Cooper cf 7. L.Moody 1b F.Smith rf 8. P.Bassett c E.Taborn c 9. O.Anderson p C.Johnson p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; N.Robinson singled; A.Wilson walked [N.Robinson to second]; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele walked [N.Robinson to third, A.Wilson to second]; E.Chism out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell singled; B.O`Neil doubled [H.Souell to third]; H.Thompson tripled [H.Souell scored, B.O`Neil scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Thompson scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; O.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 2ND: F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: N.Robinson doubled; A.Wilson singled [N.Robinson scored]; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele singled [A.Wilson to second]; E.Chism out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson doubled [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown doubled [H.Souell scored, H.Thompson scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Cooper singled [W.Brown scored]; O.ANDERSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); A.PERRY REPLACED E.CHISM (PITCHING); F.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 4TH: L.Moody walked; L.Moody stole second; P.Bassett hit into a double play (J.Scott to H.Thompson) [L.Moody out at second]; O.Anderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 5TH: N.Robinson out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Britton reached on an error by H.Souell [A.Wilson to second, J.Britton to first]; P.Davis homered to leftfield [A.Wilson scored, J.Britton scored (unearned)]; E.Steele walked; A.Perry singled [E.Steele to second]; L.Moody singled [E.Steele scored, A.Perry to third]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; O.Anderson out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Thompson doubled; W.Brown doubled [H.Thompson scored]; J.Scott hit into a double play (O.Anderson to A.Wilson) [W.Brown out at second]; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 7. BLACK BARONS 6TH: N.Robinson singled; A.Wilson walked [N.Robinson to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); J.Britton out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to third, A.Wilson to second]; P.Davis singled [N.Robinson scored, A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele singled [P.Davis to second]; A.Perry singled [P.Davis scored, E.Steele to third]; L.Moody out on unknown play [E.Steele scored]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 9, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 6TH: F.Smith walked; E.Taborn grounded into a double play (L.Moody to A.Wilson to L.Moody) [F.Smith out at second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 9, Monarchs 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: O.Anderson out on unknown play; N.Robinson singled to third base [N.Robinson to second (error by H.Souell)]; A.Wilson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Robinson to third]; J.Britton singled [N.Robinson scored (unearned)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.Steele walked; A.Perry grounded into a double play (H.Souell to H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [E.Steele out at second]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Cooper walked; F.Smith homered [T.Cooper scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; H.Smith singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 9. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; O.Anderson out on unknown play; N.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 9. MONARCHS 9TH: B.O`Neil walked; H.Thompson singled [B.O`Neil to second]; J.NEWBERRY REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); W.Brown doubled to left field [B.O`Neil scored, H.Thompson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 10, Monarchs 11. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 10 14 0 9 Monarchs 11 14 2 5
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