Kansas City Monarchs 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 11 2 Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 - 6 14 3 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 Buck O`Neil 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 8 1 Hank Thompson lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Willard Brown cf 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 0 Johnie Scott rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 Elston Howard c 4 1 2 0 1 0 6 0 Gene Baker ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 Curtis Roberts 2b 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 Ford Smith p 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 Totals 38 5 11 5 6 0 28 10 FIELDING - DP: 3. Buck O`Neil 3, Gene Baker 3, Curtis Roberts, Ford Smith. E: 2. Herb Souell, Curtis Roberts. BATTING - 2B: Elston Howard. HR: Willard Brown, Gene Baker. GDP: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell. CS: Hank Thompson. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 John Britton 3b 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 Willie Mays cf 4 1 3 1 1 0 3 0 Ed Steele rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Piper Davis 2b 5 2 3 2 0 0 4 3 Joe Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 Pepper Bassett c 5 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 Jim Zapp lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 Alonzo Perry p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bill Greason p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 6 14 6 3 0 30 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Piper Davis, Joe Scott. E: 3. John Britton 2, Jim Zapp. BATTING - 2B: Artie Wilson, Willie Mays. 3B: Artie Wilson. HR: Piper Davis. SH: Joe Scott. GDP: Ed Steele, Joe Scott, Alonzo Perry. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ford Smith L 9.1 14 6 5 3 0 1 43 Totals 9.1 14 6 5 3 0 1 43 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alonzo Perry 4 3 4 1 4 0 1 19 Bill Greason W 6 8 1 1 2 0 1 25 Totals 10 11 5 2 6 0 2 44 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - , 1B - Austin, 3B - Poindexter Williams Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 9000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/12/1948 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. H.Souell 3b A.Wilson ss 2. B.O`Neil 1b J.Britton 3b 3. H.Thompson lf W.Mays cf 4. W.Brown cf E.Steele rf 5. J.Scott rf P.Davis 2b 6. E.Howard c J.Scott 1b 7. G.Baker ss P.Bassett c 8. C.Roberts 2b J.Zapp lf 9. F.Smith p A.Perry p MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson tripled; J.Britton out on unknown play [A.Wilson scored]; W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 1. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled to left field [W.Brown to third (error by J.Zapp)]; J.Scott reached on an error by J.Britton [W.Brown scored (unearned), J.Scott to first]; E.Howard walked [J.Scott to second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; C.Roberts walked [J.Scott to third, E.Howard to second]; F.Smith out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [J.Scott scored (unearned), E.Howard scored (unearned), C.Roberts to third]; H.Souell stole second; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis singled; J.Scott grounded into a double play (F.Smith to G.Baker to B.O`Neil) [P.Davis out at second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Black Barons 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson walked; W.Brown grounded into a double play (P.Davis to J.Scott) [H.Thompson out at second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Zapp singled; A.Perry grounded into a double play (B.O`Neil to G.Baker) [J.Zapp out at second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Black Barons 1. MONARCHS 4TH: E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker homered to leftfield; C.Roberts out on unknown play; F.Smith walked; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis homered [W.Mays scored]; J.Scott walked; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Black Barons 3. MONARCHS 5TH: B.GREASON REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown homered to leftfield; J.Scott singled; E.Howard singled [J.Scott to second]; G.Baker out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Zapp out on unknown play; B.Greason out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled to second base [A.Wilson to second (error by C.Roberts)]; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. MONARCHS 6TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: W.Mays walked; E.Steele grounded into a double play (C.Roberts to G.Baker to B.O`Neil) [W.Mays out at second]; P.Davis singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; H.Thompson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); W.Brown singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Zapp singled; B.Greason out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. MONARCHS 8TH: E.Howard doubled; G.Baker out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Britton singled; W.Mays singled [J.Britton to second]; E.Steele singled [J.Britton scored, W.Mays to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Scott walked [W.Mays to third, E.Steele to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 4. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 4. BLACK BARONS 9TH: B.Greason grounded out (C.Roberts to B.O`Neil); A.Wilson doubled to left field; J.Britton grounded out (C.Roberts to B.O`Neil) [A.Wilson to third]; W.Mays doubled to right field [A.Wilson scored]; E.Steele grounded out (C.Roberts to B.O`Neil); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 5. MONARCHS 10TH: J.Scott walked; J.Scott was picked off first (unknown fielder); E.Howard out on unknown play; G.Baker singled to third base [G.Baker to second (error by J.Britton)]; C.Roberts singled to right field (E.Steele to P.Bassett) [G.Baker out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 10TH: P.Davis reached on an error by H.Souell [P.Davis to first]; J.Scott out on a sacrifice bunt (H.Souell to B.O`Neil) [P.Davis to second]; P.Bassett singled to right field [P.Davis scored (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 5 11 2 9 Black Barons 6 14 3 9
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