Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 2 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 x - 3 6 2 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 Piper Davis 2b, c 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 Willie Mays cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ed Steele rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Jim Zapp lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Joe Scott 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 Pepper Bassett c 2 0 1 0 1 0 7 1 Jehosie Heard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wiley Griggs 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Bill Greason p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 4 0 2 1 24 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Joe Scott. E: 2. Ed Steele, Joe Scott. BATTING - GDP: Willie Mays. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Pepper Bassett. CS: Joe Scott. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 Hank Thompson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 Johnie Scott rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Elston Howard lf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Cooper 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Gene Baker ss 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 Earl Taborn c 3 0 1 1 0 0 10 2 Jim LaMarque p 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Ford Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 28 3 6 2 2 0 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hank Thompson, Tom Cooper, Gene Baker. E: 2. Elston Howard, Tom Cooper. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown. SH: Tom Cooper. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Herb Souell. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Greason L 7 5 3 0 2 0 0 28 Jimmie Newberry 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 8 6 3 0 2 0 0 31 WP: Bill Greason. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque W 7.1 3 1 1 2 1 0 25 Ford Smith SV 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Totals 9 4 1 1 2 1 0 31 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 3B - Bullet Rogan Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/19/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. A.Wilson ss H.Souell 3b 2. J.Britton 3b H.Thompson 2b 3. P.Davis 2b J.Scott rf 4. W.Mays cf W.Brown cf 5. E.Steele rf E.Howard lf 6. J.Zapp lf T.Cooper 1b 7. J.Scott 1b G.Baker ss 8. P.Bassett c E.Taborn c 9. B.Greason p J.LaMarque p BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson singled to left field [A.Wilson scored (error by E.Howard) (error by T.Cooper)]; J.Britton singled; P.Davis singled [J.Britton to second]; W.Mays grounded into a double play (G.Baker to H.Thompson to T.Cooper) [J.Britton to third, P.Davis out at second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell singled; B.Greason threw a wild pitch [H.Souell to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Zapp out on unknown play; J.Scott walked; J.Scott was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); P.Bassett walked; P.Bassett stole second; B.Greason out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Cooper out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Souell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Scott singled; W.Brown lined into a double play (J.Scott unassisted) [J.Scott out at first]; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; B.Greason out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque singled; H.Souell out on unknown play [J.LaMarque to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play [J.LaMarque to third]; J.Scott reached on an error by J.Scott [J.LaMarque scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Scott to first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 7TH: E.Howard reached on an error by E.Steele [E.Howard to first]; T.Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Howard to second]; G.Baker walked; E.Taborn singled [E.Howard scored (unearned), G.Baker to third]; J.LaMarque flied to J.Zapp [G.Baker scored (unearned)]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Scott struck out; F.SMITH REPLACED J.LAMARQUE (PITCHING); LaMarque injured his throwing arm; P.Bassett singled; J.HEARD RAN FOR P.BASSETT; A.PERRY BATTED FOR B.GREASON; A.Perry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 8TH: W.GRIGGS REPLACED J.HEARD (PLAYING 2B); P.DAVIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); J.NEWBERRY REPLACED A.PERRY (PITCHING); H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled to right field (E.Steele to J.Britton) [W.Brown out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 1 4 2 3 Monarchs 3 6 2 4
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