Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0 Kansas City Monarchs 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 14 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 John Britton 3b 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Willie Mays cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 Piper Davis 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 Ed Steele rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 Jim Zapp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 Alonzo Perry 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 Sammy Williams p 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 Jehosie Heard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 4 6 4 4 0 26 10 FIELDING - DP: 2. Artie Wilson 2, Piper Davis, Alonzo Perry 2, Sammy Williams. BATTING - HR: Pepper Bassett. HBP: John Britton. Team LOB: 7 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 Hank Thompson 2b 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 3 Johnie Scott rf 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 Elston Howard lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 Gene Baker ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 3 1 1 0 0 0 11 0 Gene Collins p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gene Richardson p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Jim LaMarque pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 5 14 5 1 0 27 6 BATTING - 2B: Johnie Scott, Willard Brown, Hilton Smith. SH: Earl Taborn. GDP: Johnie Scott, Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sammy Williams L 8.1 14 5 5 1 0 0 38 Jehosie Heard 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8.2 14 5 5 1 0 0 39 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gene Collins 6 5 4 4 4 0 1 28 Gene Richardson W 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 Totals 9 6 4 4 4 0 1 38 HBP: Gene Collins. 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: 2:15 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 9/21/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. A.Wilson ss H.Souell 3b 2. J.Britton 3b H.Thompson 2b 3. W.Mays cf J.Scott rf 4. P.Davis 2b W.Brown cf 5. E.Steele rf E.Howard lf 6. J.Zapp lf B.O`Neil 1b 7. P.Bassett c G.Baker ss 8. A.Perry 1b E.Taborn c 9. S.Williams p G.Collins p BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis walked [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott doubled [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown doubled [H.Souell scored, J.Scott scored]; E.Howard out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Zapp out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 2ND: G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn singled; G.Collins out on unknown play [E.Taborn to second]; H.Souell singled [E.Taborn scored]; H.Thompson singled [H.Souell to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: S.Williams walked; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard singled; B.O`Neil grounded into a double play (S.Williams to A.Wilson to A.Perry) [E.Howard out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis 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 0, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Bassett homered to leftfield; A.Perry out on unknown play; S.Williams walked; A.Wilson forced S.Williams (unknown fielder) [A.Wilson to first]; J.Britton was hit by a pitch [A.Wilson to second]; W.Mays singled [A.Wilson scored, J.Britton scored]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson singled; J.Scott grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis to A.Perry) [H.Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele singled; J.Zapp out on unknown play [E.Steele to second]; P.Bassett singled [E.Steele scored]; A.Perry out on unknown play; S.Williams walked [P.Bassett to second]; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: G.RICHARDSON REPLACED G.COLLINS (PITCHING); J.Britton out on unknown play; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; G.Richardson singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Zapp singled; P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: S.Williams out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 9TH: G.Baker singled; E.Taborn out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Baker to second]; H.SMITH BATTED FOR G.RICHARDSON; H.Smith doubled [G.Baker scored]; J.LAMARQUE RAN FOR H.SMITH; H.Souell walked; H.Thompson singled [J.LaMarque to third, H.Souell to second]; J.HEARD REPLACED S.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); J.Scott forced H.Thompson (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [J.LaMarque scored, H.Souell to third, J.Scott to first]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 4, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 4 6 0 7 Monarchs 5 14 0 8
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