Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 2 Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 x - 5 4 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 1 3 5 Parnell Woods 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Bert Johnson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 Henry McCall 1b 4 1 1 0 0 12 0 Bob Smith c 3 0 0 1 0 4 1 Sylvester Owens cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 Andrew Cephas ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 1 4 1 1 7 24 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Fred Bankhead, Parnell Woods. BATTING - 3B: Henry McCall. HBP: Parnell Woods. GDP: Parnell Woods. Team LOB: 4 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton lf, cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 Newt Allen 2b 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 Ed Mayweather rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 Willard Brown cf, ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 2 0 0 0 1 14 0 Frank Duncan II c 2 1 0 0 2 7 0 Mex Johnson ss 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 Bullet Rogan ph, lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Vet Barnes p 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 28 5 4 2 7 4 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Newt Allen, Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton. 3B: Henry Milton. SH: Buck O`Neil. IW: Frank Duncan II. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cliff Blackmon L 8 4 5 2 7 4 0 36 Totals 8 4 5 2 7 4 0 36 WP: Cliff Blackmon. IW: Cliff Blackmon. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Vet Barnes W 9 4 1 1 1 7 0 32 Totals 9 4 1 1 1 7 0 32 HBP: Vet Barnes. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - McDonald, 1B - Al Wallin Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/12/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. D.Whatley rf H.Milton lf 2. F.Bankhead 2b R.Cox 3b 3. P.Woods 3b N.Allen 2b 4. B.Johnson lf E.Mayweather rf 5. H.McCall 1b W.Brown cf 6. B.Smith c B.O`Neil 1b 7. S.Owens cf F.Duncan II c 8. A.Cephas ss M.Johnson ss 9. C.Blackmon p V.Barnes p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Whatley singled; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton tripled; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather singled to second base [H.Milton scored, E.Mayweather to second (error by F.Bankhead)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.McCall out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; S.Owens singled; A.Cephas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil walked; F.Duncan II walked [B.O`Neil to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: R.Cox walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Woods was hit by a pitch; B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Duncan II out on unknown play; M.Johnson walked; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; A.Cephas out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked; P.Woods grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to N.Allen to B.O`Neil) [F.Bankhead out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 6TH: E.Mayweather walked; W.Brown singled [E.Mayweather to second]; B.O`Neil out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Mayweather to third, W.Brown to second]; F.Duncan II was walked intentionally; B.ROGAN BATTED FOR M.JOHNSON; C.Blackmon threw a wild pitch [E.Mayweather scored, W.Brown to third, F.Duncan II to second]; B.Rogan reached on an error by P.Woods [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), F.Duncan II scored (unearned) (no RBI), B.Rogan to second]; V.Barnes struck out; H.Milton doubled to right field [B.Rogan scored (unearned)]; R.Cox out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 7TH: H.MILTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); W.BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); B.ROGAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall tripled; B.Smith flied to H.Milton [H.McCall scored]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 7TH: N.Allen walked; E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: A.Cephas out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 8TH: F.Duncan II out on unknown play; B.Rogan out on unknown play; V.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; B.Johnson singled; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 1 4 2 4 Monarchs 5 4 0 7
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