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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 12, 1938 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 0 0  0  -   1  6  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 0 1  x  -   2  5  3

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      3   1   1    1     0         3   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Bert Johnson lf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Henry McCall 1b                       3   0   0    0     0         5   1
Harry Barnes c                        2   0   1    0     0         3   2
  Cap Tyson ph                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sylvester Owens cf                    3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Andrew Cephas ss                      2   0   1    0     0         2   1
  Melzar Williams ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Julius Osley p                        2   0   1    0     0         1   2
Totals                               26   1   6    1     0   3    18   7

FIELDING -
E: 2.  David Whatley, Andrew Cephas. 

BATTING -
HR:  David Whatley. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton lf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      2   0   1    0     1         2   3
Newt Allen 2b                         2   2   1    0     1         1   4
Ed Mayweather rf                      3   0   1    0     0         2   0
Willard Brown cf                      2   0   0    0     1   1     2   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    2     0         6   0
Frank Duncan II c                     2   0   1    0     1         4   2
Mex Johnson ss                        3   0   0    0     0         2   3
Floyd Kranson p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               22   2   5    2     4   3    21  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Roosevelt Cox. 
E: 3.  Newt Allen 2, Floyd Kranson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Willard Brown, Frank Duncan II. 
CS:  Roosevelt Cox. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Julius Osley L                       6       5   2    2   4   3   0  26
Totals                               6       5   2    2   4   3   0  26


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Floyd Kranson W                      7       6   1    1   0   3   1  26
Totals                               7       6   1    1   0   3   1  26



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Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B -  McDonald

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/12/1938, game 2 -- 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. H.Barnes            c         B.O`Neil            1b        
7. S.Owens             cf        F.Duncan II         c         
8. A.Cephas            ss        M.Johnson           ss        
9. J.Osley             p         F.Kranson           p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
singled; F.Bankhead was picked off first (F.Kranson to
B.O`Neil); P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox singled;
R.Cox was picked off first (J.Osley to H.McCall); N.Allen out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall out
on unknown play; H.Barnes singled to second base [H.Barnes to
second (error by N.Allen)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: E.Mayweather out on unknown play; W.Brown walked;
W.Brown stole second; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; F.Duncan II
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0,
Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Cephas out on unknown play; J.Osley out on
unknown play; D.Whatley homered to right-center; F.Bankhead out
on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 3RD: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Kranson out on
unknown play; H.Milton reached on an error by A.Cephas [H.Milton
to first]; H.Milton stole second; R.Cox out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Woods singled; P.Woods was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by F.Kranson [P.Woods to
second]; B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown
play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen walked; E.Mayweather singled to right
field [N.Allen to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil
flied to S.Owens [N.Allen scored]; F.Duncan II singled to right
field [E.Mayweather to third (error by D.Whatley)]; F.Duncan II
stole second; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: S.Owens reached on an error by N.Allen
[S.Owens to first]; A.Cephas singled [S.Owens to second];
J.Osley singled [S.Owens to third, A.Cephas to second];
D.Whatley lined into a double play (R.Cox unassisted) [S.Owens
out at third]; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Kranson out on unknown play; H.Milton out on
unknown play; R.Cox walked; R.Cox was caught stealing second
(H.Barnes to A.Cephas); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 1,
Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on
unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen doubled to center field; E.Mayweather
flied to D.Whatley [N.Allen to third]; W.Brown struck out;
B.O`Neil singled to short rightfield [N.Allen scored]; F.Duncan
II walked [B.O`Neil to second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: C.TYSON BATTED FOR H.BARNES; C.Tyson out on
unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; M.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
A.CEPHAS; M.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     1   6   2   4
 Monarchs         2   5   3   6


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