Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 8 5 Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 1 4 0 2 0 4 x - 12 7 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 4 0 0 0 1 4 2 Melzar Williams c 5 0 4 0 0 6 1 Bert Johnson lf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Henry McCall 1b 5 1 2 0 0 8 0 Sylvester Owens cf 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 Bob Smith 3b 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 Andrew Cephas ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Cliff Blackmon p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 3 8 2 4 19 24 7 FIELDING - DP: 1. Fred Bankhead, Henry McCall. E: 5. Melzar Williams, Henry McCall, Sylvester Owens 2, Andrew Cephas. BATTING - 2B: Bob Smith. 3B: Melzar Williams. HR: Bob Smith. HBP: Bert Johnson, Cliff Blackmon. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - SB: Melzar Williams, Bert Johnson. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton cf 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 Newt Allen 2b 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 Bullet Rogan lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 Harry Else c 3 1 0 0 1 19 1 Betts rf 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 Mex Johnson ss 1 3 0 0 3 0 3 Lefty Moses p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vet Barnes p 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 Totals 31 12 7 9 9 6 27 5 FIELDING - E: 1. Mex Johnson. PB: 1. Harry Else. BATTING - 2B: Newt Allen, Vet Barnes. 3B: Henry Milton, Roosevelt Cox. HBP: Betts. GDP: Roosevelt Cox. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Betts 3. CS: Betts. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cliff Blackmon L 8 7 12 9 9 6 0 41 Totals 8 7 12 9 9 6 0 41 HBP: Cliff Blackmon. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Lefty Moses 3 2 0 0 2 6 0 15 Vet Barnes W 6 6 3 2 2 13 1 26 Totals 9 8 3 2 4 19 1 41 HBP: Lefty Moses 2. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Sherwood, 1B - Stout Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 800 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/8/1938 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. D.Whatley rf H.Milton cf 2. F.Bankhead 2b R.Cox 3b 3. M.Williams c N.Allen 2b 4. B.Johnson lf B.Rogan lf 5. H.McCall 1b B.O`Neil 1b 6. S.Owens cf H.Else c 7. B.Smith 3b rf 8. A.Cephas ss M.Johnson ss 9. C.Blackmon p L.Moses p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Williams tripled; B.Johnson was hit by a pitch; B.Johnson stole second; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton reached on an error by H.McCall [H.Milton to first]; R.Cox grounded into a double play (F.Bankhead to H.McCall) [H.Milton out at second]; N.Allen walked; B.Rogan walked [N.Allen to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: S.Owens walked; B.Smith walked [S.Owens to second]; A.Cephas out on unknown play; C.Blackmon was hit by a pitch [S.Owens to third, B.Smith to second]; D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: H.Else out on unknown play; singled; stole second; M.Johnson out on unknown play; stole third [ scored (unearned) (error by M.Williams)]; L.Moses out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: M.Williams out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall singled to shortstop [H.McCall to second (error by M.Johnson)]; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Milton out on unknown play; R.Cox walked; N.Allen out on unknown play [R.Cox to second]; B.Rogan singled [R.Cox scored]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: V.BARNES REPLACED L.MOSES (PITCHING); B.Smith 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 2. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Else walked; out on unknown play; M.Johnson walked [H.Else to second]; V.Barnes doubled [H.Else scored, M.Johnson scored]; H.Milton tripled to center field [V.Barnes scored, H.Milton scored (unearned) (error by S.Owens)]; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 5TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead walked; M.Williams singled [F.Bankhead to second]; B.Johnson out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 5TH: B.Rogan out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Smith doubled; A.Cephas out on unknown play [B.Smith to third]; H.Else allowed a passed ball [B.Smith scored (unearned)]; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 6TH: was hit by a pitch; was caught stealing second (M.Williams to F.Bankhead); M.Johnson walked; V.Barnes out on unknown play; H.Milton walked [M.Johnson to second]; R.Cox tripled [M.Johnson scored, H.Milton scored]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 8. BLACK BARONS 7TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; M.Williams stole second; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 7TH: B.Rogan out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 8. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.McCall singled; S.Owens out on unknown play; B.Smith homered to rightfield [H.McCall scored]; A.Cephas out on unknown play; C.Blackmon out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 8. MONARCHS 8TH: walked; stole second; M.Johnson walked; V.Barnes reached on an error by A.Cephas [ to third, M.Johnson to second, V.Barnes to first]; H.Milton singled to center field [ scored, M.Johnson scored, V.Barnes scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by S.Owens), H.Milton to second]; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen doubled [H.Milton scored]; B.Rogan out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 12. BLACK BARONS 9TH: D.Whatley out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; M.Williams singled; B.Johnson walked [M.Williams to second]; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 12. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 8 5 11 Monarchs 12 7 1 5
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