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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 1

Game played on Sunday, July 10, 1938 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  4  1
Kansas City Monarchs                2 1 0  0 0 1  5 0 x   -   9 13  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
David Whatley rf                      4   1   1    0     0         4   0
Parnell Woods 3b                      3   0   1    0     1         1   1
Melzar Williams lf                    4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Henry McCall 1b                       4   0   1    1     0         7   2
Sylvester Owens cf                    4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Fred Bankhead 2b                      3   0   1    0     1         0   6
Bob Smith c                           3   0   0    0     1         2   2
Andrew Cephas ss                      1   0   0    0     2   1     4   0
Julius Osley p                        0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Elbert Eatmon p                     3   0   0    0     0   1     0   3
Totals                               29   1   4    1     5   9    24  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Henry McCall, Andrew Cephas. 
E: 1.  Elbert Eatmon. 

BATTING -
2B:  Fred Bankhead. 
GDP:  Melzar Williams. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  David Whatley, Fred Bankhead. 
CS:  Fred Bankhead. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Henry Milton rf                       3   2   0    0     2         0   0
Roosevelt Cox 3b                      5   1   3    1     0         1   1
Newt Allen 2b                         4   1   1    1     0         1   4
Willard Brown cf                      4   2   3    4     0         3   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   1    0     0        12   0
Harry Else c                          2   1   2    2     1         8   1
 Betts lf                             4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Mex Johnson ss                        4   0   1    0     0         2   5
Lefty Moses p                         2   0   1    1     0         0   1
  Johnny Markham p                    2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   9  13    9     3   1    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Roosevelt Cox. 
3B:  Willard Brown. 
HR:  Willard Brown. 
SH:  Newt Allen, Harry Else. 
GDP:  Buck O`Neil. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Henry Milton, Mex Johnson. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Julius Osley L                       0       1   2    2   1   0   0  2
Elbert Eatmon                        8      12   7    6   2   1   1  37
Totals                               8      13   9    8   3   1   1  39

Julius Osley pitched to 2 batters in the 1st inning

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lefty Moses W                        6       2   1    1   5   7   0  25
Johnny Markham SV                    3       2   0    0   0   2   0  9
Totals                               9       4   1    1   5   9   0  34

Lefty Moses pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 2000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/10/1938, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. D.Whatley           rf        H.Milton            rf        
2. P.Woods             3b        R.Cox               3b        
3. M.Williams          lf        N.Allen             2b        
4. H.McCall            1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. S.Owens             cf        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. F.Bankhead          2b        H.Else              c         
7. B.Smith             c                             lf        
8. A.Cephas            ss        M.Johnson           ss        
9. J.Osley             p         L.Moses             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; D.Whatley out on unknown play; P.Woods
walked; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton walked; H.Milton stole second; R.Cox
doubled [H.Milton scored]; E.EATMON REPLACED J.OSLEY (PITCHING);
N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Cox to
third]; W.Brown singled [R.Cox scored]; B.O`Neil grounded into a
double play (H.McCall to A.Cephas) [W.Brown out at second]; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out
on unknown play; B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: H.Else singled;  out on unknown play [H.Else to
second]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; L.Moses singled [H.Else
scored]; H.Milton out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Cephas walked; E.Eatmon out on unknown
play; D.Whatley out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: R.Cox singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out
on unknown play; S.Owens out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Else walked;  out on unknown play; M.Johnson
out on unknown play; L.Moses out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Smith out
on unknown play; A.Cephas walked; E.Eatmon out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

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 3.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: D.Whatley singled; D.Whatley stole second;
P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play;
H.McCall singled [D.Whatley scored]; S.Owens out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown tripled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
H.Else out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Brown
scored];  out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 4.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: F.Bankhead walked; F.Bankhead stole second;
B.Smith walked; J.MARKHAM REPLACED L.MOSES (PITCHING); A.Cephas
struck out; E.Eatmon struck out; D.Whatley flied to unknown
fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; J.Markham singled;
H.Milton walked [J.Markham to second]; R.Cox out on unknown
play; N.Allen singled [J.Markham scored, H.Milton to second];
W.Brown homered [H.Milton scored, N.Allen scored]; B.O`Neil
singled; B.O`Neil was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by E.Eatmon [B.O`Neil to second]; H.Else singled [B.O`Neil
scored (unearned)];  out on unknown play; 5 R (4 ER), 5 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 9.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Woods singled; M.Williams grounded into a
double play (M.Johnson to B.O`Neil) [P.Woods out at second];
H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 9.

MONARCHS 8TH: M.Johnson singled; M.Johnson stole second;
J.Markham out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play;
R.Cox singled [M.Johnson to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 9.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead
doubled; F.Bankhead was caught stealing third (H.Else to R.Cox);
B.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons
1, Monarchs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     1   4   1   6
 Monarchs         9  13   0   6


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