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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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