Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 - 5 7 2 Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 3 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 Parnell Woods 3b 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 Melzar Williams lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Henry McCall 1b 4 0 2 3 0 10 0 Sylvester Owens cf 4 0 1 1 0 5 0 Fred Bankhead 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 Harry Barnes c 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 Andrew Cephas ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 Dick Burton p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 5 7 5 5 7 21 10 FIELDING - E: 2. Andrew Cephas 2. BATTING - GDP: Andrew Cephas. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Henry McCall, Sylvester Owens. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Henry Milton rf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 Roosevelt Cox 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Newt Allen 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 Willard Brown cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 Harry Else c 2 0 0 0 1 12 0 Betts lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Mex Johnson ss 3 0 0 0 0 4 1 Big Train Jackson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Frank Bradley p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 2 3 2 1 2 21 5 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Mex Johnson. BATTING - 2B: Henry Milton. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - SB: Buck O`Neil 2. PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Dick Burton W 7 3 2 2 1 2 0 27 Totals 7 3 2 2 1 2 0 27 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Big Train Jackson L 4.2 5 3 3 4 3 0 22 Frank Bradley 2.1 2 2 2 1 4 0 10 Totals 7 7 5 5 5 7 0 32 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Al Wallin, 1B - McDonald Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 2000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/10/1938, game 2 -- 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. H.Barnes c lf 8. A.Cephas ss M.Johnson ss 9. D.Burton p B.Jackson 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 walked [P.Woods to second]; H.McCall out on unknown play; S.Owens singled [P.Woods scored, M.Williams to third]; S.Owens stole second; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Milton doubled to right field; R.Cox out on unknown play [H.Milton to third]; N.Allen out on unknown play [H.Milton scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: H.Barnes walked; A.Cephas grounded into a double play (M.Johnson to B.O`Neil) [H.Barnes out at second]; D.Burton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; reached on an error by A.Cephas [ to first]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: D.Whatley walked; P.Woods out on unknown play; M.Williams out on unknown play; H.McCall out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: B.Jackson out on unknown play; H.Milton singled; R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: S.Owens out on unknown play; F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown reached on an error by A.Cephas [W.Brown to first]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Else out on unknown play; out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Cephas out on unknown play; D.Burton out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; P.Woods singled [D.Whatley to second]; M.Williams singled [D.Whatley scored, P.Woods to second]; H.McCall singled [P.Woods scored, M.Williams to second]; F.BRADLEY REPLACED B.JACKSON (PITCHING); S.Owens out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 5TH: M.Johnson out on unknown play; F.Bradley out on unknown play; H.Milton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 6TH: F.Bankhead out on unknown play; H.Barnes out on unknown play; A.Cephas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 6TH: R.Cox out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 7TH: D.Burton out on unknown play; D.Whatley singled; P.Woods walked [D.Whatley to second]; M.Williams out on unknown play [D.Whatley to third, P.Woods to second]; H.McCall singled [D.Whatley scored, P.Woods scored]; H.McCall stole second; S.Owens out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil singled to pitcher; B.O`Neil stole second; H.Else walked; B.O`Neil stole third; out on unknown play [B.O`Neil scored]; M.Johnson out on unknown play; H.SMITH BATTED FOR F.BRADLEY; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 5 7 2 6 Monarchs 2 3 0 4
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