Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 8 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 2 9 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 0 0 0 9 0 Joe Greene c 4 0 2 0 0 5 2 Newt Allen 2b 4 1 1 0 0 4 5 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 Bonnie Serrell rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Bradley p 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Hilton Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Norris Phillips p 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Johnnie Dawson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 1 8 1 0 5 24 15 BATTING - 2B: Frank Bradley. Team LOB: 9 Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Jesse Warren lf 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 Lloyd Davenport cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Leroy Morney ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Tommy Sampson 1b 4 0 1 0 0 8 0 Lester Lockett 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Goose Tatum rf 3 0 1 0 0 4 0 Paul Hardy c 2 1 1 0 1 8 0 Diamond Pipkins p 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 30 2 9 2 1 5 27 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Lester Lockett. BATTING - 2B: Goose Tatum, Diamond Pipkins. SH: Diamond Pipkins. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Leroy Morney, Tommy Sampson. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Frank Bradley L 4 5 2 2 1 4 0 18 Hilton Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Norris Phillips 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 11 Totals 8 9 2 2 1 5 0 32 Frank Bradley pitched to 2 batters in the 5th inning Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Diamond Pipkins W 8.1 8 1 1 0 5 0 35 Johnny Markham SV 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 9 8 1 1 0 5 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 10000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/19/1942, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. W.Simms lf J.Douglas 2b 2. H.Souell 3b J.Warren lf 3. W.Brown cf L.Davenport cf 4. B.O`Neil 1b L.Morney ss 5. J.Greene c T.Sampson 1b 6. N.Allen 2b L.Lockett 3b 7. J.Williams ss G.Tatum rf 8. B.Serrell rf P.Hardy c 9. F.Bradley p D.Pipkins p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Warren singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; G.Tatum out on unknown play; P.Hardy walked [L.Lockett to second]; D.Pipkins doubled [L.Lockett scored, P.Hardy scored]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Bradley doubled; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Warren out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; N.Allen reached on a fielder's choice [J.Greene to second]; J.Williams out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; G.Tatum out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 5TH: F.Bradley singled; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Hardy singled; D.Pipkins singled [P.Hardy to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED F.BRADLEY (PITCHING); J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Warren out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil reached on an error by L.Lockett [B.O`Neil to first]; J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: N.PHILLIPS REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); L.Morney singled; L.Morney was caught stealing second (J.Greene to N.Allen); T.Sampson singled; T.Sampson was caught stealing second (J.Greene to N.Allen); L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 7TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; N.Phillips out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: G.Tatum doubled; P.Hardy out on unknown play; D.Pipkins out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Tatum to third]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.Warren singled; L.Davenport out on unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 2. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; N.Allen singled; J.Williams singled [N.Allen to second]; F.DUNCAN BATTED FOR B.SERRELL; F.Duncan singled [N.Allen scored, J.Williams to second]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED D.PIPKINS (PITCHING); J.DAWSON BATTED FOR N.PHILLIPS; J.Dawson out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Black Barons 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 8 0 9 Black Barons 2 9 1 6
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