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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 0

Game played on Sunday, April 25, 1943 (D) at Pelican Stadium, New Orleans LA
Exhibition game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  1 0 1  1 0 x   -   3  7  0

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Leroy Morney lf                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Lester Lockett 3b                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Clyde Spearman rf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Hoss Walker ss                        3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Paul Hardy c                          3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Gready McKinnis p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   0   2    0     0   3    24   0


BATTING -
Team LOB:  2


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Newt Allen lf                         4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   3    1     0   0     0   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   0    1     1   0     0   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Hank Thompson rf                      2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Satchel Paige p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Jack Matchett ph, p                 2   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               31   3   7    3     2   1    27   0


BATTING -
2B:  Jack Matchett. 
3B:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Newt Allen. 

PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis L                    8       7   3    3   2   1   0  33
Totals                               8       7   3    3   2   1   0  33


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige W                      5       2   0    0   0   1   0  17
Jack Matchett SV                     4       0   0    0   0   2   0  12
Totals                               9       2   0    0   0   3   0  29



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 15000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 4/25/1943, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. F.McLaurin          cf        N.Allen             lf        
2. T.Sampson           2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. L.Morney            lf        B.Serrell           2b        
4. L.Lockett           3b        W.Brown             cf        
5. C.Spearman          rf        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. P.Davis             1b        J.Williams          ss        
7. H.Walker            ss        H.Thompson          rf        
8. P.Hardy             c         F.Duncan            c         
9. G.McKinnis          p         S.Paige             p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on
unknown play; L.Morney out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: L.Lockett out on unknown play; C.Spearman out
on unknown play; P.Davis singled; H.Walker out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; H.Thompson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Hardy out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out
on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan out on unknown play; S.Paige out on
unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: T.Sampson out on unknown play; L.Morney out
on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled to center field; B.Serrell
struck out; W.Brown singled to right field [H.Souell to third];
B.O`Neil forced W.Brown (unknown fielder) [H.Souell scored,
B.O`Neil to first]; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; P.Davis out
on unknown play; H.Walker singled; P.Hardy out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; J.MATCHETT BATTED FOR S.PAIGE; J.Matchett out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.MATCHETT STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING);
G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play;
T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; N.Allen stole second; H.Souell
out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown
singled [N.Allen scored]; B.O`Neil walked [W.Brown to second];
J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Morney out on unknown play; L.Lockett out
on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson walked; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
J.Matchett doubled [H.Thompson scored]; N.Allen out on unknown
play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; H.Walker out on
unknown play; P.Hardy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown tripled;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; F.McLaurin
out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     0   2   0   2
 Monarchs         3   7   0   6


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