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