Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Sunday, May 14, 1944 at Rickwood Field , Birmingham AL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0   -   2  9  4
Birmingham Black Barons             5 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 x   -   7 13  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   2    0     1         1   5
Newt Allen lf, 1b                     4   0   1    0     0        10   0
Mance Smith cf                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         1   3
Lee Moody 1b, lf                      4   0   0    0     0         5   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   3    0     0         0   4
Earl Bumpus rf                        4   1   1    1     0         0   0
Raymond Taylor c                      0   0   0    0     0         1   0
  Frank Duncan c                      3   0   1    1     0         3   0
Jack Matchett p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Hilton Smith p                      3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   2   9    2     1   1    24    

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jesse Williams, Lee Moody 2, Herb Souell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Duncan. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams, Herb Souell. 

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Felix McLaurin cf                     5   1   1    0     0   0     3   0
Artie Wilson ss                       5   2   2    1     0   0     3   7
John Britton 3b                       5   2   3    1     0   0     1   3
Lester Lockett lf                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Tommy Sampson 2b                      4   1   2    1     0   0     3   4
Ed Steele rf                          2   1   1    0     2   0     0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   0   1    0     0   0    15   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   1    2     0   0     1   0
Alfred Saylor p                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               35   7  13    5     2   0    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 5.  Felix McLaurin, Artie Wilson 3, John Britton, Tommy Sampson 4, Piper Davis 4. 
E: 3.  Tommy Sampson, Piper Davis, Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
3B:  Artie Wilson 2. 
SH:  Lester Lockett, Ted Radcliffe. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Britton, Lester Lockett, Tommy Sampson, Ed Steele. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett L                      1.1     9   7        1   0   0  14
Hilton Smith                         6.2     4   0    0   1   0   0  25
Totals                               8      13   7        2   0   0  39


Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alfred Saylor W                      9       9   2        1   1   0  34
Totals                               9       9   2        1   1   0  34



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: ?   Attendance: 11000

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