Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 3 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 13 FIELDING - E: 3. Jesse Williams, Lee Moody, Herb Souell. BATTING - 2B: Frank Duncan. GDP: Bonnie Serrell, Lee Moody, Earl Bumpus 2. 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 1 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 15 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, Tommy Sampson 2, Ed Steele. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Matchett L 1.1 9 7 7 1 0 0 14 Hilton Smith 6.2 4 0 0 1 0 0 25 Totals 8 13 7 7 2 0 0 39 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Alfred Saylor W 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 34 Totals 9 9 2 2 1 1 0 34 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 5/14/1944, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. J.Williams ss F.McLaurin cf 2. N.Allen lf A.Wilson ss 3. M.Smith cf J.Britton 3b 4. B.Serrell 2b L.Lockett lf 5. L.Moody 1b T.Sampson 2b 6. H.Souell 3b E.Steele rf 7. E.Bumpus rf P.Davis 1b 8. R.Taylor c T.Radcliffe c 9. J.Matchett p A.Saylor p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams walked; N.Allen singled [J.Williams to second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; B.Serrell grounded into a double play (T.Sampson to A.Wilson to P.Davis) [N.Allen out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: F.McLaurin singled; A.Wilson tripled [F.McLaurin scored]; J.Britton singled [A.Wilson scored]; L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Sampson singled [J.Britton to third]; J.Britton stole home and T.Sampson stole second; E.Steele walked; P.Davis singled [T.Sampson to third, E.Steele to second]; T.Radcliffe singled [T.Sampson scored, E.Steele scored, P.Davis to second]; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5. MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; E.Bumpus grounded into a double play (J.Britton to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 5. BLACK BARONS 2ND: F.DUNCAN REPLACED R.TAYLOR (PLAYING C); N.ALLEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); L.MOODY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); A.Wilson tripled to left field [A.Wilson scored (error by L.Moody)]; J.Britton singled; L.Lockett out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Britton to second]; T.Sampson singled [J.Britton scored]; H.SMITH REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PITCHING); T.Sampson stole second; E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; J.Williams stole second [J.Williams to third (error by T.Radcliffe)]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 3RD: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Saylor singled to shortstop [A.Saylor to second (error by J.Williams)]; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 4TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled; L.Moody grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to T.Sampson to P.Davis) [B.Serrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 4TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled to third base [L.Lockett to second (error by H.Souell)]; T.Sampson out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; E.Bumpus reached on an error by P.Davis [E.Bumpus to first]; F.Duncan out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 5TH: T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; A.Saylor out on unknown play; F.McLaurin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; M.Smith reached on an error by T.Sampson [M.Smith to first]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 6TH: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; L.Lockett out on unknown play; T.Sampson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 7TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second; E.Bumpus singled [H.Souell scored]; F.Duncan doubled [E.Bumpus scored]; H.Smith hit into a double play (F.McLaurin to T.Sampson) [F.Duncan out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 7TH: E.Steele singled; E.Steele stole second; P.Davis out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Steele to third]; A.Saylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 7. BLACK BARONS 8TH: F.McLaurin out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 7. MONARCHS 9TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; E.Bumpus grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis) [H.Souell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Black Barons 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 9 3 5 Black Barons 7 13 3 8
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