Kansas City Monarchs 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 7 9 0 Birmingham Black Barons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 3 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams 2b 5 1 2 0 0 3 5 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 Johnie Scott rf 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 Bonnie Serrell 1b 3 2 1 0 1 11 0 Jackie Robinson ss 4 1 2 2 0 2 3 Lee Moody lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 Dave Harper cf 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 Sammy Haynes c 4 0 1 0 0 5 0 Booker McDaniel p 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 36 7 9 6 3 3 27 13 BATTING - 2B: Jesse Williams. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Bonnie Serrell, Jackie Robinson. Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 Lester Lockett lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 Ed Steele rf 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 Piper Davis 1b 4 0 1 0 0 19 0 Jim Oliver cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 Joe Spencer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Pepper Bassett c 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnny Markham p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jack Riley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 0 6 0 0 4 27 16 FIELDING - E: 3. John Britton, Pepper Bassett, Johnny Markham. BATTING - 2B: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 6 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Booker McDaniel W 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 33 Totals 9 6 0 0 0 4 0 33 Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Markham L 8 9 7 6 3 3 0 36 Earl Bumpus 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 9 9 7 6 3 3 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 4/8/1945, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Birmingham Black Barons (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Birmingham 1. J.Williams 2b A.Wilson ss 2. H.Souell 3b L.Lockett lf 3. J.Scott rf J.Britton 3b 4. B.Serrell 1b E.Steele rf 5. J.Robinson ss P.Davis 1b 6. L.Moody lf J.Oliver cf 7. D.Harper cf J.Spencer 2b 8. S.Haynes c P.Bassett c 9. B.McDaniel p J.Markham p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams singled; H.Souell walked [J.Williams to second]; J.Scott forced J.Williams (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to second, J.Scott to first]; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell to third, J.Scott to second]; J.Robinson singled to left-center [H.Souell scored, J.Scott scored, B.Serrell to third]; B.Serrell stole home and J.Robinson stole second [J.Robinson to third (error by P.Bassett)]; L.Moody singled to third base [J.Robinson scored, L.Moody to second (error by J.Britton)]; L.Moody was picked off second, but was safe on an error by J.Markham [L.Moody to third]; D.Harper out on unknown play [L.Moody scored (unearned)]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 3 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 1ST: A.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Britton singled; E.Steele singled [J.Britton to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 5, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.McDaniel out on unknown play; J.Williams doubled; H.Souell singled [J.Williams scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: J.Oliver out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 3RD: J.Robinson out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Markham out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lockett singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 4TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.McDaniel singled; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis singled; J.Oliver out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Markham out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 6TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; S.Haynes singled; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 6TH: L.Lockett out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 7TH: J.Oliver out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell walked; J.Robinson singled [B.Serrell to third]; L.Moody out on unknown play [B.Serrell scored]; D.Harper walked [J.Robinson to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 8TH: J.RILEY BATTED FOR J.MARKHAM; J.Riley out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; L.Lockett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 0. MONARCHS 9TH: E.BUMPUS REPLACED J.RILEY (PITCHING); J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 0. BLACK BARONS 9TH: J.Britton out on unknown play; E.Steele doubled; P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Oliver out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 7, Black Barons 0. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 7 9 0 5 Black Barons 0 6 3 6
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