Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 6 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 x - 6 11 3 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 4 2 2 0 0 3 1 Jimmy Reynolds cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 John Britton 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 Ed Steele rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 4 0 0 0 0 12 0 William McNeely lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Freddie Shepard ph, lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 0 0 0 5 3 Jimmie Newberry p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Emanuel Sampson ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Nat Pollard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 33 3 6 2 2 8 24 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Artie Wilson, Piper Davis, Lyman Bostock. E: 3. Piper Davis 2, Lyman Bostock. BATTING - 2B: Ed Steele. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Artie Wilson. CS: John Britton. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 1 2 1 0 1 4 Hank Thompson 2b 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 Johnie Scott lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Ted Strong rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 2 1 0 3 1 Joe Greene c 3 0 0 0 1 8 1 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 2 0 0 8 2 Chico Renfroe ss 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 Jim LaMarque p 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 Totals 33 6 11 6 2 5 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 2. Hank Thompson, Willard Brown, Joe Greene, Chico Renfroe. E: 3. Herb Souell, Ted Strong, Joe Greene. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown, Jim LaMarque. HR: Ted Strong. SH: Chico Renfroe, Jim LaMarque. GDP: Hank Thompson. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jimmie Newberry L 7 10 6 6 2 5 1 33 Nat Pollard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 11 6 6 2 5 1 37 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque W 9 6 3 2 2 8 0 35 Totals 9 6 3 2 2 8 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5158 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/30/1946, game 1 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. A.Wilson ss H.Souell 3b 2. J.Reynolds cf H.Thompson 2b 3. J.Britton 3b J.Scott lf 4. P.Davis 2b T.Strong rf 5. E.Steele rf W.Brown cf 6. L.Bostock 1b J.Greene c 7. W.McNeely lf B.O`Neil 1b 8. P.Bassett c C.Renfroe ss 9. J.Newberry p J.LaMarque p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson singled; J.Reynolds out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [A.Wilson to second]; E.Steele doubled [A.Wilson scored, P.Davis to third]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell reached on an error by P.Davis [H.Souell to first]; H.Thompson grounded into a double play (A.Wilson to P.Davis to L.Bostock) [H.Souell out at second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 2ND: W.McNeely reached on an error by T.Strong [W.McNeely to second]; P.Bassett hit into a double play (W.Brown to C.Renfroe) [W.McNeely out at second]; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: L.Bostock dropped a foul fly hit by T.Strong; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. BLACK BARONS 3RD: A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Reynolds out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Renfroe walked; J.LaMarque out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Renfroe to second]; H.Souell singled [C.Renfroe to third]; BIR P Newberry argued the call at 1B; 1B Umpire McNair ejected Newberry but ejection was overruled by HP Umpire Rogan; so McNair refused to continue umpiring; H.Thompson singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Souell to second]; J.Scott singled [H.Souell scored, H.Thompson to second]; T.Strong singled [H.Thompson scored, J.Scott to second]; W.Brown singled [J.Scott scored, T.Strong to second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 4. BLACK BARONS 4TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele walked; L.Bostock out on unknown play; F.SHEPARD BATTED FOR W.MCNEELY; F.Shepard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: F.SHEPARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.LaMarque doubled; H.Souell singled to left field [J.LaMarque scored]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson singled; J.Reynolds out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 5TH: T.Strong homered to rightfield; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled to second base [B.O`Neil to second (error by P.Davis)]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Britton singled; P.Davis struck out while J.Britton was caught stealing second (J.Greene to H.Thompson); E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; F.Shepard out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 8TH: E.SAMPSON BATTED FOR J.NEWBERRY; E.Sampson singled; A.Wilson reached on an error by H.Souell [E.Sampson to third, A.Wilson to first]; A.Wilson stole second [E.Sampson scored (error by J.Greene), A.Wilson to third]; J.Reynolds walked; J.Britton out on unknown play [A.Wilson scored (unearned)]; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 6. MONARCHS 8TH: N.POLLARD REPLACED E.SAMPSON (PITCHING); B.O`Neil singled; C.Renfroe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil to second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 6. BLACK BARONS 9TH: L.Bostock out on unknown play; F.Shepard out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 6 3 5 Monarchs 6 11 3 7
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