Birmingham Black Barons 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 5 2 Kansas City Monarchs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 5 8 0 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Artie Wilson ss 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 John Britton 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 Piper Davis 2b 4 0 1 0 0 4 4 Ed Steele rf 1 2 0 0 3 2 0 Willie Mays cf 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 Pepper Bassett c 4 0 2 2 0 9 0 Jim Zapp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alonzo Perry 1b 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 Bill Powell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jimmie Newberry p 3 0 1 0 1 5 0 Totals 31 3 5 3 6 7 25 10 FIELDING - E: 2. John Britton 2. BATTING - 2B: Pepper Bassett. GDP: John Britton. Team LOB: 7 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 Hank Thompson 2b 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 Johnie Scott rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Willard Brown cf 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 Elston Howard lf 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 Buck O'Neil 1b 4 0 1 1 0 10 0 Gene Baker ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Earl Taborn c 4 0 1 0 0 7 0 Connie Johnson p 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Gene Richardson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 5 8 5 2 8 27 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Herb Souell, Hank Thompson, Buck O'Neil. BATTING - 2B: Earl Taborn. HR: Hank Thompson. HBP: Gene Baker. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Bill Powell 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 0 6 Jimmie Newberry L 7.2 5 2 2 1 8 1 32 Totals 8.1 8 5 5 2 8 1 38 HBP: Jimmie Newberry. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Connie Johnson 4 3 3 3 4 4 0 19 Gene Richardson W 5 2 0 0 2 3 0 18 Totals 9 5 3 3 6 7 0 37 Connie Johnson pitched to 1 batters in the 5th inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 3B - Bullet Rogan Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 9/22/1948 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Birmingham Kansas City 1. A.Wilson ss H.Souell 3b 2. J.Britton 3b H.Thompson 2b 3. P.Davis 2b J.Scott rf 4. E.Steele rf W.Brown cf 5. W.Mays cf E.Howard lf 6. P.Bassett c B.O'Neil 1b 7. J.Zapp lf G.Baker ss 8. A.Perry 1b E.Taborn c 9. B.Powell p C.Johnson p BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; J.Scott singled [H.Thompson to second]; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson scored, J.Scott to third, W.Brown to second (on throw)]; E.Howard out on unknown play [J.Scott scored]; B.O'Neil singled [W.Brown scored]; J.NEWBERRY REPLACED B.POWELL (PITCHING); G.Baker out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 0, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele walked; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett doubled [E.Steele scored]; J.Zapp out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 2ND: E.Taborn reached on an error by J.Britton [E.Taborn to first]; C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Newberry walked; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 3RD: J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; E.Howard out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele walked; W.Mays walked [E.Steele to second]; P.Bassett singled [E.Steele scored, W.Mays to third]; J.Zapp out on unknown play; A.Perry out on unknown play [W.Mays scored]; J.Newberry out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker was hit by a pitch; E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Johnson walked [G.Baker to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 5TH: A.Wilson singled; G.RICHARDSON REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); J.Britton grounded into a double play (H.Souell to H.Thompson to B.O'Neil) [A.Wilson out at second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 5TH: J.Scott reached on an error by J.Britton [J.Scott to first]; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele walked; W.Mays out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn doubled; G.Richardson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; J.Newberry singled; A.Wilson out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 8TH: P.Davis singled; E.Steele out on unknown play; W.Mays walked [P.Davis to second]; P.Bassett out on unknown play; J.Zapp out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 8TH: B.O'Neil out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. BLACK BARONS 9TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; J.Newberry out on unknown play; A.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 3. MONARCHS 9TH: G.Richardson out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson homered to rightfield [H.Souell scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 3 5 2 7 Monarchs 5 8 0 8
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