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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 3

Game played on Wednesday, September 22, 1948 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
League Championship Series

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


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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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