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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7 Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 2

Game played on Sunday, June 26, 1949 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 0  2 0 0  0  -   2  6  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 6 0  0 0 1  x  -   7  6  1

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        4   0   1    0     0         3   3
Joe Scott lf                          2   0   1    0     1         0   0
  Sammy Williams p                    0   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Herman Bell ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   1   1    0     0         2   0
Ed Steele rf                          3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        2   0   1    0     0         9   0
John Britton 3b                       3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      3   0   1    1     0         2   1
Luther Branham 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Felix Evans p                         0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Spoon Carter p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Norman Robinson ph, lf              1   0   0    0     1         0   0
Totals                               26   2   6    1     2   6    18   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jose Burgos, Sammy Williams, Piper Davis. 

BATTING -
SH:  Piper Davis. 
GDP:  Luther Branham. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         3   1   0    0     1         5   2
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    3     0         0   0
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     3   0   0    0     0         5   2
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   1    0     0         0   0
Bob Thurman rf                        2   1   1    0     1         3   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0         6   0
Elston Howard lf                      2   2   1    2     1         0   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       2   1   2    1     1         1   1
Gene Richardson p                     1   1   0    1     1         1   2
Totals                               22   7   6    7     5   2    21   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Gene Baker, Bonnie Serrell. 
E: 1.  Curt Roberts. 

BATTING -
2B:  Curt Roberts. 
3B:  Herb Souell. 
SH:  Gene Richardson. 
GDP:  Gene Baker. 
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Felix Evans L                        1.1     4   6    6   2   0   0  10
Spoon Carter                         2.2     1   0    0   1   1   0  10
Sammy Williams                       2       1   1    1   2   1   0  8
Totals                               6       6   7    7   5   2   0  28


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gene Richardson W                    7       6   2    2   2   6   0  29
Totals                               7       6   2    2   2   6   0  29



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Umpires: HP - Frank Duncan, 1B - Bob Motley, 2B -  , 3B - Sylvester Vaughn

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 5805

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/26/1949, game 2 -- Birmingham Black Barons at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Birmingham                    Kansas City                   
1. J.Burgos            ss        G.Baker             ss        
2. J.Scott             lf        H.Souell            3b        
3. W.Mays              cf        B.Serrell           1b        
4. E.Steele            rf        W.Brown             cf        
5. P.Davis             1b        B.Thurman           rf        
6. J.Britton           3b        E.Taborn            c         
7. P.Bassett           c         E.Howard            lf        
8. L.Branham           2b        C.Roberts           2b        
9. F.Evans             p         G.Richardson        p         

BLACK BARONS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott
walked; W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

BLACK BARONS 2ND: P.Davis out on unknown play; J.Britton out on
unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled to left field; B.Thurman singled
to right field [W.Brown to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play
[W.Brown to third, B.Thurman to second]; E.Howard singled to
left field [W.Brown scored, B.Thurman scored]; C.Roberts doubled
to left field [E.Howard scored]; G.Richardson walked; G.Baker
walked [C.Roberts to third, G.Richardson to second]; S.CARTER
REPLACED F.EVANS (PITCHING); H.Souell tripled to right-center
[C.Roberts scored, G.Richardson scored, G.Baker scored];
B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 6 R,
5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: L.Branham out on unknown play; S.Carter out
on unknown play; J.Burgos singled; J.Scott out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 6.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: W.Mays singled; E.Steele singled [W.Mays to
second]; P.Davis out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[W.Mays to third, E.Steele to second]; J.Britton reached on an
error by C.Roberts [W.Mays scored (no RBI), E.Steele to third,
J.Britton to first]; P.Bassett singled [E.Steele scored,
J.Britton to second]; L.Branham grounded into a double play
(G.Baker to B.Serrell) [P.Bassett out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Roberts walked; G.Richardson out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Roberts to second]; G.Baker out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR S.CARTER; N.Robinson
popped to unknown fielder; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott
singled; W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 5TH: N.ROBINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
S.WILLIAMS REPLACED J.SCOTT (PITCHING); B.Serrell out on unknown
play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked; E.Taborn
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2,
Monarchs 6.

BLACK BARONS 6TH: E.Steele out on unknown play; P.Davis
singled; J.Britton out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 6TH: E.Howard walked; C.Roberts singled [E.Howard to
third]; G.Richardson out on unknown play [E.Howard scored];
G.Baker grounded into a double play (S.Williams to J.Burgos to
P.Davis) [C.Roberts out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black
Barons 2, Monarchs 7.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: L.Branham out on unknown play; N.Robinson
walked; J.Burgos out on unknown play; H.BELL BATTED FOR
S.WILLIAMS; H.Bell flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     2   6   0   6
 Monarchs         7   6   1   3


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