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

Game played on Tuesday, June 28, 1949 (N) at League Park, Omaha NE
Regular-Season game

Birmingham Black Barons             0 0 1  0 0 0  1 1 0   -   3  6  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 2 0  0 0 3  0 0 x   -   5  6  2

BATTING

Birmingham Black Barons              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jose Burgos ss                        4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Joe Scott lf                          4   0   1    1     0         1   0
Willie Mays cf                        3   0   1    0     1         2   0
Ed Steele rf                          4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Piper Davis 1b                        4   0   0    1     0        17   0
John Britton 3b                       4   0   0    0     0         0   2
Luther Branham 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         2   3
  Norman Robinson ph                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   1   0    0     2         1   2
Alonzo Perry p                        3   1   1    1     1         1   3
Totals                               32   3   6    3     4   9    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Luther Branham, Pepper Bassett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willie Mays. 
3B:  Ed Steele. 
HR:  Alonzo Perry. 
GDP:  Willie Mays. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   1    0     0   0     2   1
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Bonnie Serrell 1b                     4   1   2    0     0   1     9   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   2   1    3     1   0     2   0
Bob Thurman rf                        2   1   1    2     1   0     1   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0   0    10   0
Elston Howard lf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Curt Roberts 2b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     2   4
Frank Barnes p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   4
Totals                               29   5   6    5     2   1    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Curt Roberts. 
E: 2.  Curt Roberts, Frank Barnes. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell. 
HR:  Willard Brown, Bob Thurman. 
Team LOB:  2


PITCHING

Birmingham Black Barons              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Alonzo Perry L                       8       6   5    5   2   1   2  31
Totals                               8       6   5    5   2   1   2  31


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Frank Barnes W                       9       6   3    3   4   9   1  36
Totals                               9       6   3    3   4   9   1  36



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Umpires: HP -  Stanesic, 1B - Charlie Schartow, 2B -  , 3B -  Rice

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 5340

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 6/28/1949 -- Birmingham Black Barons at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

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. L.Branham           2b        E.Howard            lf        
8. P.Bassett           c         C.Roberts           2b        
9. A.Perry             p         F.Barnes            p         

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

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown walked; B.Thurman homered to centerfield
[W.Brown scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 0, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 3RD: P.Bassett walked; P.Bassett was picked off
first, but was safe on an error by F.Barnes [P.Bassett to
second]; A.Perry walked; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott
singled [P.Bassett scored, A.Perry to second]; W.Mays grounded
into a double play (H.Souell to C.Roberts to B.Serrell) [J.Scott
out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs
2.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Barnes out on unknown play; G.Baker singled;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell was called out on
strikes (P.Bassett to P.Davis); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black
Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 4TH: E.Steele singled to second base [E.Steele to
second (error by C.Roberts)]; P.Davis out on unknown play;
J.Britton out on unknown play; L.Branham out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

BLACK BARONS 5TH: P.Bassett walked; A.Perry out on unknown
play; J.Burgos singled [P.Bassett to second]; J.Scott out on
unknown play; W.Mays walked [P.Bassett to third, J.Burgos to
second]; E.Steele out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; F.Barnes out on
unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 1, Monarchs 2.

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

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell to
second]; W.Brown homered to leftfield [H.Souell scored,
B.Serrell scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out
on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Black Barons 1, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 7TH: P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Perry
homered; J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; F.Barnes out on
unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Black Barons 2, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 8TH: W.Mays out on unknown play; E.Steele tripled;
P.Davis out on unknown play [E.Steele scored]; J.Britton out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell doubled;
On a bunt W.Brown hit into a double play (P.Bassett to
L.Branham) [B.Serrell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Black Barons 3, Monarchs 5.

BLACK BARONS 9TH: N.ROBINSON BATTED FOR L.BRANHAM; N.Robinson
out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown play; A.Perry out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Black Barons 3, Monarchs
5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Black Barons     3   6   0   6
 Monarchs         5   6   2   2


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