Birmingham Black Barons 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 3 1 - 9 14 1 Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 11 1 BATTING Birmingham Black Barons AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jose Burgos ss 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 Joe Scott lf 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 Willie Mays cf 5 1 4 3 0 5 1 Alonzo Perry 1b 5 0 0 1 0 10 0 Piper Davis 2b 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 Ed Steele rf 5 1 3 1 0 4 1 John Britton 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 Herman Bell c 3 1 1 1 2 3 0 Sammy Williams p 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 39 9 14 8 7 10 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Willie Mays, Alonzo Perry. E: 1. John Britton. BATTING - 2B: Jose Burgos, Willie Mays, Ed Steele. 3B: Joe Scott. HBP: John Britton. Team LOB: 11 BASERUNNING - CS: Willie Mays. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Baker ss 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 Herb Souell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 Bonnie Serrell 1b 5 1 3 1 0 8 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 Bob Thurman rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Earl Taborn c 3 1 0 0 1 12 1 Elston Howard lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 Curt Roberts 2b 4 1 2 1 0 2 5 Mel Duncan p 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 Gene Collins p 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 Totals 37 5 11 5 2 3 27 12 FIELDING - E: 1. Gene Collins. BATTING - 2B: Gene Baker, Willard Brown. Team LOB: 7 PITCHING Birmingham Black Barons IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Sammy Williams W 9 11 5 4 2 3 0 39 Totals 9 11 5 4 2 3 0 39 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Mel Duncan 4.1 7 5 5 3 5 0 23 Gene Collins L 4.2 7 4 3 4 5 0 24 Totals 9 14 9 8 7 10 0 47 BK: Gene Collins. HBP: Gene Collins. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Ike Cordes, 1B - Bill Munroe Time of Game: 2:05 Attendance: 3000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Wednesday, 6/29/1949 -- 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. A.Perry 1b W.Brown cf 5. P.Davis 2b B.Thurman rf 6. E.Steele rf E.Taborn c 7. J.Britton 3b E.Howard lf 8. H.Bell c C.Roberts 2b 9. S.Williams p M.Duncan 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 singled [J.Scott to third]; A.Perry out on unknown play [J.Scott scored, W.Mays to second]; P.Davis out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker doubled to left field; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled to right field (E.Steele to J.Burgos) [G.Baker scored, B.Serrell out at second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 2ND: E.Steele doubled; J.Britton out on unknown play; H.Bell out on unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 1, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 2ND: 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 1, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 3RD: J.Burgos doubled; J.Scott tripled [J.Burgos scored]; W.Mays doubled to right field [J.Scott scored]; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis walked; E.Steele out on unknown play; J.Britton out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts out on unknown play; M.Duncan singled; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. BLACK BARONS 4TH: H.Bell out on unknown play; S.Williams out on unknown play; J.Burgos walked; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell singled; W.Brown doubled to right-center [B.Serrell scored]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 3, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 5TH: W.Mays singled; A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis singled [W.Mays to third]; G.COLLINS REPLACED M.DUNCAN (PITCHING); E.Steele flied to B.Thurman [W.Mays scored, P.Davis to second]; J.Britton was hit by a pitch; H.Bell singled to center field [P.Davis scored, J.Britton to second]; S.Williams out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts out on unknown play; G.Collins out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 6TH: J.Burgos out on unknown play; J.Scott singled; J.Scott was picked off first (G.Collins to B.Serrell); W.Mays out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell to second]; W.Brown hit into a double play (W.Mays to A.Perry) [B.Serrell out at first]; B.Thurman out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. BLACK BARONS 7TH: A.Perry out on unknown play; P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; J.Britton singled to center field (W.Brown to H.Souell) [E.Steele out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn reached on an error by J.Britton [E.Taborn to first]; E.Howard singled [E.Taborn to second]; C.Roberts singled [E.Taborn scored (unearned), E.Howard to third, C.Roberts to second (on throw)]; G.Collins singled to right field [E.Howard scored, C.Roberts scored]; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 5, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 8TH: H.Bell walked; G.Collins balked [H.Bell to second]; S.Williams walked; J.Burgos reached on an error by G.Collins [H.Bell scored (no RBI), S.Williams to third, J.Burgos to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Mays singled to center field [S.Williams scored, J.Burgos scored (unearned)]; W.Mays was caught stealing second (E.Taborn to C.Roberts); A.Perry out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Black Barons 8, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Thurman out on unknown play; E.Taborn walked; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Black Barons 8, Monarchs 5. BLACK BARONS 9TH: P.Davis out on unknown play; E.Steele singled; J.Britton singled [E.Steele to second]; H.Bell walked [E.Steele to third, J.Britton to second]; S.Williams out on unknown play; J.Burgos walked [E.Steele scored, J.Britton to third, H.Bell to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Black Barons 9, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 9TH: C.Roberts singled; G.Collins out on unknown play; G.Baker walked [C.Roberts to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Black Barons 9, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Black Barons 9 14 1 11 Monarchs 5 11 1 7
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