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Birmingham Black Barons (BIR) 9 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5

Game played on Wednesday, June 29, 1949 (N) at , Grand Island NE
Regular-Season game

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. 


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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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