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Birmingham Black Barons @ Kansas City Monarchs

1943-07-11 · Day game · Municipal Stadium · Att: 5500 · 1:55

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Birmingham Black Barons 6–2. Kansas City Monarchs put up 2 in the 5th. Bonnie Serrell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BIR	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	7
KCM	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	1		6	12

Birmingham Black Barons — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Felix McLaurin	4	0	0	0
Tommy Sampson	4	1	3	0
Clyde Spearman	2	0	0	0
Lester Lockett	4	0	0	0
Piper Davis	4	1	1	1
Alphonse Dunn	4	0	1	1
Hoss Walker	4	0	1	0
Paul Hardy	3	0	1	0
Gready McKinnis	2	0	0	0
Alvin Gipson	1	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jesse Williams	5	1	1	1	0
Newt Allen	4	0	1	1	0
Herb Souell	4	0	0	0	0
Willard Brown	3	2	2	1	1
Bonnie Serrell	4	2	3	2	0
Buck O'Neil	3	0	1	0	1
Herb Barnhill	4	0	1	0	0
Hilton Smith	4	0	2	1	0
Hank Thompson	2	1	1	0	1

Birmingham Black Barons — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gready McKinnis	5.1	9	1	0
Alvin Gipson	2.2	3	2	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	9.0	7	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felix McLaurin: 99
Tommy Sampson: 99
Clyde Spearman: 99

Bot 1

Jesse Williams: E6#
Newt Allen: CS2(24)#
Newt Allen: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 2

Lester Lockett: 99
Piper Davis: 99
Alphonse Dunn: 99

Bot 2

Willard Brown: HR
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Buck O'Neil: S
Herb Barnhill: CS2(24)#
Herb Barnhill: 99

Top 3

Hoss Walker: S
Paul Hardy: 99
Gready McKinnis: 99
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 3

Hilton Smith: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Hank Thompson: 99/SH.2-3
Jesse Williams: 99
Newt Allen: 99

Top 4

Tommy Sampson: S
Clyde Spearman: 99/SH.1-2
Lester Lockett: 99
Piper Davis: S.2-H;B-2(TH)
Alphonse Dunn: S.2-H
Hoss Walker: 99

Bot 4

Herb Souell: FLE2#
Herb Souell: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Bonnie Serrell: D
Buck O'Neil: 99

Top 5

Paul Hardy: 99
Gready McKinnis: 99
Felix McLaurin: 99

Bot 5

Herb Barnhill: 99
Hilton Smith: 99
Hank Thompson: D
Jesse Williams: S.2-H
Newt Allen: SB2
Newt Allen: S.2-H
Herb Souell: 99

Top 6

Tommy Sampson: S
Clyde Spearman: 99/SH.1-2
Lester Lockett: 99
Piper Davis: 99

Bot 6

Willard Brown: W
Bonnie Serrell: HR/9.1-H
Buck O'Neil: 99
Herb Barnhill: S6.B-2(E6/TH)#
Hilton Smith: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Top 7

Alphonse Dunn: 99
Hoss Walker: 99
Paul Hardy: D
Alvin Gipson: 99

Bot 7

Jesse Williams: 99
Newt Allen: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Top 8

Felix McLaurin: 99
Tommy Sampson: D
Clyde Spearman: 99
Lester Lockett: 99

Bot 8

Willard Brown: S
Bonnie Serrell: CS2(24)
Bonnie Serrell: S
Buck O'Neil: W.1-2
Herb Barnhill: 63.2-3;1-2
Hilton Smith: S.3-H;2-3
Hank Thompson: W.1-2
Jesse Williams: 4/P

Top 9

Piper Davis: 99
Alphonse Dunn: 99
Hoss Walker: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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