Birmingham Black Barons 3 – 12 Kansas City Monarchs
8 July 1938 · MAN01
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 12-7-1 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 55,375 games |
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | Cliff Blackmon | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | Vet Barnes | 1 in 861 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – | 12 | 7 | 1 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Whatley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Bankhead | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Melzar Williams | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Bert Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Henry McCall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Smith | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Andrew Cephas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Blackmon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Blackmon | 8.0 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Milton | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Roosevelt Cox | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Newt Allen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Bullet Rogan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Buck O`Neil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harry Else | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Betts | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mex Johnson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Lefty Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vet Barnes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 31 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lefty Moses | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Vet Barnes | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
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