Birmingham Black Barons 20 – 6 Kansas City Monarchs
20 July 1944 · KAN05
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 6-11-10 runs-hits-errors line | Kansas City Monarchs | 1 in 221,502 games |
| 62 | final score 20–6 | 1 in 11,283 games | |
| 19 | 13 hits allowed | Bill Malone | 1 in 76 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Black Barons | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 1 |
| Kansas City Monarchs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10 |
Box score
Birmingham Black Barons batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artie Wilson | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Tommy Sampson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Britton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Piper Davis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ed Steele | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Lester Lockett | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnie Scott | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| John Huber | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Alfred Saylor | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 52 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Birmingham Black Barons pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Saylor | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Williams | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Newt Allen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim LaMarque | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Herb Souell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bonnie Serrell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Bumpus | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Moody | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sammy Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Garcia Massingale | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bob Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walter Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Norman Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Malone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Booker McDaniel | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Kansas City Monarchs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton Smith | 2.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Malone | 3.1 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Booker McDaniel | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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