Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 - 6 8 2 Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 7 4 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 Herb Souell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong rf 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Willard Brown cf 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 1 Joe Greene c 5 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 5 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 5 1 2 4 0 0 3 1 Jesse Williams ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 Jim LaMarque p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Hilton Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 40 6 8 5 2 0 30 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Bonnie Serrell, Jesse Williams. E: 2. Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown. HR: Bonnie Serrell. SH: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Bonnie Serrell. Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Emmett Wilson cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 Sonny Harris lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 Parnell Woods 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 Sam Jethroe 2b 4 1 1 0 0 3 4 Duke Cleveland rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 3 0 0 0 0 15 1 Tice James ss 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 Raymond Taylor c 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Willie Jefferson p 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 Totals 34 4 7 3 3 7 30 12 FIELDING - E: 4. Parnell Woods, Tice James 3. BATTING - 2B: Duke Cleveland. HR: Emmett Wilson. SH: Raymond Taylor. HBP: Archie Ware. GDP: Sonny Harris. Team LOB: 5 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque 8 5 4 3 3 5 1 32 Hilton Smith W 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 Totals 10 7 4 3 3 7 1 39 Jim LaMarque pitched to 2 batters in the 9th inning HBP: Jim LaMarque. Cincinnati-Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Jefferson L 10 8 6 1 2 0 1 43 Totals 10 8 6 1 2 0 1 43 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Kopsic, 1B - Borchick Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 1000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Monday, 6/15/1942 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Cin-Cle Buckeyes (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Cin-Cle 1. W.Simms lf E.Wilson cf 2. H.Souell 3b S.Harris lf 3. T.Strong rf P.Woods 3b 4. W.Brown cf S.Jethroe 2b 5. J.Greene c D.Cleveland rf 6. B.O`Neil 1b A.Ware 1b 7. B.Serrell 2b T.James ss 8. J.Williams ss R.Taylor c 9. J.LaMarque p W.Jefferson p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0. BUCKEYES 1ST: E.Wilson homered; S.Harris out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1. BUCKEYES 2ND: D.Cleveland out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; T.James singled to third base [T.James to second (error by H.Souell)]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1. MONARCHS 3RD: B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams walked; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1. BUCKEYES 3RD: W.Jefferson walked; E.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Harris walked [W.Jefferson to second]; P.Woods forced S.Harris (unknown fielder) [W.Jefferson scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Serrell), P.Woods to first]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown doubled; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 4TH: D.Cleveland singled to center field (W.Brown to B.Serrell) [D.Cleveland out at second]; A.Ware was hit by a pitch; T.James out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 5TH: W.Jefferson out on unknown play; E.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 6TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; D.Cleveland out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong singled; W.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; T.James walked; R.Taylor out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.James to second]; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell stole second; J.Williams out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 8TH: E.Wilson out on unknown play; S.Harris out on unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 2. MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong reached on an error by T.James [T.Strong to first]; W.Brown singled [T.Strong to second]; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil reached on an error by P.Woods [T.Strong to third, W.Brown to second, B.O`Neil to first]; B.Serrell homered (unearned) [T.Strong scored (unearned), W.Brown scored (unearned), B.O`Neil scored (unearned)]; J.Williams reached on an error by T.James [J.Williams to first]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 4 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Buckeyes 2. BUCKEYES 9TH: S.Jethroe singled; D.Cleveland doubled [S.Jethroe to third]; H.SMITH REPLACED J.LAMARQUE (PITCHING); A.Ware out on unknown play; T.James singled [S.Jethroe scored, D.Cleveland scored]; R.Taylor out on unknown play; W.Jefferson out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 4, Buckeyes 4. MONARCHS 10TH: W.Simms singled; H.Souell singled [W.Simms to second]; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown walked [W.Simms to third, H.Souell to second]; J.Greene singled (unknown fielder) [W.Simms scored, H.Souell out at home, W.Brown to third]; B.O`Neil reached on an error by T.James [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Greene to second, B.O`Neil to first]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 6, Buckeyes 4. BUCKEYES 10TH: E.Wilson singled; S.Harris grounded into a double play (J.Williams to B.Serrell to B.O`Neil) [E.Wilson out at second]; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Buckeyes 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 6 8 2 7 Buckeyes 4 7 4 5
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