Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms lf 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Ted Strong rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 2 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 0 0 0 0 17 1 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 Satchel Paige p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Hilton Smith p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 Totals 34 1 6 1 2 3 28 14 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Bonnie Serrell. BATTING - 3B: Willie Simms. SH: Buck O`Neil. GDP: Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A David Whatley rf 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 1 Josh Gibson c 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 0 Howard Easterling 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Bankhead ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 Vic Harris lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 Matt Carlisle pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chester Williams 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Jud Wilson ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Roy Partlow p 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 Totals 32 2 6 2 4 5 30 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard, Josh Gibson, Sam Bankhead. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - 3B: Roy Partlow. IW: Josh Gibson. GDP: Jerry Benjamin. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Matt Carlisle. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 16 Hilton Smith L 4.1 3 2 2 4 2 0 20 Totals 9.1 6 2 2 4 5 0 36 IW: Hilton Smith. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow W 10 6 1 1 2 4 0 37 Totals 10 6 1 1 2 3 0 37 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - James Crump, 2B - , 3B - Script Lee Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 28000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 6/18/1942 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. W.Simms lf D.Whatley rf 2. N.Allen 3b J.Benjamin cf 3. T.Strong rf B.Leonard 1b 4. W.Brown cf J.Gibson c 5. J.Greene c H.Easterling 3b 6. B.O`Neil 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Serrell 2b V.Harris lf 8. J.Williams ss C.Williams 2b 9. S.Paige p R.Partlow p MONARCHS 1ST: W.Simms tripled to center field; N.Allen hit into a double play (J.Benjamin to J.Gibson) [W.Simms out at home]; T.Strong grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: D.Whatley singled to second base; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil) [D.Whatley out at second]; B.Leonard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown popped to C.Williams; J.Greene lined to J.Benjamin; B.O`Neil grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); H.Easterling grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); S.Bankhead popped to B.Serrell; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 3RD: B.Serrell grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); J.Williams struck out; S.Paige struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris singled to left field; C.Williams struck out; R.Partlow grounded out (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil) [V.Harris to second]; D.Whatley singled to second base (B.O`Neil to J.Greene) [V.Harris out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Simms grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); N.Allen lined to D.Whatley; T.Strong flied to J.Benjamin; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); B.Leonard grounded out (B.O`Neil unassisted); J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown singled to left field; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [W.Brown to second]; J.Greene struck out; B.O`Neil flied to J.Benjamin; B.Serrell grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: H.Easterling popped to B.O`Neil; S.Bankhead grounded out (B.O`Neil unassisted); V.Harris flied to W.Brown; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); S.Paige grounded out (C.Williams to B.Leonard); W.Simms singled to second base; N.Allen grounded out (H.Easterling to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: H.SMITH REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); C.Williams grounded out (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil); R.Partlow grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); D.Whatley grounded out (H.Smith to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong popped to J.Gibson in foul territory; W.Brown singled to shortstop; W.Brown stole second; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Greene out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: J.Benjamin walked; B.Leonard grounded out (B.O`Neil unassisted) [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson was walked intentionally; H.Easterling popped to J.Williams; S.Bankhead grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell grounded out (R.Partlow to B.Leonard); J.Williams popped to S.Bankhead; H.Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris grounded out (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil); C.Williams grounded out (N.Allen to B.O`Neil); R.Partlow singled to center field; D.Whatley walked [R.Partlow to second]; J.Benjamin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 9TH: W.Simms lined to V.Harris; N.Allen grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); T.Strong singled to shortstop; W.Brown lined to D.Whatley; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 9TH: B.Leonard popped to B.O`Neil in foul territory; J.Gibson struck out; H.Easterling grounded out (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 10TH: J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Greene to second]; B.Serrell flied to V.Harris; J.Williams popped to B.Leonard; H.Smith singled to center field [J.Greene scored, B.O`Neil to second]; W.Simms grounded out (S.Bankhead to B.Leonard); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 10TH: S.Bankhead walked; V.Harris forced S.Bankhead (J.Williams to B.Serrell) [V.Harris to first]; M.CARLISLE RAN FOR V.HARRIS; J.WILSON BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS; M.Carlisle stole second; J.Wilson singled to left field [M.Carlisle scored]; R.Partlow tripled to left field [J.Wilson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 6 0 6 Grays 2 6 0 6
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