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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 0

Game played on Tuesday, September 8, 1942 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Postseason Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 1  3 2 2   -   8 14  0
Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  2  5

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms lf                       5   1   1    1     0   1     2   0
Newt Allen 3b                         5   1   3    1     0         1   0
Ted Strong rf                         5   1   1    0     0   1     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   2   2    1     1         3   0
Joe Greene c                          5   1   2    2     0        10   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   0   1    1     0         9   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0   1     0   4
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   2    0     0   1     1   1
Satchel Paige p                       2   0   0    0     0         1   1
  Jack Matchett p                     2   1   1    0     0         0   0
Totals                               41   8  14    6     1   7    27   6


BATTING -
2B:  Newt Allen, Joe Greene, Bonnie Serrell. 
3B:  Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil. 
GDP:  Joe Greene, Satchel Paige. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Williams, Jack Matchett. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   0   1    0     0         2   3
Howard Easterling rf                  4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Josh Gibson c                         3   0   0    0     0         8   2
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    0     0        12   0
Jud Wilson 3b                         3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Vic Harris lf                         2   0   0    0     1         1   0
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         1   6
Roy Welmaker p                        3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               29   0   2    0     1   8    27  13

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard 2, Matt Carlisle 2. 
E: 5.  Sam Bankhead, Josh Gibson, Buck Leonard, Vic Harris, Matt Carlisle. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  3


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige W                      5       2   0    0   1   5   0  18
Jack Matchett SV                     4       0   0    0   0   3   0  12
Totals                               9       2   0    0   1   8   0  30


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Welmaker L                       9      14   8    6   1   7   0  42
Totals                               9      14   8    6   1   7   0  42



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Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - Script Lee

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 22129

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/8/1942 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Homestead                     
1. W.Simms             lf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. N.Allen             3b        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. T.Strong            rf        H.Easterling        rf        
4. W.Brown             cf        J.Gibson            c         
5. J.Greene            c         B.Leonard           1b        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        J.Wilson            3b        
7. B.Serrell           2b        V.Harris            lf        
8. J.Williams          ss        M.Carlisle          2b        
9. S.Paige             p         R.Welmaker          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown
play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; J.Greene grounded into a double
play (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard) [W.Brown out at second]; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Serrell doubled; J.Williams out on unknown
play; S.Paige out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: N.Allen out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Brown walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled
to center field; H.Easterling singled to center field
[S.Bankhead to second]; J.Gibson flied to W.Brown [S.Bankhead to
third, H.Easterling to second]; B.Leonard popped to J.Greene in
foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil reached on an error by B.Leonard
[B.O`Neil to first]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams
singled [B.O`Neil to second]; S.Paige grounded into a double
play (M.Carlisle to S.Bankhead to B.Leonard) [J.Williams out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris walked;
M.Carlisle out on unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms struck out; N.Allen singled to center
field; T.Strong singled to left field [N.Allen to second];
W.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [N.Allen scored (unearned)
(no RBI) (error by J.Gibson; assist by S.Bankhead), T.Strong to
second (error by S.Bankhead; assist by M.Carlisle) (error by
J.Gibson; assist by S.Bankhead)]; T.Strong was out trying to
advance to home and W.Brown advanced to (J.Gibson to B.Leonard);
J.Greene out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.MATCHETT REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); J.Benjamin
out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled to right field; J.Matchett
singled to left field [J.Williams to third (error by V.Harris)];
J.Williams stole home and J.Matchett stole second; W.Simms
singled to shortstop [J.Matchett scored]; N.Allen doubled to
center field [W.Simms scored]; T.Strong struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 0.

GRAYS 7TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[W.Brown to first]; J.Greene doubled to right field [W.Brown
scored (unearned)]; B.O`Neil tripled to right field [J.Greene
scored]; B.Serrell struck out; J.Williams struck out; J.Matchett
out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6,
Grays 0.

GRAYS 8TH: V.Harris out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on
unknown play; R.Welmaker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Grays 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen singled to
right field; T.Strong forced N.Allen (unknown fielder) [T.Strong
to first]; W.Brown tripled to center field [T.Strong scored];
J.Greene singled to left field [W.Brown scored]; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 8, Grays 0.

GRAYS 9TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 8, Grays 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         8  14   0   7
 Grays            0   2   5   3


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