Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 - 8 11 1 Homestead Grays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 11 4 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Herb Souell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong rf 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 Willard Brown cf 3 2 1 0 2 4 0 Joe Greene c 4 3 3 1 1 8 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 1 2 0 10 1 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 1 3 0 2 2 Jesse Williams ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 Hilton Smith p 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Satchel Paige p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 37 8 11 6 3 4 27 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Willie Simms. BATTING - 2B: Ted Strong, Jesse Williams 2. 3B: Bonnie Serrell. SH: Herb Souell, Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown, Joe Greene, Buck O`Neil, Jesse Williams. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jerry Benjamin cf 5 0 3 1 0 5 1 Vic Harris lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 Howard Easterling 3b, 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 Josh Gibson c 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 2 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 14 0 Sam Bankhead ss 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Ray Brown rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 Chester Williams 2b 3 0 1 0 0 2 5 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 Roy Partlow p 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 Johnny Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 David Whatley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Roy Welmaker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spoon Carter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 37 4 11 3 2 5 27 16 FIELDING - E: 4. Jerry Benjamin, Vic Harris, Sam Bankhead 2. BATTING - 3B: Jud Wilson. SH: Sam Bankhead. HBP: Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Hilton Smith W 5 5 0 0 2 1 0 22 Satchel Paige 4 6 4 2 0 4 0 19 Totals 9 11 4 2 2 5 0 41 HBP: Hilton Smith. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Roy Partlow L 7.2 9 5 5 1 3 0 35 Johnny Wright 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Roy Welmaker 0.2 1 3 2 2 1 0 5 Spoon Carter 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 9 11 8 7 3 4 0 42 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - John Craig, 1B - Mo Harris, 2B - Win Harris Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 5219 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 9/10/1942 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. W.Simms lf J.Benjamin cf 2. N.Allen 3b V.Harris lf 3. T.Strong rf H.Easterling 3b 4. W.Brown cf J.Gibson c 5. J.Greene c B.Leonard 1b 6. B.O`Neil 1b S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Serrell 2b R.Brown rf 8. J.Williams ss C.Williams 2b 9. H.Smith p R.Partlow 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 doubled to center field [T.Strong to third (error by J.Benjamin)]; W.Brown walked; W.Brown stole second; J.Greene singled [T.Strong scored, W.Brown to third]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell reached on an error by S.Bankhead [B.Serrell to first]; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson walked; B.Leonard was hit by a pitch [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown walked; C.Williams out on unknown play; R.Partlow out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); V.Harris singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. MONARCHS 4TH: J.Greene singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams doubled [J.Greene to third]; J.Greene stole home and J.Williams stole third; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 4TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown singled; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. MONARCHS 5TH: 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 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 5TH: R.Partlow singled; J.Benjamin singled [R.Partlow to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene reached on an error by S.Bankhead [J.Greene to first]; B.O`Neil reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [J.Greene to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 6TH: S.PAIGE REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING); B.Leonard struck out; S.Bankhead struck out; R.Brown popped to S.Paige; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. MONARCHS 7TH: S.Paige out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. GRAYS 7TH: C.Williams singled; R.Partlow out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled [C.Williams to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled [C.Williams to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 0. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong singled; W.Brown singled [T.Strong to second]; J.Greene singled [T.Strong to third, W.Brown to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; B.Serrell tripled to center field (J.Benjamin to J.Gibson) [T.Strong scored, W.Brown scored, J.Greene scored, B.Serrell out at home]; J.Williams doubled; J.WRIGHT REPLACED R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); S.Paige out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 5, Grays 0. GRAYS 8TH: H.SOUELL REPLACED N.ALLEN (PLAYING 3B); B.Leonard singled; S.Bankhead singled [B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown reached on an error by W.Simms [B.Leonard scored (no RBI), S.Bankhead to second, R.Brown to first]; J.WILSON BATTED FOR C.WILLIAMS; J.Wilson tripled to right-center [S.Bankhead scored, R.Brown scored (unearned)]; D.WHATLEY BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT; D.Whatley grounded out (J.Greene unassisted); J.Benjamin grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil) [J.Wilson scored (unearned)]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 5, Grays 4. MONARCHS 9TH: R.WELMAKER REPLACED D.WHATLEY (PITCHING); J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.EASTERLING CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); W.Simms singled; H.Souell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [W.Simms to second]; T.Strong struck out; W.Brown walked; J.Greene walked [W.Simms to third, W.Brown to second]; S.CARTER REPLACED R.WELMAKER (PITCHING); B.O`Neil singled to left field [W.Simms scored, W.Brown scored, J.Greene scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by V.Harris)]; B.O`Neil stole second; B.O`Neil was picked off second (unknown fielder); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 8, Grays 4. GRAYS 9TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 8, Grays 4. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 8 11 1 7 Grays 4 11 4 10
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