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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 8 Homestead Grays (HOM) 4

Game played on Thursday, September 10, 1942 (N) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Postseason Championship Series

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



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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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