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Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 6, 1943 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  8  0
Cleveland Buckeyes                  0 0 1  2 0 1  0 0 x   -   4  6  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    1     0         0   3
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   0   1    0     0         6   6
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   2    0     0         4   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1    0     0         9   2
Hank Thompson lf                      3   0   2    0     1         2   0
Hilton Smith rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Jack Matchett p                       2   1   1    0     1         1   2
Totals                               33   1   8    1     2   3    24  13


BATTING -
2B:  Hank Thompson, Jack Matchett. 
GDP:  Buck O`Neil. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck O`Neil. 
CS:  Bonnie Serrell. 

Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Billy Horne ss                        3   0   0    1     0         3   3
Marshall Riddle 2b                    3   0   0    0     1         2   7
Parnell Woods 3b                      4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Sam Jethroe cf                        4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   0    0     1        12   0
Johnny Hundley rf                     4   2   2    0     0         1   0
Thad Christopher lf                   4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Raymond Taylor c                      3   1   0    0     1         3   1
Theolic Smith p                       2   0   1    1     1         0   4
Totals                               30   4   6    4     4   1    27  15

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Billy Horne, Marshall Riddle, Archie Ware. 
E: 1.  Raymond Taylor. 

BATTING -
2B:  Thad Christopher 2, Theolic Smith. 
SH:  Billy Horne. 
Team LOB:  7


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett L                      8       6   4    4   4   1   0  35
Totals                               8       6   4    4   4   1   0  35


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Theolic Smith W                      9       8   1    1   2   3   0  35
Totals                               9       8   1    1   2   3   0  35



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Umpires: HP - Harry Walker, 1B -  Banaham, 2B -  , 3B -  Thomas

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 3200

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/6/1943, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Cleveland Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Cleveland                     
1. J.Williams          ss        B.Horne             ss        
2. H.Souell            3b        M.Riddle            2b        
3. B.Serrell           2b        P.Woods             3b        
4. W.Brown             cf        S.Jethroe           cf        
5. B.O`Neil            1b        A.Ware              1b        
6. H.Thompson          lf        J.Hundley           rf        
7. H.Smith             rf        T.Christopher       lf        
8. S.Haynes            c         R.Taylor            c         
9. J.Matchett          p         T.Smith             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on
unknown play; P.Woods out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil grounded into a double
play (M.Riddle to B.Horne to A.Ware) [W.Brown out at second];
H.Thompson doubled; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 2ND: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware walked;
J.Hundley out on unknown play; T.Christopher out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett walked;
J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 3RD: R.Taylor walked; T.Smith walked [R.Taylor to
second]; B.Horne out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Taylor to third, T.Smith to second]; M.Riddle walked; P.Woods
flied to unknown fielder [R.Taylor scored]; S.Jethroe singled
[T.Smith to third, M.Riddle to second]; A.Ware out on unknown
play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell was caught stealing
second (R.Taylor to B.Horne); W.Brown out on unknown play;
B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0,
Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: J.Hundley singled to left field; T.Christopher
doubled to right field [J.Hundley scored]; R.Taylor popped to
unknown fielder; T.Smith doubled [T.Christopher scored]; B.Horne
out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 5TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Matchett doubled to left field; J.Williams out
on unknown play [J.Matchett to third]; H.Souell singled to
catcher [J.Matchett scored]; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
W.Brown singled [H.Souell to second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 3.

BUCKEYES 6TH: J.Hundley singled; T.Christopher doubled
[J.Hundley to third]; R.Taylor reached on a fielder's choice;
T.Smith out on unknown play; B.Horne flied to unknown fielder
[J.Hundley scored]; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson singled; H.Smith out on unknown play;
S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 7TH: P.Woods out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on
unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

BUCKEYES 8TH: J.Hundley out on unknown play; T.Christopher out
on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
B.O`Neil stole second [B.O`Neil to third (error by R.Taylor)];
H.Thompson walked; H.Smith out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Buckeyes 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         1   8   0   7
 Buckeyes         4   6   1   7


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