Kansas City Monarchs 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 1 2 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 3 0 2 0 0 1 4 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Willard Brown cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 Hank Thompson rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 Willie Simms lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 2 0 0 1 0 1 6 2 Norris Phillips p 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Totals 24 2 7 2 1 3 18 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Williams, Frank Duncan, Norris Phillips. BATTING - 3B: Hank Thompson. SH: Frank Duncan. IW: Willie Simms. GDP: Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - SB: Buck O`Neil. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jerry Benjamin lf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 1 0 0 0 2 10 0 Josh Gibson c 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 Howard Easterling 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 Sam Bankhead ss 2 0 0 0 1 3 2 Ray Brown rf 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 Matt Carlisle 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jud Wilson ph, 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 18 1 2 1 8 5 21 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck Leonard, Howard Easterling. BATTING - SH: Jerry Benjamin, Johnny Wright. GDP: Howard Easterling. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - CS: Jerry Benjamin. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Norris Phillips W 6 2 1 1 8 5 0 28 Totals 6 2 1 1 8 5 0 28 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright L 7 7 2 2 1 3 0 26 Totals 7 7 2 2 1 3 0 26 IW: Johnny Wright. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Script Lee, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - Pop Turner, 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 23000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 6/17/1943 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. J.Williams ss C.Bell cf 2. B.O`Neil 1b J.Benjamin lf 3. H.Souell 3b B.Leonard 1b 4. W.Brown cf J.Gibson c 5. H.Thompson rf H.Easterling 2b 6. B.Serrell 2b S.Bankhead ss 7. W.Simms lf R.Brown rf 8. F.Duncan c M.Carlisle 3b 9. N.Phillips p J.Wright p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams struck out; B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil stole second; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled [B.O`Neil scored]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard walked [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson walked [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin to third, B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling grounded into a double play (N.Phillips to F.Duncan to J.Williams) [J.Benjamin out at home, B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson out at second, H.Easterling to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; F.Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown singled; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; J.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Brown to second]; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Phillips out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; B.O`Neil singled [J.Williams to second]; H.Souell struck out; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin walked; J.Benjamin was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to J.Williams); B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 1. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson tripled to left-center; B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Simms was walked intentionally; F.Duncan out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Wright to B.Leonard) [H.Thompson scored, W.Simms to second]; W.Simms was picked off second (unknown fielder); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; M.Carlisle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. MONARCHS 5TH: N.Phillips out on unknown play; J.Williams singled; B.O`Neil grounded into a double play (H.Easterling to B.Leonard) [J.Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; H.Souell was picked off first (J.Wright to B.Leonard); W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; R.Brown walked [S.Bankhead to second]; J.WILSON BATTED FOR M.CARLISLE; J.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [S.Bankhead to third, R.Brown to second]; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. MONARCHS 7TH: J.WILSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 7 0 3 Grays 1 2 0 9
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