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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Homestead Grays (HOM) 1

Game played on Thursday, June 17, 1943 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

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. 


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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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