Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 3 Homestead Grays 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 2 8 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell ss, 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 Dave Harper lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Eddie Locke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Walter Thomas rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Booker McDaniel ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b, ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mance Smith cf 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 Norman Young 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lee Moody ph, 2b 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 Bob Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 8 0 Jack Matchett ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Frank Duncan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Doc Wingo c 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 Hilton Smith ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy Haynes c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Satchel Paige p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim LaMarque p 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 Earl Bumpus ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 29 0 4 0 1 5 24 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Herb Souell, Lee Moody, Bob Johnson. E: 3. Dave Harper, Walter Thomas, Bonnie Serrell. BATTING - GDP: Bob Johnson. Team LOB: 3 BASERUNNING - CS: Bonnie Serrell. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 1 1 0 4 1 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 3 0 0 9 0 Josh Gibson c 4 0 2 1 0 5 0 Walter Cannady 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 Dave Hoskins rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ray Battle 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Ray Brown p 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 0 4 27 2 FIELDING - DP: 1. Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard, Walter Cannady. BATTING - 2B: Cool Papa Bell, Josh Gibson. HBP: Dave Hoskins. GDP: Cool Papa Bell. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige L 3 2 1 1 0 4 0 11 Jim LaMarque 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 23 Totals 8 8 2 2 0 4 0 34 HBP: Jim LaMarque. Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ray Brown W 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 30 Totals 9 4 0 0 1 5 0 30 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - W. Moore, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 13000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/25/1944, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. H.Souell ss C.Bell lf 2. D.Harper lf J.Benjamin cf 3. W.Thomas rf S.Bankhead ss 4. B.Serrell 2b B.Leonard 1b 5. M.Smith cf J.Gibson c 6. N.Young 3b W.Cannady 2b 7. B.Johnson 1b D.Hoskins rf 8. D.Wingo c R.Battle 3b 9. S.Paige p R.Brown p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Souell out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell doubled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled to left field [C.Bell scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; L.MOODY BATTED FOR N.YOUNG; L.Moody singled; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 2ND: H.SOUELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); B.SERRELL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); L.MOODY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); W.Cannady struck out; D.Hoskins struck out; R.Battle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 3RD: D.Wingo out on unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: R.Brown reached on an error by B.Serrell [R.Brown to first]; C.Bell grounded into a double play (H.Souell to L.Moody to B.Johnson) [R.Brown out at second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 4TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked; B.Serrell was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 4TH: J.LAMARQUE REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled; J.Gibson singled [B.Leonard to second]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 5TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody singled; B.Johnson grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to W.Cannady to B.Leonard) [L.Moody out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 5TH: R.Battle out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 6TH: D.Wingo out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 6TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to left field [B.Leonard to second (error by D.Harper)]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 7TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 7TH: D.Hoskins was hit by a pitch; R.Battle reached on an error by W.Thomas [D.Hoskins to second, R.Battle to first]; R.Brown out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 8TH: M.Smith out on unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; J.MATCHETT BATTED FOR B.JOHNSON; J.Matchett singled; H.SMITH BATTED FOR D.WINGO; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 8TH: F.DUNCAN REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PLAYING 1B); S.HAYNES REPLACED H.SMITH (PLAYING C); S.Bankhead out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled to right field; J.Gibson doubled to left field [B.Leonard scored]; W.Cannady out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. MONARCHS 9TH: E.BUMPUS BATTED FOR J.LAMARQUE; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; E.LOCKE BATTED FOR D.HARPER; E.Locke out on unknown play; B.MCDANIEL BATTED FOR W.THOMAS; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 0 4 3 3 Grays 2 8 0 8
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