Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1 Chicago American Giants 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Norman Young ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 Dave Harper rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 2 4 0 0 2 2 Lee Moody lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mance Smith cf 3 0 2 1 1 4 0 Sammy Haynes c 4 0 1 1 0 8 0 Bob Johnson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 9 1 Earl Bumpus p 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 32 3 9 2 2 3 27 20 FIELDING - DP: 1. Norman Young, Bonnie Serrell, Bob Johnson. E: 1. Earl Bumpus. BATTING - 3B: Dave Harper. SH: Lee Moody. GDP: Herb Souell. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Bonnie Serrell 2. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Douglas 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 6 Lloyd Davenport cf 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 Johnny Smith rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 Clyde Nelson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 George Minor rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alex Radcliff 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 Art Pennington 1b 4 0 2 0 0 13 0 John Bissant lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 Bob Smith c 3 0 1 0 1 7 0 Willie Wells ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Herb Barnhill ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gentry Jessup p 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 Totals 28 1 5 0 7 4 27 17 FIELDING - DP: 1. Jesse Douglas, Alex Radcliff, Art Pennington. E: 2. Bob Smith 2. PB: 1. Bob Smith. BATTING - SH: Willie Wells. GDP: John Bissant. Team LOB: 8 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Earl Bumpus W 9 5 1 0 7 4 0 36 Totals 9 5 1 0 7 4 0 36 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup L 9 9 3 2 2 3 0 35 Totals 9 9 3 2 2 3 0 35 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - ? Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 11000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 7/9/1944, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago Am. Giants (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. N.Young ss J.Douglas 2b 2. D.Harper rf L.Davenport cf 3. H.Souell 3b J.Smith rf 4. B.Serrell 2b A.Radcliff 3b 5. L.Moody lf A.Pennington 1b 6. M.Smith cf J.Bissant lf 7. S.Haynes c B.Smith c 8. B.Johnson 1b W.Wells ss 9. E.Bumpus p G.Jessup p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc KC played game under protest due to Chicago's use of Alex Radcliff and Willie Wells Jr., who KC claimed were the property of the Clowns and Memphis, respectively.; N.Young out on unknown play; D.Harper walked; H.Souell grounded into a double play (A.Radcliff to J.Douglas to A.Pennington) [D.Harper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas walked; L.Davenport walked [J.Douglas to second]; J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; A.Pennington singled [J.Douglas to third, L.Davenport to second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell was picked off first (G.Jessup to A.Pennington); L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith singled; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0. AM. GIANTS 2ND: B.Smith walked; W.Wells out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Smith to second]; G.Jessup reached on a fielder's choice (unknown fielder) [B.Smith out at third]; J.Douglas walked [G.Jessup to second]; L.Davenport walked [G.Jessup to third, J.Douglas to second]; J.Smith reached on an error [G.Jessup scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Douglas to third, L.Davenport to second, J.Smith to first (error by E.Bumpus; assist by B.Johnson)]; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 3RD: B.Johnson singled; B.Johnson was picked off first, but was safe on an error by B.Smith [B.Johnson to second]; B.Smith allowed a passed ball [B.Johnson to third]; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; B.Johnson was picked off third, but was safe on an error by B.Smith [B.Johnson scored (unearned)]; N.Young out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 3RD: A.Pennington out on unknown play; J.Bissant singled; B.Smith out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell stole second; L.Moody flied to J.Smith [B.Serrell to third]; M.Smith singled to first base [B.Serrell scored]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 4TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport walked; L.Davenport was picked off first (E.Bumpus to B.Johnson); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 5TH: B.Johnson out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; N.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 6TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled; B.Serrell stole second; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Bissant singled; J.Bissant was picked off first (E.Bumpus to B.Johnson); B.Smith out on unknown play; W.Wells out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 7TH: M.Smith walked; M.Smith was picked off first (G.Jessup to A.Pennington); S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 7TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 8TH: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; N.Young out on unknown play; D.Harper tripled; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 8TH: C.NELSON BATTED FOR J.SMITH; C.Nelson walked; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; A.Pennington singled [C.Nelson to second]; J.Bissant grounded into a double play (N.Young to B.Serrell to B.Johnson) [A.Pennington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 1. MONARCHS 9TH: G.MINOR REPLACED C.NELSON (PLAYING RF); B.Serrell singled; L.Moody out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to second]; M.Smith popped to A.Radcliff in foul territory; S.Haynes singled to center field [B.Serrell scored]; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 1. AM. GIANTS 9TH: B.Smith singled; H.BARNHILL BATTED FOR W.WELLS; B.Smith was picked off first (E.Bumpus to B.Johnson); H.Barnhill out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 1. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 3 9 1 5 Am. Giants 1 5 2 8
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