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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Sunday, July 9, 1944 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  5  1
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 1  x  -   2  7  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Norman Young ss                       2   0   0    0     1   0     0   3
Dave Harper rf                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Lee Moody lf                          3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Mance Smith cf                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Bob Johnson 1b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     4   0
Satchel Paige p                       2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Booker McDaniel p                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               26   0   5    0     1   0    18   5

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Norman Young, Bonnie Serrell, Bob Johnson. 
E: 1.  Booker McDaniel. 
PB: 1.  Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnny Smith rf                       2   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Art Pennington 1b                     3   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
Clyde Nelson lf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Herb Barnhill c                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Wells ss                       2   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Gready McKinnis p                     2   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               23   2   7    1     1   3    21   0


BATTING -
2B:  Alex Radcliff. 
3B:  Art Pennington. 
GDP:  Alex Radcliff. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Alex Radcliff, Clyde Nelson. 
CS:  Jesse Douglas. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige L                      5       5   1    1   1   3   0  19
Booker McDaniel                      1       2   1    1   0   0   0  5
Totals                               6       7   2    2   1   3   0  24


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis W                    7       5   0    0   1   0   0  27
Totals                               7       5   0    0   1   0   0  27



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 11000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/9/1944, game 2 -- 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        C.Nelson            lf        
7. S.Haynes            c         H.Barnhill          c         
8. B.Johnson           1b        W.Wells             ss        
9. S.Paige             p         G.McKinnis          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
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 singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am.
Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport
singled; J.Smith walked [L.Davenport to second]; A.Radcliff
grounded into a double play (N.Young to B.Serrell to B.Johnson)
[J.Smith out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am.
Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody singled; M.Smith out on unknown play;
S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: A.Pennington struck out; C.Nelson singled;
C.Nelson stole second; H.Barnhill singled to third base
[C.Nelson to third]; W.Wells struck out; G.McKinnis struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: S.Paige out on unknown play; N.Young walked;
D.Harper out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Douglas out on unknown play; L.Davenport out
on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell singled; L.Moody out on unknown play;
M.Smith out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: A.Radcliff doubled to left field; A.Pennington
grounded out (N.Young to B.Johnson) [A.Radcliff to third];
C.Nelson grounded out (S.Paige to B.Johnson); A.Radcliff stole
home; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Johnson singled; S.Paige out on unknown play;
N.Young out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: W.Wells out on unknown play; G.McKinnis out on
unknown play; J.Douglas singled; J.Douglas was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am.
Giants 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play;
L.Moody out on unknown play; M.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.MCDANIEL REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING);
L.Davenport popped to S.Haynes in foul territory; J.Smith
singled to pitcher [J.Smith to second (error by B.McDaniel)];
S.Haynes allowed a passed ball [J.Smith to third]; A.Radcliff
grounded out (N.Young to B.Johnson) [J.Smith scored];
A.Pennington tripled; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; B.Johnson out on
unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         0   5   1   6
 Am. Giants       2   7   0   4


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