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Major League All Stars(M) (MLS) 5 Kansas City Royals (KCR) 4

Game played on Wednesday, October 11, 1944 (N) at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles CA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Royals                  1 0 0  0 0 0  0 3 0   -   4  8  2
Major League All Stars(M)           0 3 0  0 0 1  0 0 1   -   5 11  2

BATTING

Kansas City Royals                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms 1b                       3   2   1    0     2   0     8   0
Jesse Williams ss, 3b                 4   0   3    1     0   0     2   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   0    0     0   0     4   1
Ziggy Marcell lf                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Artie Wilson ss                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Dandridge ph, ss                2   1   1    1     1   0     1   0
Sam Bankhead rf                       4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Collins Jones 3b                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Cool Papa Bell ph, lf               4   0   2    0     0   0     2   0
Pepper Bassett c                      2   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Biz Mackey ph, c                    2   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Chet Brewer p                       1   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Totals                               33   4   8    3     4   0    26   3

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Willie Simms, Jesse Williams, Bonnie Serrell. 
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Bonnie Serrell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jesse Williams, Cool Papa Bell. 
GDP:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ray Dandridge. 
CS:  Willie Simms, Cool Papa Bell. 

Major League All Stars(M)            AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Pete Coscarart ss                     4   0   1    0     1   0     4   1
George Metkovich rf                   4   1   2    0     0   0     1   0
Babe Dahlgren 1b                      5   0   0    0     0   0    13   0
Bob Elliott 3b                        4   0   1    1     1   0     2   0
Vince Dimaggio cf                     4   2   1    0     1   0     2   0
Peanuts Lowrey lf                     5   1   3    0     0   0     1   0
Don Johnson 2b                        4   1   1    1     0   0     1   1
Roy Partee c                          3   0   1    2     1   0     3   2
Red Barrett p                         3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               36   5  11    4     4   0    27   4

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Pete Coscarart, Babe Dahlgren, Don Johnson. 
E: 2.  Bob Elliott, Don Johnson. 

BATTING -
3B:  George Metkovich 2. 
SH:  Red Barrett. 
HBP:  George Metkovich. 
GDP:  Don Johnson. 
Team LOB:  11

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Pete Coscarart. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         5      10   4    4   4   0   0  29
Chet Brewer L                        3.2     1   1    0   0   0   0  13
Totals                               8.2    11   5    4   4   0   0  42

Hilton Smith pitched to 1 batters in the 6th inning
HBP:  Hilton Smith. 

Major League All Stars(M)            IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Barrett W                        9       8   4    1   4   0   0  37
Totals                               9       8   4    1   4   0   0  37

WP:  Red Barrett. 


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Umpires: HP - Harry Conrad

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 10/11/1944 -- Kansas City Royals at Major
League All Stars(M) (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Major League                  
1. W.Simms             1b        P.Coscarart         ss        
2. J.Williams          ss        G.Metkovich         rf        
3. B.Serrell           2b        B.Dahlgren          1b        
4. Z.Marcell           lf        B.Elliott           3b        
5. S.Bankhead          rf        V.Dimaggio          cf        
6. J.Benjamin          cf        P.Lowrey            lf        
7. C.Jones             3b        D.Johnson           2b        
8. P.Bassett           c         R.Partee            c         
9. H.Smith             p         R.Barrett           p         

ROYALS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; W.Simms singled; J.Williams doubled [W.Simms scored];
B.Serrell out on unknown play; Z.Marcell out on unknown play;
S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
All Stars(M) 0.

ALL STARS(M) 1ST: P.Coscarart out on unknown play; G.Metkovich
tripled; B.Dahlgren out on unknown play; B.Elliott out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 0.

ROYALS 2ND: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.BELL BATTED FOR
C.JONES; C.Bell out on unknown play; P.Bassett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 0.

ALL STARS(M) 2ND: C.BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
J.WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); A.WILSON REPLACED
Z.MARCELL (PLAYING SS); V.Dimaggio singled; P.Lowrey singled
[V.Dimaggio to second]; D.Johnson singled [V.Dimaggio scored,
P.Lowrey to third, D.Johnson to second (on throw)]; R.Partee
singled [P.Lowrey scored, D.Johnson scored]; R.Barrett out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [R.Partee to second];
P.Coscarart walked; G.Metkovich out on unknown play; B.Dahlgren
out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, All
Stars(M) 3.

ROYALS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; W.Simms walked;
W.Simms was caught stealing second (R.Partee to P.Coscarart);
J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
All Stars(M) 3.

ALL STARS(M) 3RD: B.Elliott singled; V.Dimaggio walked
[B.Elliott to second]; P.Lowrey out on unknown play; D.Johnson
out on unknown play; R.Partee walked [B.Elliott to third,
V.Dimaggio to second]; R.Barrett out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 3.

ROYALS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; R.DANDRIDGE BATTED
FOR A.WILSON; R.Dandridge walked; S.Bankhead grounded into a
double play (D.Johnson to P.Coscarart to B.Dahlgren)
[R.Dandridge out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
All Stars(M) 3.

ALL STARS(M) 4TH: R.DANDRIDGE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS);
P.Coscarart singled; P.Coscarart stole second; P.Coscarart was
picked off second (H.Smith to R.Dandridge); G.Metkovich was hit
by a pitch; B.Dahlgren out on unknown play; B.Elliott walked
[G.Metkovich to second]; V.Dimaggio out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 3.

ROYALS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Bell singled;
R.Barrett threw a wild pitch [C.Bell to second]; P.Bassett out
on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 3.

ALL STARS(M) 5TH: P.Lowrey singled; D.Johnson out on unknown
play; R.Partee out on unknown play; R.Barrett singled [P.Lowrey
to second]; P.Coscarart out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 3.

ROYALS 6TH: W.Simms walked; J.Williams singled [W.Simms to
second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; R.Dandridge out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 3.

ALL STARS(M) 6TH: G.Metkovich tripled; C.BREWER REPLACED
H.SMITH (PITCHING); B.Dahlgren out on unknown play; B.Elliott
out on unknown play [G.Metkovich scored]; V.Dimaggio out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 4.

ROYALS 7TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; C.Bell out on
unknown play; B.MACKEY BATTED FOR P.BASSETT; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 4.

ALL STARS(M) 7TH: B.MACKEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); P.Lowrey
singled; D.Johnson grounded into a double play (J.Williams to
B.Serrell to W.Simms) [P.Lowrey out at second]; R.Partee out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, All Stars(M) 4.

ROYALS 8TH: C.Brewer out on unknown play; W.Simms reached on an
error by D.Johnson [W.Simms to first]; J.Williams singled
[W.Simms to second]; B.Serrell forced J.Williams (unknown
fielder) [W.Simms to third, B.Serrell to first]; R.Dandridge
singled [W.Simms scored (unearned), B.Serrell to third];
R.Dandridge stole second; S.Bankhead singled to third base
[B.Serrell scored (unearned) (error by B.Elliott), R.Dandridge
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Elliott), S.Bankhead to
second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, All Stars(M) 4.

ALL STARS(M) 8TH: R.Barrett out on unknown play; P.Coscarart
out on unknown play; G.Metkovich out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 4, All Stars(M) 4.

ROYALS 9TH: C.Bell doubled; B.Mackey out on unknown play;
C.Bell was caught stealing third (R.Partee to B.Elliott);
C.Brewer walked; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 4, All Stars(M) 4.

ALL STARS(M) 9TH: B.Dahlgren out on unknown play; B.Elliott out
on unknown play; V.Dimaggio reached on an error by J.Williams
[V.Dimaggio to second]; P.Lowrey reached on an error by
B.Serrell [V.Dimaggio scored (unearned) (no RBI), P.Lowrey to
first]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 4, All Stars(M) 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Royals           4   8   2   6
 All Stars(M)     5  11   2  11


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