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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2

Game played on Wednesday, May 9, 1945 (N) at Texas League Park, Oklahoma City OK
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 7 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   7  7  1
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  3  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        5   1   2    2     0         4   3
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 5   1   0    0     0         0   0
Johnny Smith rf                       4   1   1    2     0         3   0
Art Pennington 2b                     2   0   0    0     2         0   3
Clyde Nelson 1b                       3   1   0    0     1        10   0
Jesse Douglas 3b                      4   1   1    0     0         1   1
John Bissant lf                       3   0   0    0     1         2   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   1   3    1     0         7   1
Walter McCoy p                        3   1   0    0     1         0   2
Totals                               33   7   7    5     5   2    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Ralph Wyatt. 

BATTING -
3B:  Johnny Smith. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Art Pennington, Herb Barnhill 2. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams 2b                     4   0   0    0     0         3   8
Walter Thomas rf                      4   1   2    0     0         0   0
Jackie Robinson ss                    2   1   1    0     2         3   4
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lee Moody 1b                          4   0   0    0     0        14   0
Chico Renfroe c                       4   0   0    1     0         2   3
Emory Long 3b                         4   0   0    0     0         1   2
Dave Harper cf                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Lee Davis p                           2   0   0    0     1         0   1
  Jack Matchett p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   2   3    1     3   7    27  18

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jackie Robinson, Lee Davis. 

BATTING -
2B:  Walter Thomas. 
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Walter McCoy W                       9       3   2    1   3   7   0  34
Totals                               9       3   2    1   3   7   0  34


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Lee Davis L                          7.2     7   7    5   5   2   0  35
Jack Matchett                        1.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  3
Totals                               9       7   7    5   5   2   0  38



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 1000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/9/1945 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas
City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. R.Wyatt             ss        J.Williams          2b        
2. J.Crutchfield       cf        W.Thomas            rf        
3. J.Smith             rf        J.Robinson          ss        
4. A.Pennington        2b        J.Scott             lf        
5. C.Nelson            1b        L.Moody             1b        
6. J.Douglas           3b        C.Renfroe           c         
7. J.Bissant           lf        E.Long              3b        
8. H.Barnhill          c         D.Harper            cf        
9. W.McCoy             p         L.Davis             p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; R.Wyatt singled; J.Crutchfield out on
unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs
0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on
unknown play; J.Robinson singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: C.Nelson walked; J.Douglas singled
[C.Nelson to second]; J.Bissant out on unknown play; H.Barnhill
singled [C.Nelson scored, J.Douglas to second]; W.McCoy walked
[J.Douglas to third, H.Barnhill to second]; R.Wyatt singled
[J.Douglas scored, H.Barnhill scored, W.McCoy to second];
J.Crutchfield reached on an error by J.Robinson [W.McCoy scored
(no RBI), R.Wyatt to second, J.Crutchfield to first]; J.Smith
tripled [R.Wyatt scored, J.Crutchfield scored (unearned)];
A.Pennington walked; C.Nelson reached on an error by L.Davis
[J.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Pennington to second,
C.Nelson to first]; J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant
walked [A.Pennington to third, C.Nelson to second]; H.Barnhill
out on unknown play; 7 R (5 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.  American
Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: W.McCoy out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out
on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: D.Harper out on unknown play; L.Davis out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington
out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Thomas doubled; J.Robinson walked; J.Scott
reached on an error by R.Wyatt [W.Thomas scored (no RBI),
J.Robinson to third, J.Scott to second]; L.Moody out on unknown
play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play [J.Robinson scored
(unearned)]; E.Long out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant
out on unknown play; H.Barnhill singled; H.Barnhill was caught
stealing second (C.Renfroe to J.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; L.Davis walked;
J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: W.McCoy out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out
on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Robinson walked; J.Scott out on unknown play;
L.Moody out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington
walked; A.Pennington was caught stealing second (C.Renfroe to
J.Robinson); C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Long out on unknown play; D.Harper out on
unknown play; L.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; J.Bissant
out on unknown play; H.Barnhill singled; J.MATCHETT REPLACED
L.DAVIS (PITCHING); H.Barnhill was caught stealing second
(C.Renfroe to J.Williams); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American
Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; W.Thomas singled;
J.Robinson out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: W.McCoy out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out
on unknown play; J.Crutchfield grounded out (J.Robinson to
L.Moody); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; E.Long out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 7, Monarchs 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   7   7   1   4
 Monarchs         2   3   2   5


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