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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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