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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 15 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Sunday, August 26, 1945 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  1  3
Chicago American Giants             0 3 0  0 0 0  1 11 x   -  15 21  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    0     0         3   5
Chico Renfroe 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         3   4
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     1         1   5
Johnie Scott cf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Walter Thomas rf                      3   0   0    0     0         1   1
Lee Moody 1b                          3   0   0    0     0        10   0
Eli Williams lf                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Clarence McMullen ph, lf            3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0         4   3
Booker McDaniel p                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               29   0   1    0     2   4    24  18

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Jesse Williams, Chico Renfroe, Lee Moody. 
E: 3.  Jesse Williams 2, Clarence McMullen. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  4


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Douglas 2b                      5   0   5    4     0         3   2
John Bissant lf                       5   2   2    1     0         3   0
Johnny Smith rf                       5   2   1    1     0         2   0
Art Pennington 1b                     5   1   2    1     0        10   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       5   3   4    2     0         2   2
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   1   1    1     0         2   1
Jimmie Crutchfield cf                 4   3   3    3     0         1   0
Herb Barnhill c                       4   2   2    1     0         4   0
Gready McKinnis p                     4   1   1    1     0         0   4
Totals                               41  15  21   15     0   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Herb Barnhill. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Smith, Jimmie Crutchfield, Herb Barnhill. 
SH:  Ralph Wyatt. 
GDP:  Clyde Nelson. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jesse Douglas 2, Clyde Nelson. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Booker McDaniel L                    8      21  15    9   0   4   0  42
Totals                               8      21  15    9   0   4   0  42


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gready McKinnis W                    9       1   0    0   2   4   0  31
Totals                               9       1   0    0   2   4   0  31



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/26/1945, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago American Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Chicago                       
1. J.Williams          ss        J.Douglas           2b        
2. C.Renfroe           2b        J.Bissant           lf        
3. H.Souell            3b        J.Smith             rf        
4. J.Scott             cf        A.Pennington        1b        
5. W.Thomas            rf        C.Nelson            3b        
6. L.Moody             1b        R.Wyatt             ss        
7. E.Williams          lf        J.Crutchfield       cf        
8. F.Duncan            c         H.Barnhill          c         
9. B.McDaniel          p         G.McKinnis          p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams singled to center field; C.Renfroe forced
J.Williams (G.McKinnis to R.Wyatt) [C.Renfroe to first];
H.Souell reached on a fielder's choice [C.Renfroe to second
(error by H.Barnhill)]; J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Thomas
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American
Giants 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: J.Douglas singled; J.Douglas was caught
stealing second (F.Duncan to J.Williams); J.Bissant singled;
J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody out on unknown play; C.MCMULLEN BATTED
FOR E.WILLIAMS; C.McMullen out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants
0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: C.MCMULLEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF);
C.Nelson singled; R.Wyatt out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [C.Nelson to second]; J.Crutchfield doubled [C.Nelson
scored]; H.Barnhill doubled [J.Crutchfield scored]; G.McKinnis
out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled [H.Barnhill scored];
J.Bissant out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
0, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.McDaniel out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Smith out on unknown play; A.Pennington
singled; C.Nelson grounded into a double play (J.Williams to
C.Renfroe to L.Moody) [A.Pennington out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; W.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield
out on unknown play; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: L.Moody out on unknown play; C.McMullen out on
unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: G.McKinnis out on unknown play; J.Douglas
singled; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.McDaniel out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; C.Renfroe walked; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; C.Nelson
singled; C.Nelson was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to
J.Williams); R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Thomas out on
unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, American Giants 3.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: J.Crutchfield singled; H.Barnhill out on
unknown play [J.Crutchfield to second]; G.McKinnis out on
unknown play; J.Douglas singled [J.Crutchfield scored];
J.Douglas was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to J.Williams); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.McMullen out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; B.McDaniel out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 4.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Bissant singled; J.Smith reached on an
error by J.Williams [J.Bissant to second, J.Smith to first];
A.Pennington singled [J.Bissant scored, J.Smith to second];
C.Nelson singled [J.Smith scored (unearned), A.Pennington to
second]; R.Wyatt reached on an error by J.Williams [A.Pennington
to third, C.Nelson to second, R.Wyatt to first]; J.Crutchfield
singled [A.Pennington scored, C.Nelson scored, R.Wyatt to
second]; H.Barnhill singled [R.Wyatt to third, J.Crutchfield to
second]; G.McKinnis singled [R.Wyatt scored (unearned),
J.Crutchfield to third, H.Barnhill to second]; J.Douglas singled
[J.Crutchfield scored, H.Barnhill scored, G.McKinnis to third];
J.Bissant forced J.Douglas (unknown fielder) [G.McKinnis scored
(unearned), J.Bissant to first]; J.Smith doubled [J.Bissant
scored (unearned)]; A.Pennington out on unknown play; C.Nelson
singled to left field [J.Smith scored (unearned) (error by
C.McMullen), C.Nelson to second (error by C.McMullen)]; R.Wyatt
singled to right field (W.Thomas to C.Renfroe) [C.Nelson scored
(unearned), R.Wyatt out at second]; 11 R (5 ER), 10 H, 3 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 15.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; H.Souell walked; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, American Giants 15.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         0   1   3   4
 American Giants  15  21   1   3


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