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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 2 Newark Eagles (NW2) 1

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Game played on Tuesday, September 17, 1946 (N) at Polo Grounds V, New York NY
Postseason Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0   -   2  8  0
Newark Eagles                       0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  9  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hank Thompson 2b                      4   1   1    0     1   0     3   3
Herb Souell 3b                        5   0   2    2     0   0     1   1
Ted Strong rf                         4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    0     1   0     7   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jim Hamilton ss                       1   0   0    0     1   0     2   3
  Chico Renfroe ss                    2   0   0    0     0   0     2   1
Earl Taborn c                         2   0   0    0     2   0    11   3
Hilton Smith p                        2   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Satchel Paige p                     1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               32   2   8    2     5   0    27  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. 

BATTING -
SH:  Satchel Paige. 
GDP:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  9


Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     4   0
Clarence Isreal 3b                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Benny Felder 3b                     2   0   0    0     0   1     1   0
  Biz Mackey ph                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Charlie Parks 1b                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         3   1   1    0     1   0     1   2
Monte Irvin ss                        4   0   1    0     0   1     5   2
Lennie Pearson 1b, 3b                 3   0   1    0     1   1     7   1
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   2    1     0   1     2   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   1    0     0   1     7   1
Leon Day p                            1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Max Manning ph                      1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Rufus Lewis p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
  Cotton Williams ph                  1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               34   1   9    1     2   6    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Benny Felder, Larry Doby, Monte Irvin 2, Lennie Pearson 2. 
E: 2.  Larry Doby, Bob Harvey. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Larry Doby. 
CS:  Johnny Davis. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith                         5       5   1    1   2   1   0  21
Satchel Paige W                      4       4   0    0   0   5   0  15
Totals                               9       9   1    1   2   6   0  36

Hilton Smith pitched to 1 batters in the 6th inning

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day                             5       4   1    1   4   0   0  22
Rufus Lewis L                        4       4   1    0   1   0   0  16
Totals                               9       8   2    1   5   0   0  38



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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Bullet Rogan, 2B - Phil Cockrell, 3B - Charles Moore

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 19423

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/17/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Newark                        
1. H.Thompson          2b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. H.Souell            3b        C.Isreal            3b        
3. T.Strong            rf        L.Doby              2b        
4. W.Brown             cf        M.Irvin             ss        
5. B.O`Neil            1b        L.Pearson           1b        
6. J.Scott             lf        J.Davis             lf        
7. J.Hamilton          ss        B.Harvey            rf        
8. E.Taborn            c         L.Ruffin            c         
9. H.Smith             p         L.Day               p         

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Thompson singled to right field [H.Thompson to
third (error by B.Harvey)]; H.Souell singled to right field
[H.Thompson scored]; T.Strong singled [H.Souell to second];
W.Brown grounded into a double play (L.Doby to M.Irvin to
L.Pearson) [H.Souell to third, T.Strong out at second]; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; C.Isreal out on
unknown play; On a bunt L.Doby singled to third base; M.Irvin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Hamilton walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; H.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Pearson singled; J.Davis singled [L.Pearson to
second]; B.Harvey grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to
B.O`Neil) [L.Pearson to third, J.Davis out at second]; L.Ruffin
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson walked; B.FELDER REPLACED C.ISREAL
(PLAYING 3B); H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: L.Day out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown
play; B.Felder out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil walked; J.Scott singled [B.O`Neil to
second]; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; E.Taborn walked
[B.O`Neil to third, J.Scott to second]; H.Smith out on unknown
play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson walked; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 5TH: B.Harvey singled; L.Ruffin forced B.Harvey (H.Smith
to J.Hamilton) [L.Ruffin to first]; C.RENFROE REPLACED
J.HAMILTON (PLAYING SS); M.MANNING BATTED FOR L.DAY; M.Manning
singled [L.Ruffin to second]; J.Wilkes out on unknown play;
B.Felder struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: R.LEWIS REPLACED M.MANNING (PITCHING); B.O`Neil
singled; J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Renfroe hit into a
double play (M.Irvin to L.Pearson to B.Felder) [B.O`Neil out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Doby walked; S.PAIGE REPLACED H.SMITH (PITCHING);
M.Irvin struck out while L.Doby stole second; L.Pearson was
called out on strikes; J.Davis singled to right field [L.Doby
scored]; J.Davis was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Paige singled to
second base [S.Paige to second (error by L.Doby)]; H.Thompson
popped to M.Irvin; H.Souell singled to left field [S.Paige
scored (unearned)]; T.Strong out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin singled;
R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 8TH: B.MACKEY BATTED FOR B.FELDER; B.Mackey out on
unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin singled;
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
2, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: C.PARKS REPLACED B.MACKEY (PLAYING 1B); L.PEARSON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); E.Taborn walked; S.Paige out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [E.Taborn to second];
H.Thompson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 9TH: J.Davis struck out; B.Harvey singled to right
field; L.Ruffin struck out; C.WILLIAMS BATTED FOR R.LEWIS;
C.Williams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Eagles
1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         2   8   0   9
 Eagles           1   9   2   8


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