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Newark Eagles (NW2) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Thursday, September 19, 1946 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Postseason Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 3  0 0 0   -   4  6  2
Newark Eagles                       0 0 1  0 0 0  6 0 x   -   7 12  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Hank Thompson 2b                      4   0   0    0     0         3   2
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     1         2   1
Ted Strong rf                         3   1   0    0     0         0   1
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   1    3     0         1   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   1    0     0   1     6   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   0    0     0   2     0   0
Chico Renfroe ss                      4   0   3    1     0         7   3
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   0    0     0   2     4   1
  Hilton Smith ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Ted Alexander pr                    0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ford Smith p                          2   0   0    0     1         1   1
  Satchel Paige p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               32   4   6    4     3   6    24  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Herb Souell, Johnie Scott. 

BATTING -
HR:  Willard Brown. 
SH:  Ted Strong. 
GDP:  Satchel Paige. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Chico Renfroe. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   1   1    0     1   0     3   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      5   0   3    0     0   1     0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         3   2   1    2     1   0     1   6
Monte Irvin ss                        3   1   1    1     2   0     2   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   1   1    0     0   0    10   0
Johnny Davis lf                       3   1   1    1     1   0     2   0
Bob Harvey rf                         4   0   2    0     0   1     1   0
Leon Ruffin c                         3   1   1    0     0   0     8   0
Max Manning p                         4   0   1    1     0   0     0   1
Totals                               33   7  12    5     5   2    27   8

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Larry Doby, Lennie Pearson. 
E: 2.  Jimmy Wilkes, Max Manning. 

BATTING -
2B:  Monte Irvin, Bob Harvey. 
HR:  Larry Doby. 
SH:  Larry Doby, Leon Ruffin. 
Team LOB:  9


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith                           6.1     8   4    4   5   1   1  31
Satchel Paige L                      1.2     4   3    2   0   1   0  9
Totals                               8      12   7    6   5   2   1  40


Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Max Manning W                        9       6   4    2   3   6   1  36
Totals                               9       6   4    2   3   6   1  36



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

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 9787

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 9/19/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Newark                        
1. H.Thompson          2b        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. H.Souell            3b        P.Patterson         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. C.Renfroe           ss        B.Harvey            rf        
8. E.Taborn            c         L.Ruffin            c         
9. F.Smith             p         M.Manning           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; H.Thompson out on unknown play; H.Souell walked;
T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes walked; P.Patterson singled [J.Wilkes to
second]; L.Doby out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Wilkes to third, P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin out on
unknown play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 2ND: J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey doubled;
L.Ruffin out on unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Eagles 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: E.Taborn out on unknown play; F.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson singled
to center field (W.Brown to C.Renfroe) [P.Patterson out at
second]; L.Doby walked; M.Irvin doubled [L.Doby scored];
L.Pearson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs
0, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: 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 0, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis walked; B.Harvey singled [J.Davis to
second]; L.Ruffin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Davis to third, B.Harvey to second]; M.Manning out on unknown
play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.O`Neil singled to center field [B.O`Neil to
second (error by J.Wilkes)]; J.Scott was called out on strikes;
C.Renfroe singled to right field [B.O`Neil scored (unearned)];
E.Taborn struck out; C.Renfroe stole second; F.Smith walked;
H.Thompson grounded out (L.Doby to L.Pearson); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 5TH: P.Patterson singled; L.Doby out on unknown play;
M.Irvin walked [P.Patterson to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown
play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled to left field; T.Strong reached
on an error on a sacrifice bunt by M.Manning [H.Souell to
second, T.Strong to first]; W.Brown homered [H.Souell scored,
T.Strong scored (unearned)]; B.O`Neil struck out; J.Scott flied
to J.Wilkes; C.Renfroe singled to left field; E.Taborn was
called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4,
Eagles 1.

EAGLES 6TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; M.Manning out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Eagles 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Eagles 1.

EAGLES 7TH: J.Wilkes singled; P.Patterson struck out; L.Doby
homered to leftfield [J.Wilkes scored]; M.Irvin walked; S.PAIGE
REPLACED F.SMITH (PITCHING); L.Pearson singled to left field
[M.Irvin scored (no RBI) (error by J.Scott), L.Pearson to
second]; J.Davis singled to left field [L.Pearson scored];
B.Harvey struck out; L.Ruffin singled to right field [J.Davis
scored (no RBI) (error by H.Souell), L.Ruffin to third];
M.Manning singled to right field [L.Ruffin scored (unearned)];
J.Wilkes popped to E.Taborn in foul territory; 6 R (5 ER), 6 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Eagles 7.

MONARCHS 8TH: T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 4, Eagles 7.

EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 4, Eagles 7.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Scott struck out; C.Renfroe singled to center
field; H.SMITH BATTED FOR E.TABORN; H.Smith walked [C.Renfroe to
second]; T.ALEXANDER RAN FOR H.SMITH; S.Paige grounded into a
double play (L.Doby to L.Pearson) [T.Alexander out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Eagles 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         4   6   2   5
 Eagles           7  12   2   9


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