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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 15 Newark Eagles (NW2) 5

Game played on Monday, September 23, 1946 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Postseason Championship Series

Newark Eagles                       0 2 0  0 0 1  2 0 0   -   5  7  3
Kansas City Monarchs                1 4 0  1 1 1  0 7 x   -  15 21  1

BATTING

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       4   0   0    0     0         3   1
  Charlie Parks ph                    1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Pat Patterson 3b                      3   1   0    0     2         1   5
Larry Doby 2b                         4   0   1    0     1         3   4
Monte Irvin ss                        4   2   1    1     0         1   1
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   3    0     0        11   0
Johnny Davis lf                       2   0   0    1     0         2   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   2    3     0         2   0
Leniel Hooker p                       2   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Cotton Williams p                   2   0   0    0     0         0   2
  Max Manning p                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               33   5   7    5     3   8    24  13

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Monte Irvin 2, Leon Ruffin. 
PB: 2.  Leon Ruffin 2. 

BATTING -
SH:  Bob Harvey. 
HBP:  Johnny Davis 2. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Lennie Pearson, Johnny Davis. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Chico Renfroe ss                      6   3   4    1     0         0   1
Herb Souell 3b                        6   3   4    2     0         1   1
Hank Thompson 2b                      5   1   4    2     0         2   4
Willard Brown cf                      5   0   1    2     0         1   0
Ted Strong rf                         5   1   1    2     0         1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   0   3    0     0        12   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   3   1    0     1         1   1
Earl Taborn c                         4   2   0    0     1         9   0
Jim LaMarque p                        5   2   3    3     0         0   4
Totals                               45  15  21   12     2   1    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Chico Renfroe. 

BATTING -
3B:  Chico Renfroe. 
HR:  Ted Strong. 
HBP:  Hank Thompson. 
Team LOB:  9

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil, Johnie Scott. 

PITCHING

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leniel Hooker L                      4       9   6    3   1   0   0  23
Cotton Williams                      3.2    11   9    8   1   1   1  23
Max Manning                          0.1     1   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               8      21  15   11   2   1   1  48

HBP:  Leniel Hooker. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       7   5    5   3   8   0  39
Totals                               9       7   5    5   3   8   0  39

HBP:  Jim LaMarque 2. 


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Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Bullet Rogan, 2B - Sylvester Vaughn, 3B -  Fambro

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 8492

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 9/23/1946 -- Newark Eagles at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

EAGLES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown
play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: L.Ruffin dropped a foul fly hit by C.Renfroe;
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson
singled [H.Souell to third]; L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball
[H.Souell scored (unearned), H.Thompson to second]; W.Brown out
on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 0, Monarchs 1.

EAGLES 2ND: M.Irvin singled; L.Pearson singled [M.Irvin to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [M.Irvin to third, L.Pearson to
second]; L.Ruffin singled [M.Irvin scored, L.Pearson scored];
L.Hooker out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil stole second; J.Scott
walked; E.Taborn forced B.O`Neil (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to
second, E.Taborn to first]; J.LaMarque singled [J.Scott scored,
E.Taborn to second]; C.Renfroe singled [E.Taborn to third,
J.LaMarque to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson
singled to shortstop [E.Taborn scored, J.LaMarque scored
(unearned) (no RBI) (error by M.Irvin), C.Renfroe scored
(unearned) (no RBI), H.Thompson to second]; W.Brown out on
unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson walked;
L.Doby walked [P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin out on unknown
play; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 3RD: T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
L.Ruffin allowed a passed ball [B.O`Neil to second]; J.Scott out
on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 5.

EAGLES 4TH: J.Davis was hit by a pitch; J.Davis stole second;
B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play;
L.Hooker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2,
Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; C.Renfroe tripled
to left-center; H.Souell flied to J.Wilkes [C.Renfroe scored];
H.Thompson was hit by a pitch; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson to
third]; W.Brown stole second; T.Strong out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 6.

EAGLES 5TH: J.Wilkes reached on an error by C.Renfroe [J.Wilkes
to first]; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on
unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Eagles 2, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 5TH: C.WILLIAMS REPLACED L.HOOKER (PITCHING); B.O`Neil
singled; J.Scott forced B.O`Neil (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to
first]; J.Scott stole second; E.Taborn reached on an error by
M.Irvin [J.Scott to third, E.Taborn to first]; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play [J.Scott scored (unearned)]; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Eagles 2, Monarchs 7.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Pearson singled; L.Pearson stole second; J.Davis
was hit by a pitch; B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin
singled [L.Pearson scored, J.Davis to second]; C.Williams out on
unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Eagles 3, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; H.Thompson singled to center
field (J.Wilkes to L.Doby) [H.Souell to third, H.Thompson out at
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Souell scored]; T.Strong
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 3, Monarchs 8.

EAGLES 7TH: P.Patterson walked; L.Doby singled [P.Patterson to
third]; M.Irvin forced L.Doby (unknown fielder) [P.Patterson
scored, M.Irvin to first]; L.Pearson singled [M.Irvin to third];
J.Davis out on unknown play [M.Irvin scored]; L.Pearson was
picked off first (unknown fielder); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 7TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Monarchs 8.

EAGLES 8TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; C.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Eagles 5, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.LaMarque singled; C.Renfroe singled [J.LaMarque
to second]; H.Souell singled [J.LaMarque scored, C.Renfroe to
second]; H.Thompson singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Souell to
third]; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Souell scored]; T.Strong
homered to rightfield [H.Thompson scored]; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Scott singled; E.Taborn walked [J.Scott to
second]; J.LaMarque singled [J.Scott scored, E.Taborn to
second]; C.Renfroe singled [E.Taborn scored, J.LaMarque to
second]; M.MANNING REPLACED C.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); H.Souell
singled [J.LaMarque to third, C.Renfroe to second]; H.Thompson
grounded out (L.Doby to L.Pearson); 7 R, 9 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. 
Eagles 5, Monarchs 15.

EAGLES 9TH: C.PARKS BATTED FOR J.WILKES; C.Parks out on unknown
play; P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Eagles 5, Monarchs 15.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Eagles           5   7   3   7
 Monarchs        15  21   1   9


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