Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 - 7 12 0 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 BATTING Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bernell Longest 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 Buddy Armour cf 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 Sam Hill rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Earl Bumpus lf 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 John Ritchey c 4 2 2 0 0 0 11 1 Lyman Bostock 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 9 0 John Miles 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 Clyde McNeal ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Gentry Jessup p 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 Totals 37 7 12 6 2 0 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 2. Bernell Longest, John Ritchey, Lyman Bostock, John Miles 2. PB: 1. John Ritchey. BATTING - 2B: Bernell Longest, John Ritchey. HR: John Miles. SH: Sam Hill. GDP: John Ritchey. Team LOB: 6 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Chico Renfroe ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 Hank Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 Willard Brown cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Johnie Scott lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Greene c 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 Buck O`Neil 1b 2 0 0 0 1 0 9 0 Tom Cooper rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cannonball Berry p 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 Ted Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim LaMarque p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals 26 0 3 0 1 1 27 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Herb Souell, Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. E: 1. Cannonball Berry. BATTING - SH: Tom Cooper. GDP: Chico Renfroe. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - SB: Herb Souell. CS: Buck O`Neil. PITCHING Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gentry Jessup W 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 28 Totals 9 3 0 0 1 1 0 28 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Cannonball Berry L 7 8 5 4 2 0 1 30 Ted Alexander 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6 Jim LaMarque 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 9 12 7 6 2 0 1 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Akronis, 1B - Bob Ohlinger Time of Game: 1:56 Attendance: 1600 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 5/23/1947 -- Chicago American Giants at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Chicago Kansas City 1. B.Longest 2b H.Souell 3b 2. B.Armour cf C.Renfroe ss 3. S.Hill rf H.Thompson 2b 4. E.Bumpus lf W.Brown cf 5. J.Ritchey c J.Scott lf 6. L.Bostock 1b J.Greene c 7. J.Miles 3b B.O`Neil 1b 8. C.McNeal ss T.Cooper rf 9. G.Jessup p C.Berry p AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: B.Longest out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Berry singled; C.Berry was picked off first (unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 0, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: B.Longest singled; B.Armour singled [B.Longest to second]; S.Hill singled [B.Longest to third, B.Armour to second]; S.Hill was picked off first, but was safe on an error by C.Berry [B.Longest scored, B.Armour to third, S.Hill to second]; E.Bumpus singled [B.Armour scored, S.Hill scored (unearned)]; J.Ritchey grounded into a double play (H.Souell to H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [E.Bumpus out at second]; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe grounded into a double play (J.Miles to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [H.Souell out at second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 3, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: J.Miles homered to leftfield; C.McNeal out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest doubled; B.Armour walked; S.Hill out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. American Giants 4, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 4, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: E.Bumpus walked; J.Ritchey doubled (unknown fielder) [E.Bumpus out at home, J.Ritchey to third (on throw)]; L.Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [J.Ritchey scored]; J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil walked; T.Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil to second]; C.Berry struck out while B.O`Neil was caught stealing third (J.Ritchey to J.Miles); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Ritchey allowed a passed ball [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 5, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED C.BERRY (PITCHING); E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey singled; L.Bostock singled [J.Ritchey to second]; J.Miles singled [J.Ritchey scored, L.Bostock to third]; C.McNeal out on unknown play [L.Bostock scored, J.Miles to second]; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 7, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 7, Monarchs 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: J.LAMARQUE REPLACED T.ALEXANDER (PITCHING); B.Longest out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; S.Hill out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Armour to second]; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. American Giants 7, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 9TH: T.STRONG BATTED FOR T.COOPER; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. American Giants 7, Monarchs 0. Final Totals R H E LOB American Giants 7 12 0 6 Monarchs 0 3 1 1
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