Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 - 4 8 2 Chicago American Giants 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 10 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 Tom Cooper 2b 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 14 0 Ted Strong rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Connie Johnson pr, rf 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnie Scott cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 Ford Smith lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 Curt Roberts ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Jim LaMarque p 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 Totals 32 4 8 4 2 1 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, Curt Roberts. E: 2. Herb Souell, Jim LaMarque. BATTING - 2B: Johnie Scott 2. HR: Tom Cooper. HBP: Jim LaMarque. GDP: Tom Cooper, Johnie Scott. Team LOB: 4 BASERUNNING - CS: Ford Smith. Chicago American Giants AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Clyde McNeal ss 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 Sam Hill cf 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 Bernell Longest 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 Earl Bumpus lf 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 Lyman Bostock 1b 3 1 2 0 2 0 8 2 John Miles 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 2 Jim McCurine rf 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 John Bissant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jake Tolbert c 4 0 0 0 1 0 8 2 Leonard Johnson p 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Totals 36 3 10 2 8 0 27 14 FIELDING - DP: 2. Clyde McNeal 2, Bernell Longest 2, Lyman Bostock 2. E: 1. Bernell Longest. BATTING - 2B: Clyde McNeal, Sam Hill. SH: Jim McCurine. GDP: Leonard Johnson. Team LOB: 15 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque W 9 10 3 0 8 0 0 45 Totals 9 10 3 0 8 0 0 45 Chicago American Giants IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Leonard Johnson L 9 8 4 3 2 1 1 35 Totals 9 8 4 3 2 1 1 35 HBP: Leonard Johnson. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Olive, 1B - Paulson Time of Game: 1:55 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Friday, 7/25/1947 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago American Giants (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Chicago 1. H.Souell 3b C.McNeal ss 2. T.Cooper 2b S.Hill cf 3. B.O`Neil 1b B.Longest 2b 4. T.Strong rf E.Bumpus lf 5. J.Scott cf L.Bostock 1b 6. F.Smith lf J.Miles 3b 7. E.Taborn c J.McCurine rf 8. C.Roberts ss J.Tolbert c 9. J.LaMarque p L.Johnson p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; H.Souell walked; T.Cooper grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [H.Souell out at second]; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: C.McNeal out on unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; B.Longest singled; E.Bumpus walked [B.Longest to second]; L.Bostock singled [B.Longest to third, E.Bumpus to second]; J.Miles flied to T.Strong; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 2ND: T.Strong grounded out (C.McNeal to L.Bostock); J.Scott doubled to short rightfield (L.Bostock to J.Miles) [J.Scott out at third]; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Tolbert grounded out (H.Souell to B.O`Neil); L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 3RD: E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled; J.LaMarque singled [C.Roberts to third]; H.Souell struck out; T.Cooper grounded out (L.Bostock to L.Johnson); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: C.McNeal singled; S.Hill out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 0. AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: L.Bostock singled; J.Miles singled [L.Bostock to second]; J.McCurine reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.LaMarque [L.Bostock scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Miles to third, J.McCurine to first]; J.Tolbert out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; C.McNeal singled [J.Miles scored (unearned), J.McCurine to second]; S.Hill doubled [J.McCurine scored (unearned), C.McNeal to third]; B.Longest out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 5TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: E.Bumpus singled; L.Bostock walked [E.Bumpus to second]; J.Miles out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Tolbert out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque was hit by a pitch; H.Souell forced J.LaMarque (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to first]; T.Cooper homered to deep left-center [H.Souell scored]; B.O`Neil singled; T.Strong walked [B.O`Neil to second]; J.Scott grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [T.Strong out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: L.Johnson walked; L.Johnson was picked off first (E.Taborn to B.O`Neil); C.McNeal doubled; S.Hill out on unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 7TH: F.Smith out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Roberts singled; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: E.Bumpus walked; L.Bostock walked [E.Bumpus to second]; J.Miles walked [E.Bumpus to third, L.Bostock to second]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Tolbert out on unknown play; L.Johnson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 8TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: C.McNeal out on unknown play; S.Hill reached on an error by H.Souell [S.Hill to first]; B.Longest out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, American Giants 3. MONARCHS 9TH: T.Strong reached on an error by B.Longest [T.Strong to first]; C.JOHNSON RAN FOR T.STRONG; J.Scott hit a ground rule double to deep rightfield [C.Johnson to third]; F.Smith singled [C.Johnson scored (unearned), J.Scott scored]; F.Smith was caught stealing second (J.Tolbert to C.McNeal); E.Taborn out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 3. AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: C.JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); L.Bostock out on unknown play; J.Miles singled; J.McCurine walked [J.Miles to second]; J.BISSANT RAN FOR J.MCCURINE; J.Tolbert walked [J.Miles to third, J.Bissant to second]; L.Johnson grounded into a double play (C.Roberts to B.O`Neil) [J.Tolbert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 4, American Giants 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 4 8 2 4 American Giants 3 10 1 15
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