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Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Thursday, August 7, 1947 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  6  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 0 1  0 0 0  1 3 x   -   5  9  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Thomas Favors 1b                      3   0   1    0     0         8   1
  Buck O`Neil ph, 1b                  1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Chico Renfroe 2b                      3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   1    0     0         2   3
  John Scroggins ph                   1   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Ted Strong rf                         2   0   0    0     2         2   0
  Gene Collins pr                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Johnie Scott cf                       3   0   0    0     0         5   0
  Joe Greene ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1    0     0         3   0
Tom Cooper lf                         4   0   1    0     0         2   0
John Sanderson ss                     3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Satchel Paige p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   1
  Connie Johnson p                    2   0   2    0     0         0   1
  Cannonball Berry p                  0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               31   0   6    0     3   8    24   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Chico Renfroe. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herb Souell. 
GDP:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Tom Cooper. 
CS:  Tom Cooper. 

Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Murray Watkins 3b                     3   0   0    1     1         5   0
Gabe Patterson lf                     4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Frank Austin ss                       4   1   2    0     0         3   1
Gene Benson cf                        4   1   1    0     0         2   0
Archie Brathwaite rf                  3   1   0    0     0         5   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   1   1    1     0         8   3
Doc Dennis 1b                         3   0   1    1     0         2   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     4   1   2    1     0         1   2
Barney Brown p                        2   0   1    1     0         0   0
Totals                               30   5   9    5     1   3    27   6

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, Doc Dennis, Mahlon Duckett. 

BATTING -
SH:  Stanley Glenn, Doc Dennis, Barney Brown. 
HBP:  Archie Brathwaite. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Murray Watkins. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige L                      3       2   1    0   0   1   0  12
Connie Johnson                       4.2     7   4    4   1   2   0  22
Cannonball Berry                     0.1     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               8       9   5    4   1   3   0  35

HBP:  Connie Johnson. 

Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Barney Brown W                       9       6   0    0   3   8   0  34
Totals                               9       6   0    0   3   8   0  34



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Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B - Eulogio Penalver

Time of Game: 2:03   Attendance: 5120

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/7/1947, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Philadelphia                  
1. T.Favors            1b        M.Watkins           3b        
2. C.Renfroe           2b        G.Patterson         lf        
3. H.Souell            3b        F.Austin            ss        
4. T.Strong            rf        G.Benson            cf        
5. J.Scott             cf        A.Brathwaite        rf        
6. E.Taborn            c         S.Glenn             c         
7. T.Cooper            lf        D.Dennis            1b        
8. J.Sanderson         ss        M.Duckett           2b        
9. S.Paige             p         B.Brown             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; T.Favors singled; C.Renfroe out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: M.Watkins out on unknown play; G.Patterson singled;
F.Austin out on unknown play; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; T.Cooper singled; T.Cooper stole second; T.Cooper
was caught stealing third (S.Glenn to M.Watkins); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Glenn out on
unknown play; D.Dennis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Sanderson out on unknown play; S.Paige out on
unknown play; T.Favors out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 3RD: M.Duckett singled to second base [M.Duckett to
second (error by C.Renfroe)]; B.Brown out on a sacrifice bunt
(S.Paige to C.Renfroe) [M.Duckett to third]; M.Watkins reached
on a fielder's choice [M.Duckett scored (unearned)]; M.Watkins
stole second; G.Patterson out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Souell doubled;
T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: C.JOHNSON REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); G.Benson out
on unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Glenn out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; J.Sanderson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

STARS 5TH: D.Dennis out on unknown play; M.Duckett out on
unknown play; B.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: C.Johnson singled; T.Favors out on unknown play;
C.Renfroe walked [C.Johnson to second]; H.Souell grounded into a
double play (M.Duckett to F.Austin to D.Dennis) [C.Renfroe out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

STARS 6TH: M.Watkins walked; M.Watkins was picked off first
(C.Johnson to T.Favors); G.Patterson out on unknown play;
F.Austin singled; G.Benson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: T.Strong walked; J.Scott out on unknown play;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

STARS 7TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; S.Glenn singled;
D.Dennis reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt
[S.Glenn to second]; M.Duckett singled [S.Glenn to third,
D.Dennis to second]; B.Brown singled [S.Glenn scored, D.Dennis
to third, M.Duckett to second]; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
G.Patterson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs
0, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Sanderson out on unknown play; C.Johnson
singled; B.O`NEIL BATTED FOR T.FAVORS; B.O`Neil flied to unknown
fielder; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 0, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: B.O`NEIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); F.Austin
singled; G.Benson singled [F.Austin to second]; A.Brathwaite was
hit by a pitch [F.Austin to third, G.Benson to second]; S.Glenn
out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [F.Austin scored,
G.Benson to third, A.Brathwaite to second]; D.Dennis singled
(unknown fielder) [G.Benson scored, A.Brathwaite to third,
D.Dennis out at second]; C.BERRY REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING);
M.Duckett reached on a fielder's choice (H.Souell to C.Renfroe)
[A.Brathwaite scored, M.Duckett out at second]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.SCROGGINS BATTED FOR H.SOUELL; J.Scroggins
struck out; T.Strong walked; G.COLLINS RAN FOR T.STRONG;
J.GREENE BATTED FOR J.SCOTT; J.Greene flied to unknown fielder;
E.Taborn singled [G.Collins to second]; T.Cooper out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         0   6   1   7
 Stars            5   9   0   6


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