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Homestead Grays (HOM) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4

Game played on Saturday, August 9, 1947 (N) at Wilmington Park, Wilmington DE
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                3 0 0  1 0  -   4  7  1
Homestead Grays                     3 0 0  0 2  -   5  7  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Curtis Roberts 2b                     3   1   2    0     0         0   2
Herb Souell 3b                        3   1   1    0     0         0   1
Joe Greene lf                         3   0   1    0     0         3   0
Ted Strong 1b                         3   0   0    1     0         5   0
Johnie Scott cf                       2   1   1    2     0         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         2   1   1    0     0         5   0
Tom Cooper rf                         2   0   1    1     0         1   0
John Sanderson ss                     2   0   0    0     0         0   0
John Scroggins p                      2   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               22   4   7    4     0   6    15   3

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Curtis Roberts, Earl Taborn. 
HR:  Johnie Scott. 
Team LOB:  3


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     2   2   1    0     1         2   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       3   1   1    1     0         1   2
Bob Thurman rf                        2   2   2    2     1         0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   0    1     0         4   0
Eudie Napier c                        3   0   1    1     0         5   0
Luke Easter lf                        3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Luis Marquez 3b                       2   0   1    0     0         0   2
Clarence Bruce 2b                     2   0   1    0     0         1   1
Cecil Kaiser p                        2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               22   5   7    5     2   4    15   6


BATTING -
2B:  Sam Bankhead. 
3B:  Bob Thurman. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Bob Thurman, Luis Marquez. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
John Scroggins L                     5       7   5        2   4   0  24
Totals                               5       7   5        2   4   0  24


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cecil Kaiser W                       5       7   4        0   6   1  22
Totals                               5       7   4        0   6   1  22



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Umpires: HP - Oscar Charleston, 1B -  Fonville, 3B -  Trusty

Time of Game: 1:20   Attendance: 


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