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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 5 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, May 12, 1948 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Exhibition game

Chicago American Giants             1 1 0  0 0 3  0 0 0   -   5  7  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 0  0 1 1   -   3  7  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Marlin Carter 3b                      4   0   1    1     0         0   0
Sam Hill cf                           3   1   0    0     0         4   0
Alphonso Gerard lf                    4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Jim Pendleton ss                      3   1   0    1     1         4   3
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   1   1    1     0         8   1
Clyde McNeal 2b                       3   1   1    1     1         2   4
John Williams 1b                      4   0   1    1     0         9   0
Bienvenido Rodriguez rf               4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Gentry Jessup p                       4   0   1    0     0         0   2
Totals                               33   5   7    5     2   9    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Quincy Trouppe, Clyde McNeal, John Williams. 

BATTING -
2B:  Quincy Trouppe, John Williams. 
HBP:  Sam Hill. 
Team LOB:  4


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Hank Thompson 2b                      4   1   1    0     0         3   4
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    1     0         4   0
Johnie Scott lf                       4   0   1    0     0         0   0
Buck O'Neil 1b                        3   0   0    1     1         8   0
Tom Cooper rf                         2   1   1    0     1         2   0
  Hilton Smith ph                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   0    0     0   1     9   3
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   1    1     0         0   3
Totals                               33   3   7    3     2   6    27  11

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Hank Thompson, Willard Brown, Johnie Scott. 
IW:  Buck O'Neil. 
GDP:  Hilton Smith. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown, Tom Cooper. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup W                      9       7   3    3   2   6   0  35
Totals                               9       7   3    3   2   6   0  35

IW:  Gentry Jessup. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque L                       9       7   5    5   2   9   0  36
Totals                               9       7   5    5   2   9   0  36

HBP:  Jim LaMarque. 


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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Frank Duncan, 2B -  , 3B - Sylvester Vaughn

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 5/12/1948 -- Chicago American Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. M.Carter            3b        G.Baker             ss        
2. S.Hill              cf        H.Souell            3b        
3. A.Gerard            lf        H.Thompson          2b        
4. J.Pendleton         ss        W.Brown             cf        
5. Q.Trouppe           c         J.Scott             lf        
6. C.McNeal            2b        B.O'Neil            1b        
7. J.Williams          1b        T.Cooper            rf        
8. B.Rodriguez         rf        E.Taborn            c         
9. G.Jessup            p         J.LaMarque          p         

AMERICAN GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game
stories and box sc; M.Carter out on unknown play; S.Hill was hit
by a pitch; A.Gerard singled [S.Hill to third]; J.Pendleton out
on unknown play [S.Hill scored]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 1, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 2ND: C.McNeal out on unknown play; J.Williams
out on unknown play; B.Rodriguez singled; G.Jessup singled
[B.Rodriguez to second]; M.Carter singled [B.Rodriguez scored,
G.Jessup to second]; S.Hill out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 3RD: E.Taborn dropped a foul fly hit by
A.Gerard; A.Gerard out on unknown play; J.Pendleton out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: T.Cooper out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque lined to S.Hill; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 4TH: C.McNeal walked; J.Williams out on unknown
play; B.Rodriguez out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

AMERICAN GIANTS 5TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; S.Hill out
on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown doubled to right-center; W.Brown stole
third; J.Scott out on unknown play; B.O'Neil grounded out
(G.Jessup to J.Williams) [W.Brown scored]; T.Cooper walked;
E.Taborn out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
Giants 2, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 6TH: J.Pendleton walked; Q.Trouppe doubled to
right field [J.Pendleton scored]; C.McNeal singled [Q.Trouppe
scored]; J.Williams doubled to left field [C.McNeal scored];
B.Rodriguez grounded out (E.Taborn unassisted); J.Williams was
picked off second (E.Taborn to H.Thompson); G.Jessup grounded
out (J.LaMarque to B.O'Neil); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American
Giants 5, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 7TH: M.Carter out on unknown play; S.Hill out
on unknown play; A.Gerard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 1.

AMERICAN GIANTS 8TH: J.Pendleton out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe
out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: T.Cooper singled; T.Cooper stole second; E.Taborn
out on unknown play; J.LaMarque singled [T.Cooper scored];
G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 2.

AMERICAN GIANTS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play;
B.Rodriguez out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American Giants 5, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Thompson doubled to left field; W.Brown singled
[H.Thompson scored]; J.Scott doubled [W.Brown to third];
B.O'Neil was walked intentionally; H.SMITH BATTED FOR T.COOPER;
H.Smith grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to Q.Trouppe to
J.Williams) [W.Brown out at home, J.Scott to third, B.O'Neil to
second]; E.Taborn struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  American
Giants 5, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American Giants   5   7   0   4
 Monarchs         3   7   1   5


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