Cleveland Buckeyes 2 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 14 11 1 Kansas City Monarchs 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 6 4 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Sam Jethroe cf 4 4 2 0 2 1 0 Archie Ware 1b 4 2 1 2 1 8 0 Leon Kellman 2b 3 2 1 1 3 4 3 Clyde Nelson 3b 3 0 0 0 3 2 2 Willie Grace rf 4 0 1 4 2 0 0 Al Smith lf 6 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 Joe Greene c 5 2 2 0 1 1 7 0 Chico Renfroe ss 4 1 1 0 0 4 3 Eugene Smith p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sam Jones p 4 2 3 3 0 0 3 Totals 38 14 11 11 12 11 27 12 FIELDING - DP: 1. Archie Ware, Leon Kellman, Chico Renfroe. E: 1. Chico Renfroe. BATTING - 3B: Sam Jethroe. SH: Archie Ware, Chico Renfroe 2. Team LOB: 12 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Jethroe, Archie Ware, Leon Kellman, Willie Grace, Chico Renfroe 2. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Herb Souell 3b 4 1 0 1 1 1 1 Tom Cooper 1b, c 4 1 1 2 1 8 0 Hank Thompson rf 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 2 3 1 0 0 Johnie Scott lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 Curtis Roberts 2b 3 1 0 0 2 6 1 Gene Baker ss 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 Earl Taborn c 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 Buck O'Neil ph, 1b 3 0 1 0 0 5 1 Gene Collins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Connie Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Gene Richardson p 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 Totals 32 7 6 7 10 6 27 7 FIELDING - E: 4. Tom Cooper, Curtis Roberts 2, Gene Baker. BATTING - 2B: Gene Richardson. HBP: Gene Collins. GDP: Johnie Scott. Team LOB: 9 PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Eugene Smith 1 1 5 5 6 0 0 11 Sam Jones W 8 5 2 1 4 6 0 32 Totals 9 6 7 6 10 6 0 43 Eugene Smith pitched to 6 batters in the 2nd inning HBP: Eugene Smith. Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Gene Collins L 2 2 9 3 8 3 0 20 Connie Johnson 1.1 5 5 5 1 1 0 10 Gene Richardson 5.2 4 0 0 3 7 0 23 Totals 9 11 14 8 12 11 0 53 Gene Collins pitched to 6 batters in the 3rd inning Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B - , 3B - Frank Duncan Time of Game: 3:10 Attendance: 3950 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/27/1948, game 1 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Kansas City Monarchs (D) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Kansas City 1. S.Jethroe cf H.Souell 3b 2. A.Ware 1b T.Cooper 1b 3. L.Kellman 2b H.Thompson rf 4. C.Nelson 3b W.Brown cf 5. W.Grace rf J.Scott lf 6. A.Smith lf C.Roberts 2b 7. J.Greene c G.Baker ss 8. C.Renfroe ss E.Taborn c 9. E.Smith p G.Collins p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; S.Jethroe walked; A.Ware out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [S.Jethroe to second]; L.Kellman walked; C.Nelson walked [S.Jethroe to third, L.Kellman to second]; W.Grace walked [S.Jethroe scored, L.Kellman to third, C.Nelson to second]; A.Smith out on unknown play [L.Kellman scored]; J.Greene out on unknown play; 2 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; W.Brown walked [H.Thompson to second]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Monarchs 0. BUCKEYES 2ND: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; E.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe tripled; A.Ware reached on an error by C.Roberts [S.Jethroe scored (unearned) (no RBI), A.Ware to first]; L.Kellman walked [A.Ware to second]; A.Ware stole third and L.Kellman stole second; C.Nelson reached on an error by G.Baker [A.Ware scored (unearned) (no RBI), L.Kellman to third, C.Nelson to first]; W.Grace out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: C.Roberts walked; G.Baker walked [C.Roberts to second]; E.Taborn singled [C.Roberts scored, G.Baker to second]; G.Collins was hit by a pitch [G.Baker to third, E.Taborn to second]; H.Souell walked [G.Baker scored, E.Taborn to third, G.Collins to second]; T.Cooper walked [E.Taborn scored, G.Collins to third, H.Souell to second]; S.JONES REPLACED E.SMITH (PITCHING); H.Thompson forced G.Collins (unknown fielder) [H.Souell to third, T.Cooper to second, H.Thompson to first]; W.Brown singled to left field [H.Souell scored, T.Cooper scored, H.Thompson to second]; J.Scott grounded into a double play (C.Renfroe to L.Kellman to A.Ware) [W.Brown out at second]; 5 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 4, Monarchs 5. BUCKEYES 3RD: A.Smith reached on an error by C.Roberts [A.Smith to first]; J.Greene walked [A.Smith to second]; C.Renfroe reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by T.Cooper [A.Smith scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Greene to third, C.Renfroe to first]; C.Renfroe stole second; S.Jones singled [J.Greene scored, C.Renfroe scored (unearned)]; S.Jethroe walked [S.Jones to second]; A.Ware walked [S.Jones to third, S.Jethroe to second]; C.JOHNSON REPLACED G.COLLINS (PITCHING); L.Kellman out on unknown play [S.Jones scored (unearned)]; C.Nelson walked [S.Jethroe to third, A.Ware to second]; W.Grace out on unknown play [S.Jethroe scored (unearned)]; A.Smith out on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 9, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 3RD: C.Roberts out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; B.O'NEIL BATTED FOR E.TABORN; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 9, Monarchs 5. BUCKEYES 4TH: B.O'NEIL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); T.COOPER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C); J.Greene singled; C.Renfroe out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Greene to second]; S.Jones singled [J.Greene scored]; S.Jethroe singled [S.Jones to third]; S.Jethroe stole second; A.Ware singled [S.Jones scored, S.Jethroe scored]; L.Kellman singled [A.Ware to second]; G.RICHARDSON REPLACED C.JOHNSON (PITCHING); C.Nelson walked [A.Ware to third, L.Kellman to second]; W.Grace singled [A.Ware scored, L.Kellman scored, C.Nelson to third]; W.Grace stole second; A.Smith struck out; J.Greene struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 4TH: G.Richardson doubled; H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Cooper singled [G.Richardson scored]; H.Thompson forced T.Cooper (unknown fielder) [H.Thompson to second (error by C.Renfroe)]; W.Brown singled [H.Thompson scored (unearned)]; J.Scott out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. BUCKEYES 5TH: C.Renfroe singled; C.Renfroe stole second; S.Jones out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 5TH: C.Roberts walked; G.Baker out on unknown play; B.O'Neil singled [C.Roberts to second]; G.Richardson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. BUCKEYES 6TH: L.Kellman walked; L.Kellman was picked off first (unknown fielder); C.Nelson out on unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 6TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Thompson walked; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott walked [H.Thompson to second]; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. BUCKEYES 7TH: A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Greene singled; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; S.Jones singled [J.Greene to second]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 7TH: G.Baker walked; B.O'Neil out on unknown play; G.Richardson out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. BUCKEYES 8TH: A.Ware out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 8TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. BUCKEYES 9TH: W.Grace walked; A.Smith out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 14, Monarchs 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 14 11 1 12 Monarchs 7 6 4 9
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