Retrosheet


Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 14 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7

Game played on Sunday, June 27, 1948 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

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


Back to Main Page for 1948 Negro League Season

Back to Main Page for Negro League Baseball

Data are shown for games which have been identified by Retrosheet. Missing data are not shown. Negro Leagues data should be viewed as incomplete.


Retrosheet website last updated December 3, 2024.
All data contained at this site is copyright 1996-2024 by Retrosheet. All Rights Reserved. Click here for information about the use of Retrosheet data

Send comments and suggestions to Tom Thress: tthress-ATsign-retrosheet.org.
Join the Retrosheet Discussion group here: RetroList
Retrosheet is an all-volunteer organization and a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. To volunteer, please e-mail Tom Thress. To make a donation, you can visit here: Donation Page