Kansas City Monarchs 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1 Homestead Grays 0 2 1 0 3 0 x - 6 8 0 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Gene Baker ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hank Thompson rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Elston Howard lf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tom Cooper 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 Curtis Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Jim LaMarque p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 21 1 2 1 2 0 18 6 FIELDING - DP: 3. Gene Baker 2, Tom Cooper 3, Curtis Roberts 3, Jim LaMarque. E: 1. Gene Baker. PB: 1. Earl Taborn. BATTING - 2B: Willard Brown. GDP: Elston Howard. Team LOB: 1 BASERUNNING - SB: Willard Brown. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Luis Marquez cf 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 Sam Bankhead ss 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 Luke Easter lf 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 2 3 1 0 3 0 Wilmer Fields 3b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 Tom Parker rf 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 Clarence Bruce 2b 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 Luther Clifford c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Alexander p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 22 6 8 4 3 2 21 3 FIELDING - DP: 2. Luis Marquez, Sam Bankhead, Buck Leonard 2, Clarence Bruce. BATTING - 2B: Luis Marquez, Buck Leonard, Wilmer Fields, Tom Parker, Clarence Bruce. SH: Sam Bankhead, Wilmer Fields. GDP: Sam Bankhead, Luther Clifford, Ted Alexander. Team LOB: 3 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jim LaMarque L 6 8 6 4 3 2 0 27 Totals 6 8 6 4 3 2 0 27 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ted Alexander W 7 2 1 1 2 0 0 23 Totals 7 2 1 1 2 0 0 23 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Kemp, 1B - Owens Time of Game: 1:33 Attendance: 6000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/5/1948, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. G.Baker ss L.Marquez cf 2. H.Souell 3b S.Bankhead ss 3. H.Thompson rf L.Easter lf 4. W.Brown cf B.Leonard 1b 5. E.Howard lf W.Fields 3b 6. E.Taborn c T.Parker rf 7. T.Cooper 1b C.Bruce 2b 8. C.Roberts 2b L.Clifford c 9. J.LaMarque p T.Alexander p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; 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. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: L.Marquez singled; S.Bankhead grounded into a double play (G.Baker to C.Roberts to T.Cooper) [L.Marquez out at second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown doubled; W.Brown stole third; E.Howard out on unknown play [W.Brown scored]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper singled; C.Roberts grounded out (B.Leonard unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard singled; W.Fields out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Leonard to second]; T.Parker doubled [B.Leonard scored]; C.Bruce doubled [T.Parker scored]; L.Clifford out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 2. MONARCHS 3RD: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker walked; H.Souell hit into a double play (L.Marquez to B.Leonard) [G.Baker out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 2. GRAYS 3RD: L.Marquez out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; L.Easter walked [S.Bankhead to second]; B.Leonard doubled [S.Bankhead scored, L.Easter to third]; W.Fields out on unknown play; T.Parker out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 3. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 4TH: C.Bruce walked; L.Clifford grounded into a double play (G.Baker to C.Roberts to T.Cooper) [C.Bruce out at second]; T.Alexander out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 3. MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 3. GRAYS 5TH: L.Marquez doubled to left field; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Marquez to third]; L.Easter out on unknown play [L.Marquez scored]; B.Leonard singled; W.Fields doubled [B.Leonard to third]; E.Taborn allowed a passed ball [B.Leonard scored (unearned), W.Fields scored (unearned)]; T.Parker out on unknown play; 3 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 6. MONARCHS 6TH: J.LaMarque out on unknown play; G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 6. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bruce out on unknown play; L.Clifford reached on an error by G.Baker [L.Clifford to first]; T.Alexander grounded into a double play (J.LaMarque to C.Roberts to T.Cooper) [L.Clifford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 6. MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown walked; E.Howard grounded into a double play (S.Bankhead to C.Bruce to B.Leonard) [W.Brown out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 6. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 2 1 1 Grays 6 8 0 3
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