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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Philadelphia Stars (PH5) 2

Game played on Wednesday, September 8, 1948 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 1  1 0 1  3 0 0   -   6 10  1
Philadelphia Stars                  0 1 0  1 0 0  0 0 0   -   2  6  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Gene Baker ss                         4   2   2    3     0   0     2   7
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0   0     1   1
Hank Thompson rf                      4   1   1    1     0   0     2   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Elston Howard lf                      4   0   0    0     0   0     2   0
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   1    1     0   0     4   0
Tom Cooper 1b                         4   1   1    0     0   0    14   0
Curtis Roberts 2b                     4   1   2    0     0   0     0   3
Ford Smith p                          3   1   2    1     0   0     1   1
Totals                               35   6  10    6     0   0    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Elston Howard. 

BATTING -
HR:  Gene Baker. 
GDP:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  2


Philadelphia Stars                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Frank Austin ss                       3   0   0    0     1   0     3   4
Murray Watkins 3b                     4   0   1    0     0   0     0   3
Archie Brathwaite rf                  4   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
George Crowe 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     9   1
Harry Simpson cf                      4   1   1    0     0   0     4   0
Mahlon Duckett 2b                     3   1   2    0     0   0     2   2
  Roy Partlow ph                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Bill Cash lf                          3   0   0    1     1   0     3   0
Stanley Glenn c                       3   0   1    1     0   0     4   1
  Barney Brown ph                     1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Henry McHenry p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Totals                               33   2   6    2     2   0    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Frank Austin, George Crowe, Mahlon Duckett. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Ford Smith W                         9       6   2    2   2   0   0  35
Totals                               9       6   2    2   2   0   0  35


Philadelphia Stars                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Henry McHenry L                      9      10   6    6   0   0   1  35
Totals                               9      10   6    6   0   0   1  35



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 9/8/1948, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Philadelphia Stars (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Philadelphia                  
1. G.Baker             ss        F.Austin            ss        
2. H.Souell            3b        M.Watkins           3b        
3. H.Thompson          rf        A.Brathwaite        rf        
4. W.Brown             cf        G.Crowe             1b        
5. E.Howard            lf        H.Simpson           cf        
6. E.Taborn            c         M.Duckett           2b        
7. T.Cooper            1b        B.Cash              lf        
8. C.Roberts           2b        S.Glenn             c         
9. F.Smith             p         H.McHenry           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, Stars 0.

STARS 1ST: F.Austin walked; M.Watkins out on unknown play;
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; E.Howard out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 0.

STARS 2ND: H.Simpson singled; M.Duckett singled [H.Simpson to
third]; B.Cash out on unknown play [H.Simpson scored]; S.Glenn
out on unknown play; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: T.Cooper singled; C.Roberts singled [T.Cooper to
second]; F.Smith singled [T.Cooper scored, C.Roberts to second];
G.Baker out on unknown play; H.Souell grounded into a double
play (F.Austin to M.Duckett to G.Crowe) [F.Smith out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Stars 1.

STARS 3RD: F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins singled to
left field [M.Watkins to second (error by E.Howard)];
A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Crowe out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Stars 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson singled; W.Brown out on unknown play
[H.Thompson to second]; E.Howard out on unknown play; E.Taborn
singled [H.Thompson scored]; E.Taborn was picked off first
(unknown fielder); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 1.

STARS 4TH: H.Simpson out on unknown play; M.Duckett singled;
B.Cash out on unknown play [M.Duckett to second]; S.Glenn
singled [M.Duckett scored]; H.McHenry out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: T.Cooper out on unknown play; C.Roberts out on
unknown play; F.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 2, Stars 2.

STARS 5TH: F.Austin out on unknown play; M.Watkins out on
unknown play; A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: G.Baker singled; H.Souell singled [G.Baker to
third]; H.Thompson out on unknown play [G.Baker scored]; W.Brown
out on unknown play; E.Howard out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Stars 2.

STARS 6TH: G.Crowe singled; H.Simpson out on unknown play;
M.Duckett out on unknown play; B.Cash walked [G.Crowe to
second]; S.Glenn out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 3, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; C.Roberts singled; F.Smith singled [C.Roberts to
second]; G.Baker homered to leftfield [C.Roberts scored, F.Smith
scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 6, Stars 2.

STARS 7TH: H.McHenry out on unknown play; F.Austin out on
unknown play; M.Watkins out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: 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 6, Stars 2.

STARS 8TH: A.Brathwaite out on unknown play; G.Crowe out on
unknown play; H.Simpson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 6, Stars 2.

MONARCHS 9TH: 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 6, Stars 2.

STARS 9TH: R.PARTLOW BATTED FOR M.DUCKETT; R.Partlow out on
unknown play; B.Cash out on unknown play; B.BROWN BATTED FOR
S.GLENN; B.Brown flied to unknown fielder; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 6, Stars 2.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         6  10   1   2
 Stars            2   6   0   6


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