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Homestead Grays (HOM) 4 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1

Game played on Sunday, September 20, 1942 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Postseason Championship Series

Homestead Grays                     0 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 1   -   4  9  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0   -   1  5  1

BATTING

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   1    1     0   2     0   0
Ed Stone rf                           4   0   2    1     0   1     0   0
Howard Easterling 3b                  4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Josh Gibson c                         4   0   0    0     0   1    13   1
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     0   0     6   0
Bus Clarkson ss                       4   0   0    0     0   2     3   2
Lennie Pearson 2b                     4   2   2    0     0   0     2   3
Vic Harris lf                         3   1   2    0     1   0     2   0
Leon Day p                            4   0   1    1     0   1     0   1
Totals                               36   4   9    3     1   7    27   7

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Bus Clarkson, Lennie Pearson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ed Stone, Lennie Pearson 2, Leon Day. 
3B:  Jerry Benjamin. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms lf                       3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Ted Strong rf                         4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   1   1    0     0        11   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0         3   3
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   0    1     0         2   3
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   1    0     0         8   0
Satchel Paige p                       3   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
Totals                               30   1   5    1     1  12    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Buck O`Neil. 

BATTING -
2B:  Frank Duncan. 
Team LOB:  3

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Willie Simms. 

PITCHING

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day W                           9       5   1    1   1  12   0  31
Totals                               9       5   1    1   1  12   0  31


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige L                      9       9   4    3   1   7   0  37
Totals                               9       9   4    3   1   7   0  37

WP:  Satchel Paige. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Billy Donaldson, 1B - Bullet Rogan, 3B - Hurley McNair

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 8542

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 9/20/1942 -- Homestead Grays at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Homestead                     Kansas City                   
1. J.Benjamin          cf        W.Simms             lf        
2. E.Stone             rf        H.Souell            3b        
3. H.Easterling        3b        T.Strong            rf        
4. J.Gibson            c         W.Brown             cf        
5. B.Leonard           1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. B.Clarkson          ss        B.Serrell           2b        
7. L.Pearson           2b        J.Williams          ss        
8. V.Harris            lf        F.Duncan            c         
9. L.Day               p         S.Paige             p         

GRAYS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and
box sc; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; E.Stone singled;
H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: W.Simms singled; W.Simms was caught stealing
second (unknown fielder); H.Souell out on unknown play; T.Strong
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 2ND: B.Leonard out on unknown play; B.Clarkson struck
out; L.Pearson lined to B.O`Neil; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays
0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris singled; L.Day doubled [V.Harris to third];
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; E.Stone struck out; H.Easterling
flied to W.Brown; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Williams out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 0, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 5TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; V.Harris singled;
L.Day struck out; J.Benjamin tripled [V.Harris scored]; E.Stone
doubled [J.Benjamin scored]; H.Easterling singled to second base
(B.Serrell to F.Duncan) [E.Stone out at home]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Grays 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; B.Leonard out on
unknown play; B.Clarkson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 2, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; F.Duncan doubled;
S.Paige lined into a double play (B.Clarkson to L.Pearson)
[F.Duncan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Grays 2,
Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 7TH: L.Pearson doubled to left field; V.Harris reached on
an error by B.O`Neil [L.Pearson scored (unearned) (no RBI),
V.Harris to first]; L.Day out on unknown play; J.Benjamin struck
out; E.Stone grounded out (B.Serrell to B.O`Neil); 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell singled;
T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Monarchs 0.

GRAYS 8TH: H.Easterling out on unknown play; J.Gibson out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Grays 3, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.O`Neil singled to center field; B.Serrell
singled to left field [B.O`Neil to third]; J.Williams forced
B.Serrell (L.Pearson to B.Clarkson) [B.O`Neil scored, J.Williams
to first]; F.Duncan popped to H.Easterling in foul territory;
S.Paige struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 3, Monarchs 1.

GRAYS 9TH: B.Clarkson out on unknown play; L.Pearson doubled to
left field; S.Paige threw a wild pitch [L.Pearson to third];
V.Harris walked; L.Day forced V.Harris (J.Williams to B.Serrell)
[L.Pearson scored, L.Day to first]; J.Benjamin struck out; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 9TH: W.Simms walked; H.Souell out on unknown play;
T.Strong out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Grays 4, Monarchs 1.

GRAYS 10TH: Kansas City protested Homestead's use of Clarkson,
from the Philadelphia Stars; and Stone, Pearson, and Day, all

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Grays            4   9   0   6
 Monarchs         1   5   1   3


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