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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9 Homestead Grays (HOM) 5

Game played on Tuesday, September 29, 1942 (N) at Shibe Park, Philadelphia PA
Postseason Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 1  2 0 0  2 3 0   -   9 13  2
Homestead Grays                     3 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   5  7  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms lf                       5   1   1    0     1   1     0   0
Newt Allen 3b                         5   0   1    1     1   1     1   1
Ted Strong rf                         5   2   1    0     0   1     2   0
Willard Brown cf                      5   2   1    0     0   3     3   0
Joe Greene c                          3   2   2    2     2   0    11   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   2   3    3     1   0     8   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     5   0   3    2     0   1     0   0
Jesse Williams ss                     4   0   1    1     1   1     2   2
Jack Matchett p                       2   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
  Satchel Paige p                     3   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Totals                               41   9  13    9     6  10    27   4

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ted Strong, Joe Greene. 
PB: 1.  Joe Greene. 

BATTING -
2B:  Willard Brown. 
3B:  Willie Simms, Buck O`Neil. 
HR:  Joe Greene. 
HBP:  Ted Strong. 
Team LOB:  12

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ted Strong, Jesse Williams 2. 

Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Vic Harris lf                         4   0   1    0     1   1     0   0
Howard Easterling 3b, 2b              4   2   1    0     1   0     1   2
Josh Gibson c                         2   1   0    0     0   0     3   0
  Robert Gaston c                     3   0   0    0     0   3     8   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   2   2    1     0   0    11   0
Ray Brown rf                          2   0   1    2     2   1     1   0
Chester Williams ss                   4   0   1    2     0   0     1   3
Matt Carlisle 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   2     1   2
  Jud Wilson ph, 3b                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Roy Partlow p                         0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Johnny Wright p                     3   0   0    0     0   2     0   3
  Roy Welmaker ph, p                  1   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
Totals                               36   5   7    5     4  10    27  12

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Matt Carlisle. 
PB: 1.  Josh Gibson. 

BATTING -
2B:  Ray Brown. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett                        3.2     7   5    2   2   3   0  21
Satchel Paige W                      5.1     0   0    0   2   7   0  19
Totals                               9       7   5    2   4  10   0  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Roy Partlow                          1.1     2   1    1   4   2   0  10
Johnny Wright L                      6.2    11   8    7   1   7   1  34
Roy Welmaker                         1       0   0    0   1   1   0  4
Totals                               9      13   9    8   6  10   1  48

HBP:  Johnny Wright. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Frank Forbes, 2B - Phil Cockrell

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 14029

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Tuesday, 9/29/1942 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Homestead                     
1. W.Simms             lf        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. N.Allen             3b        V.Harris            lf        
3. T.Strong            rf        H.Easterling        3b        
4. W.Brown             cf        J.Gibson            c         
5. J.Greene            c         B.Leonard           1b        
6. B.O`Neil            1b        R.Brown             rf        
7. B.Serrell           2b        C.Williams          ss        
8. J.Williams          ss        M.Carlisle          2b        
9. J.Matchett          p         R.Partlow           p         

MONARCHS 1ST: W.Simms tripled to right field; N.Allen singled to
center field [W.Simms scored]; T.Strong forced N.Allen
(M.Carlisle to C.Williams) [T.Strong to first]; J.Gibson allowed
a passed ball [T.Strong to second]; W.Brown struck out; J.Greene
walked; B.O`Neil walked [T.Strong to third, J.Greene to second];
B.Serrell flied to J.Benjamin; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs
1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin flied to T.Strong; V.Harris flied to
W.Brown; H.Easterling walked; J.Gibson reached on an error by
J.Greene [H.Easterling to third, J.Gibson to first]; B.Leonard
singled to first base [H.Easterling scored (unearned), J.Gibson
to second]; J.Gibson advanced to third and B.Leonard advanced to
second; R.Brown doubled to left field [J.Gibson scored
(unearned), B.Leonard scored (unearned)]; C.Williams flied to
W.Brown; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Williams walked; J.Matchett struck out while
J.Williams stole second; W.Simms walked; J.WRIGHT REPLACED
R.PARTLOW (PITCHING); N.Allen popped to B.Leonard in foul
territory; T.Strong grounded out (J.Wright to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 2ND: M.Carlisle struck out; J.Wright struck out;
J.Benjamin grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Brown reached on an error by M.Carlisle
[W.Brown to first]; J.Greene singled to center field [W.Brown to
second]; On a bunt B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown to third, J.Greene
to second]; B.Serrell singled to first base [W.Brown scored
(unearned), J.Greene to third, B.O`Neil to second]; J.Williams
struck out; J.Matchett popped to H.Easterling in foul territory;
W.Simms forced B.Serrell (H.Easterling to M.Carlisle) [W.Simms
to first]; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Grays 3.

GRAYS 3RD: V.Harris flied to W.Brown; H.Easterling singled to
right field; J.Gibson popped to B.O`Neil; B.Leonard singled to
center field [H.Easterling to third]; R.Brown walked [B.Leonard
to second]; C.Williams singled [H.Easterling scored, B.Leonard
scored, R.Brown to second]; M.Carlisle struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: R.GASTON REPLACED J.GIBSON (PLAYING C); N.Allen
struck out; T.Strong was hit by a pitch; W.Brown struck out;
J.Greene homered to leftfield [T.Strong scored]; B.O`Neil
grounded out (M.Carlisle to B.Leonard); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Wright flied to T.Strong; J.Benjamin singled;
V.Harris singled to right field [J.Benjamin to third];
H.Easterling grounded out (J.Matchett to B.O`Neil) [V.Harris to
second]; S.PAIGE REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PITCHING); R.Gaston struck
out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell struck out; J.Williams grounded out
(C.Williams to B.Leonard); S.Paige popped to R.Gaston in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 5TH: B.Leonard grounded out (J.Williams to B.O`Neil);
R.Brown struck out; C.Williams reached on an error by T.Strong
[C.Williams to first]; M.Carlisle popped to J.Williams; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Simms flied to R.Brown; N.Allen grounded out
(H.Easterling to B.Leonard); T.Strong struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Wright struck out; J.Benjamin lined to N.Allen;
V.Harris walked; H.Easterling popped to J.Williams; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown doubled to right field; J.Greene grounded
out (C.Williams to B.Leonard); B.O`Neil singled [W.Brown
scored]; B.Serrell singled to right field [B.O`Neil to third];
On a bunt J.Williams singled [B.O`Neil scored, B.Serrell to
third]; J.Williams stole second; S.Paige struck out; W.Simms
grounded out (J.Wright to B.Leonard); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 6, Grays 5.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Gaston struck out; B.Leonard grounded out (N.Allen
to B.O`Neil); R.Brown walked; J.Greene allowed a passed ball
[R.Brown to third]; C.Williams popped to B.O`Neil in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 6, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 8TH: N.Allen grounded out (J.Wright to B.Leonard);
T.Strong singled to right field; W.Brown struck out; T.Strong
stole second; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil tripled [T.Strong
scored, J.Greene scored]; B.Serrell singled [B.O`Neil scored];
J.Williams grounded out (C.Williams to B.Leonard); 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 9, Grays 5.

GRAYS 8TH: J.WILSON BATTED FOR M.CARLISLE; J.Wilson grounded
out (B.O`Neil unassisted); R.WELMAKER BATTED FOR J.WRIGHT;
R.Welmaker struck out; J.Benjamin grounded out (B.O`Neil
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 9, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: R.WELMAKER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.WILSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.EASTERLING CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); S.Paige grounded out (R.Welmaker to B.Leonard);
W.Simms struck out; N.Allen walked; T.Strong grounded out
(R.Welmaker to B.Leonard); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 9,
Grays 5.

GRAYS 9TH: V.Harris struck out; H.Easterling popped to J.Greene
in foul territory; R.Gaston struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 9, Grays 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         9  13   2  12
 Grays            5   7   1   8


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