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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 1 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 16, 1943 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   0  7  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  1  -   1  5  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        2   0   1    0     1         1   0
Henry Smith 2b                        3   0   2    0     0         2   4
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   1    0     0        11   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      3   0   2    0     0         1   2
Art Pennington rf                     3   0   0    0     0         0   0
John Bissant lf                       0   0   0    0     3         1   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   5
Totals                               23   0   7    0     4   3    18  12

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Henry Smith, Ted Radcliffe. 

BATTING -
GDP:  Henry Smith, Art Pennington. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Henry Smith. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Newt Allen lf                         2   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   2
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Buck O`Neil 1b                        3   0   1    0     0   0    10   1
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   1    0     0   0     3   4
Hank Thompson rf                      2   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   2    1     0   0     4   1
Jack Matchett p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
Totals                               23   1   5    1     1   0    21  13

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell, Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil 3, Jesse Williams 2, Jack Matchett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bonnie Serrell. 
SH:  Newt Allen, Jack Matchett. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Hank Thompson. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      6       5   1    0   1   0   0  26
Totals                               6       5   1    0   1   0   0  26

Gentry Jessup pitched to 2 batters in the 7th inning

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett W                      7       7   0    0   4   3   0  27
Totals                               7       7   0    0   4   3   0  27



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair, 2B -  , 3B -  Boone

Time of Game: 1:30   Attendance: 8500

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/16/1943, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. R.Wyatt             ss        N.Allen             lf        
2. H.Smith             2b        H.Souell            3b        
3. L.Davenport         cf        B.Serrell           2b        
4. E.Young             1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. A.Radcliff          3b        B.O`Neil            1b        
6. A.Pennington        rf        J.Williams          ss        
7. J.Bissant           lf        H.Thompson          rf        
8. T.Radcliffe         c         F.Duncan            c         
9. G.Jessup            p         J.Matchett          p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; R.Wyatt walked; H.Smith grounded into a double play
(H.Souell to B.Serrell to B.O`Neil) [R.Wyatt out at second];
L.Davenport out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell doubled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Radcliff
singled; A.Pennington grounded into a double play (J.Matchett to
J.Williams to B.O`Neil) [A.Radcliff out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Bissant walked; T.Radcliffe singled
[J.Bissant to second]; G.Jessup out on unknown play; R.Wyatt hit
into a double play (W.Brown to J.Williams to B.O`Neil)
[T.Radcliffe out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: F.Duncan singled; J.Matchett reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by T.Radcliffe [F.Duncan to second,
J.Matchett to first]; N.Allen out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown
fielder) [F.Duncan to third, J.Matchett to second]; H.Souell out
on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: H.Smith singled; H.Smith was caught stealing
second (F.Duncan to J.Williams); L.Davenport out on unknown
play; E.Young singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Williams singled; H.Thompson reached on a
fielder's choice [J.Williams to second]; F.Duncan out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; J.Bissant
walked; T.Radcliffe out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: J.Matchett out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: R.Wyatt singled; R.Wyatt was picked off first
(J.Matchett to B.O`Neil); H.Smith singled; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; E.Young out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil singled; J.Williams out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: A.Radcliff singled; A.Pennington out on unknown
play; J.Bissant walked [A.Radcliff to second]; T.Radcliffe out
on unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson walked; H.Thompson was caught stealing
second [H.Thompson to second (error by H.Smith; assist by
T.Radcliffe)]; F.Duncan singled [H.Thompson scored (unearned)];
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       0   7   2   6
 Monarchs         1   5   0   7


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