Cleveland Buckeyes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 3 3 Kansas City Monarchs 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 x - 5 9 3 BATTING Cleveland Buckeyes AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Billy Horne ss 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 Marshall Riddle 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 Theolic Smith cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sam Jethroe 3b 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 Archie Ware 1b 4 0 2 0 0 10 0 Johnny Hundley rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Quincy Smith lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 Raymond Taylor c 4 0 0 0 0 5 1 Nap Gulley p 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 Totals 32 2 3 1 4 9 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Billy Horne, Marshall Riddle, Archie Ware. E: 3. Archie Ware 2, Raymond Taylor. PB: 1. Raymond Taylor. BATTING - 2B: Marshall Riddle. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Sam Jethroe. Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willard Brown cf 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 Hank Thompson rf 2 1 1 0 3 5 0 Jesse Williams ss 3 2 1 1 1 2 3 Herb Souell 3b 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 Hilton Smith lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 0 2 1 0 9 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 Sammy Haynes c 4 0 1 0 0 7 2 Satchel Paige p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 George Walker p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ted Alexander p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 5 9 4 6 3 27 10 FIELDING - E: 3. Jesse Williams, Hilton Smith, Sammy Haynes. PB: 1. Sammy Haynes. BATTING - 2B: Hilton Smith. SH: Herb Souell. GDP: Hilton Smith. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Jesse Williams, Buck O`Neil. PITCHING Cleveland Buckeyes IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Nap Gulley L 8 9 5 5 6 3 0 38 Totals 8 9 5 5 6 3 0 38 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige W 3 0 0 0 2 5 0 11 George Walker 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 12 Ted Alexander SV 3 2 1 1 2 1 0 13 Totals 9 3 2 1 4 9 0 36 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Huyskill, 1B - Manny Hord Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 1018 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Tuesday, 5/25/1943 -- Cleveland Buckeyes at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Cleveland Kansas City 1. B.Horne ss W.Brown cf 2. M.Riddle 2b H.Thompson rf 3. T.Smith cf J.Williams ss 4. S.Jethroe 3b H.Souell 3b 5. A.Ware 1b H.Smith lf 6. J.Hundley rf B.O`Neil 1b 7. Q.Smith lf B.Serrell 2b 8. R.Taylor c S.Haynes c 9. N.Gulley p S.Paige p BUCKEYES 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle struck out; T.Smith struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: W.Brown walked; R.Taylor allowed a passed ball [W.Brown to second]; H.Thompson walked; J.Williams singled [W.Brown scored, H.Thompson to second]; H.Souell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Thompson to third, J.Williams to second]; H.Smith singled [H.Thompson scored, J.Williams to third]; B.O`Neil grounded out (S.Jethroe to A.Ware) [H.Smith to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 2. BUCKEYES 2ND: S.Jethroe walked; A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Hundley out on unknown play; Q.Smith out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 2ND: S.Haynes out on unknown play; S.Paige out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 2. BUCKEYES 3RD: R.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Gulley walked; B.Horne out on unknown play; M.Riddle out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 2. MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson walked; J.Williams forced H.Thompson (unknown fielder) [J.Williams to first]; J.Williams stole second; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Smith doubled [J.Williams scored]; B.O`Neil singled [H.Smith scored]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 0, Monarchs 4. BUCKEYES 4TH: G.WALKER REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); T.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe reached on an error by J.Williams [S.Jethroe to first]; S.Jethroe stole second [S.Jethroe to third (error by S.Haynes)]; S.Haynes allowed a passed ball [S.Jethroe scored (unearned)]; A.Ware singled; J.Hundley out on unknown play; Q.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 4TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. BUCKEYES 5TH: R.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Gulley out on unknown play; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Thompson walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell walked [H.Thompson to second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. BUCKEYES 6TH: M.Riddle out on unknown play; T.Smith reached on an error by H.Smith [T.Smith to first]; S.Jethroe out on unknown play; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 6TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; S.Haynes singled; G.Walker out on unknown play; W.Brown reached on an error by A.Ware [S.Haynes to second, W.Brown to first]; H.Thompson singled to left field (Q.Smith to R.Taylor) [S.Haynes out at home, W.Brown to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. BUCKEYES 7TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED G.WALKER (PITCHING); J.Hundley walked; Q.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Gulley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Williams walked; H.Souell singled [J.Williams to third]; H.Smith grounded into a double play (B.Horne to M.Riddle to A.Ware) [J.Williams scored (no RBI), H.Souell out at second]; B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil stole second [B.O`Neil to third (error by R.Taylor)]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 1, Monarchs 5. BUCKEYES 8TH: B.Horne walked; M.Riddle doubled [B.Horne to third]; T.Smith out on unknown play; S.Jethroe out on unknown play [B.Horne scored]; A.Ware singled [M.Riddle to third]; J.Hundley out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Monarchs 5. MONARCHS 8TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; W.Brown was picked off first, but was safe on an error by A.Ware [W.Brown to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Monarchs 5. BUCKEYES 9TH: Q.Smith out on unknown play; R.Taylor out on unknown play; N.Gulley out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Buckeyes 2, Monarchs 5. Final Totals R H E LOB Buckeyes 2 3 3 7 Monarchs 5 9 3 9
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