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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 30, 1943 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0 2   -   4  9  0
Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  2 0 0  1 0 0   -   3  8  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   1   0    0     0         3   1
Herb Souell 3b                        5   0   2    0     0         2   3
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   0    0     1         2   1
Hilton Smith lf                       4   1   2    0     0         1   0
  George Walker pr, lf                0   1   0    0     0         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   1    0     0        10   0
Hank Thompson rf                      3   0   1    0     1         1   0
Frank Duncan c                        4   0   0    0     0   1     4   1
Jack Matchett p                       4   0   3    2     0         0   1
  Satchel Paige p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   4   9    2     2   4    27   9


BATTING -
2B:  Hank Thompson. 
SH:  Willard Brown. 
HBP:  Jesse Williams. 
GDP:  Jesse Williams. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herb Souell 2. 
CS:  Hank Thompson. 

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   0    0     0         4   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    4   0   1    0     0         6   0
John Bissant lf                       4   1   3    0     0         0   0
Alex Radcliff 3b                      4   1   1    2     0         1   1
Ed Young c                            4   0   0    0     0         4   2
Art Pennington rf                     4   0   0    0     0   1     2   0
Bill Charter 1b                       4   1   1    0     0   1    10   1
Henry Smith 2b                        3   0   1    1     0         0   2
Gentry Jessup p                       3   0   1    0     0         0   2
  Ted Radcliffe p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               34   3   8    3     0   3    27   9

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ralph Wyatt, Bill Charter, Gentry Jessup. 
E: 3.  Ralph Wyatt, Alex Radcliff, Bill Charter. 
PB: 1.  Ed Young. 

BATTING -
2B:  Lloyd Davenport, John Bissant, Bill Charter. 
HR:  Alex Radcliff. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  John Bissant. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett W                      8       8   3    3   0   1   1  31
Satchel Paige SV                     1       0   0    0   0   2   0  3
Totals                               9       8   3    3   0   3   1  34


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      8.1     8   4    0   2   3   0  34
Ted Radcliffe                        0.2     1   0    0   0   1   0  4
Totals                               9       9   4    0   2   4   0  38

WP:  Gentry Jessup. 
HBP:  Ted Radcliffe. 


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Umpires: HP - Virgil Blueitt

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 18000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/30/1943 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Chicago Am.
Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; L.Davenport
doubled; J.Bissant out on unknown play; A.Radcliff out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: H.Smith singled to left field; W.Brown out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [H.Smith to second]; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; E.Young allowed a passed ball [H.Smith to
third]; G.Jessup threw a wild pitch [H.Smith scored (unearned)];
H.Thompson walked; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Pennington out
on unknown play; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Matchett singled; J.Williams forced J.Matchett
(B.Charter to R.Wyatt) [J.Williams to first]; H.Souell singled
to left field [J.Williams to second]; B.Serrell flied to
L.Davenport [J.Williams to third]; H.Souell stole second
[J.Williams scored (unearned) (error by R.Wyatt)]; H.Smith out
on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am.
Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: H.Smith out on unknown play; G.Jessup out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Thompson doubled; H.Thompson was caught stealing
third (E.Young to A.Radcliff); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
2, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport popped to B.O`Neil; J.Bissant
doubled; A.Radcliff homered to leftfield [J.Bissant scored];
E.Young lined to J.Williams; A.Pennington popped to B.O`Neil in
foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Duncan out on unknown play; J.Matchett singled;
J.Williams grounded into a double play (G.Jessup to R.Wyatt to
B.Charter) [J.Matchett out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; H.Smith out on
unknown play; G.Jessup singled; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second;
B.Serrell walked; H.Smith out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Bissant
singled; J.Bissant was caught stealing second (F.Duncan to
J.Williams); A.Radcliff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: A.Radcliff dropped a foul fly hit by H.Thompson;
H.Thompson out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play;
J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs
2, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Young out on unknown play; A.Pennington out
on unknown play; B.Charter doubled; H.Smith singled [B.Charter
scored]; G.Jessup grounded out (H.Souell to B.O`Neil); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: R.Wyatt out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on
unknown play; J.Bissant singled; A.Radcliff out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Smith singled; G.WALKER RAN FOR H.SMITH;
W.Brown popped to R.Wyatt; B.O`Neil singled to center field
[G.Walker to second]; H.Thompson reached on an error by
B.Charter [G.Walker to third, B.O`Neil to second, H.Thompson to
first]; T.RADCLIFFE REPLACED G.JESSUP (PITCHING); F.Duncan
struck out; J.Matchett singled to center field [G.Walker scored
(unearned), B.O`Neil scored (unearned), H.Thompson to second];
J.Williams was hit by a pitch [H.Thompson to third, J.Matchett
to second]; H.Souell grounded out (H.Smith to B.Charter); 2 R (0
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: S.PAIGE REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PITCHING);
G.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); E.Young grounded out
(S.Paige to B.O`Neil); A.Pennington struck out; B.Charter struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 4, Am. Giants 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         4   9   0   7
 Am. Giants       3   8   3   4


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