Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 3 Homestead Grays 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 x - 10 12 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jesse Williams ss 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 Newt Allen lf 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 Herb Souell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 Willard Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 1 1 0 0 9 0 Hank Thompson rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 Frank Duncan c 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Sammy Haynes ph, c 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 Satchel Paige p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 George Walker ph, p 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 Totals 32 2 6 2 7 3 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Buck O`Neil, George Walker. E: 3. Willard Brown, Bonnie Serrell 2. BATTING - 2B: Buck O`Neil. Team LOB: 10 BASERUNNING - CS: Sammy Haynes. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 5 2 1 1 0 1 4 0 Buck Leonard 1b 4 1 1 0 1 2 7 0 Josh Gibson c 5 2 4 4 0 0 5 1 Howard Easterling 2b 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 4 Sam Bankhead ss 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 Jud Wilson 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 Ray Brown rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 Edsall Walker p 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Johnny Wright p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 10 12 9 4 7 27 8 FIELDING - E: 1. Ray Brown. PB: 1. Josh Gibson. BATTING - 2B: Josh Gibson 2, Jud Wilson. Team LOB: 8 BASERUNNING - CS: Buck Leonard. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige L 3 6 7 3 3 3 0 21 George Walker 5 6 3 0 1 4 0 21 Totals 8 12 10 3 4 7 0 42 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker W 6 4 1 1 7 2 0 28 Johnny Wright SV 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 Totals 9 6 2 2 7 3 0 39 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Script Lee, 1B - Ed Kemp, 2B - , 3B - Eggie Greenfield Time of Game: 2:45 Attendance: 20000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 6/20/1943, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. J.Williams ss C.Bell lf 2. N.Allen lf J.Benjamin cf 3. H.Souell 3b B.Leonard 1b 4. W.Brown cf J.Gibson c 5. B.O`Neil 1b H.Easterling 2b 6. H.Thompson rf S.Bankhead ss 7. B.Serrell 2b J.Wilson 3b 8. F.Duncan c R.Brown rf 9. S.Paige p E.Walker p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; J.Williams singled to right field [J.Williams to second (error by R.Brown)]; N.Allen walked; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin reached on an error by B.Serrell [C.Bell to second, J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson doubled [C.Bell scored, J.Benjamin scored (unearned), B.Leonard to third]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by B.Serrell [B.Leonard scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Gibson to third, S.Bankhead to first]; J.Wilson doubled [J.Gibson scored (unearned), S.Bankhead to third]; R.Brown singled [S.Bankhead scored (unearned), J.Wilson to third]; E.Walker struck out; C.Bell out on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 4 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. MONARCHS 2ND: H.Thompson walked; B.Serrell out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked [H.Thompson to second]; S.Paige out on unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 2ND: J.Benjamin struck out; B.Leonard struck out; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. MONARCHS 3RD: N.Allen walked; H.Souell singled [N.Allen to second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 3RD: H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Wilson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; E.Walker reached on a fielder's choice [S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; C.Bell singled [S.Bankhead scored, J.Wilson to third, E.Walker to second]; J.Benjamin singled [J.Wilson scored, E.Walker to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 7. MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; S.HAYNES BATTED FOR F.DUNCAN; S.Haynes out on unknown play; G.WALKER BATTED FOR S.PAIGE; G.Walker walked; J.Williams walked [G.Walker to second]; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 4TH: S.HAYNES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); G.WALKER STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling singled [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson lined into a double play (G.Walker to B.O`Neil) [H.Easterling out at first]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 7. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 7. GRAYS 5TH: R.Brown struck out; E.Walker struck out; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 7. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Thompson singled; J.Gibson allowed a passed ball [H.Thompson to second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; S.Haynes singled [H.Thompson scored]; S.Haynes was caught stealing second (J.Gibson to H.Easterling); G.Walker walked; J.Williams out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 7. GRAYS 6TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; B.Leonard was caught stealing second (S.Haynes to J.Williams); J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 7. MONARCHS 7TH: J.WRIGHT REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 7. GRAYS 7TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 7. MONARCHS 8TH: B.O`Neil doubled; H.Thompson out on unknown play; B.Serrell singled [B.O`Neil scored]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; G.Walker out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 7. GRAYS 8TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell singled; J.Benjamin reached on an error by W.Brown [C.Bell to second, J.Benjamin to first]; B.Leonard struck out; J.Gibson doubled [C.Bell scored (unearned), J.Benjamin scored (unearned)]; H.Easterling singled [J.Gibson scored (unearned)]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 10. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Grays 10. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 6 3 10 Grays 10 12 1 8
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