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Homestead Grays (HOM) 8 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3

Game played on Wednesday, June 23, 1943 (N) at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh PA
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0   -   3  7  5
Homestead Grays                     2 0 0  1 0 1  0 4 x   -   8 12  2

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     4   2   1    0     0         1   2
Newt Allen lf                         4   0   2    0     0         2   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   2    2     0         1   1
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1    0     0        12   1
Hank Thompson rf                      4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   1   1    0     0         3   5
Frank Duncan c                        3   0   0    0     0         3   3
Jack Matchett p                       3   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               34   3   7    2     0   1    24  14

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Herb Souell, Buck O`Neil 2, Frank Duncan, Jack Matchett. 
E: 5.  Newt Allen 2, Bonnie Serrell 2, Jack Matchett. 

BATTING -
2B:  Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell. 
GDP:  Hank Thompson. 
Team LOB:  4


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Cool Papa Bell lf                     5   1   3    0     0         3   0
Jerry Benjamin cf                     4   0   1    0     1         2   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   0    0     1        14   1
Josh Gibson c                         4   3   1    2     1   1     2   0
Howard Easterling 2b                  4   1   2    0     0         3   3
Sam Bankhead ss                       2   1   0    0     1         2   8
Jud Wilson 3b                         4   1   2    3     0         0   1
Ray Brown rf                          4   1   2    1     0         0   0
Johnny Wright p                       3   0   1    0     0         1   1
Totals                               34   8  12    6     4   3    27  14

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck Leonard, Sam Bankhead. 
E: 2.  Josh Gibson, Ray Brown. 

BATTING -
2B:  Jud Wilson. 
3B:  Cool Papa Bell. 
HR:  Josh Gibson. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead, Johnny Wright. 
GDP:  Buck Leonard. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Jud Wilson. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett L                      8      12   8    6   4   3   1  40
Totals                               8      12   8    6   4   3   1  40


Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Johnny Wright W                      9       7   3    1   0   1   0  34
Totals                               9       7   3    1   0   1   0  34

BK:  Johnny Wright. 


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Umpires: HP - Mo Harris, 1B - Bill Harris

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10350

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Wednesday, 6/23/1943 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Homestead Grays (N)

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. J.Matchett          p         J.Wright            p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams singled to left field; J.Wright balked
[J.Williams to second]; N.Allen grounded out (S.Bankhead to
B.Leonard) [J.Williams to third]; H.Souell doubled to center
field [J.Williams scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell tripled to right field; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson homered
[C.Bell scored]; H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: H.Thompson out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 2ND: J.Wilson out on unknown play; R.Brown singled;
J.Wright lined into a double play (H.Souell to B.O`Neil)
[R.Brown out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays
2.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Matchett out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; N.Allen singled; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 3RD: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled;
H.Thompson grounded into a double play (B.Leonard to S.Bankhead
to B.Leonard) [B.O`Neil out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 4TH: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead reached on an error by N.Allen
[S.Bankhead to first]; J.Wilson reached on an error by B.Serrell
[S.Bankhead scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by B.Serrell),
J.Wilson to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 3 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on
unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 5TH: J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown
play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: 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 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: B.Leonard out on unknown play; J.Gibson reached on
an error by N.Allen [J.Gibson to second]; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; S.Bankhead walked; J.Wilson singled to right field
[J.Gibson scored (unearned), S.Bankhead to third]; J.Wilson was
caught stealing second (F.Duncan to B.Serrell); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 4.

GRAYS 7TH: R.Brown out on unknown play; J.Wright singled;
C.Bell singled [J.Wright to second]; J.Benjamin singled
[J.Wright to third, C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard grounded into a
double play (J.Matchett to F.Duncan to B.O`Neil) [J.Wright out
at home]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 4.

MONARCHS 8TH: B.Serrell doubled to left-center; F.Duncan flied
to unknown fielder; J.Matchett reached on an error by R.Brown
[B.Serrell scored (unearned) (no RBI), J.Matchett to second];
J.Williams reached on a fielder's choice (J.Wright unassisted)
[J.Matchett out at third]; N.Allen singled [J.Williams to
second]; J.Gibson dropped a foul fly hit by H.Souell; H.Souell
singled to left field [J.Williams scored (unearned), N.Allen to
second]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Grays 4.

GRAYS 8TH: J.Gibson walked; On a bunt H.Easterling singled to
third base [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to third, H.Easterling to
second]; J.Wilson doubled to left field [J.Gibson scored,
H.Easterling scored]; R.Brown singled to right field [J.Wilson
scored]; J.Wright out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[R.Brown to second]; C.Bell singled to first base [R.Brown
scored (no RBI) (error by J.Matchett), C.Bell to second];
J.Benjamin walked; B.Leonard walked [C.Bell to third, J.Benjamin
to second]; J.Gibson struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs
3, Grays 8.

MONARCHS 9TH: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 3, Grays 8.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   7   5   4
 Grays            8  12   2   8


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