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

Game played on Sunday, July 25, 1943 (D) at Comiskey Park I, Chicago IL
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 1  0 0 0  1  -   3  5  2
Chicago American Giants             2 1 0  0 1 0  x  -   4  6  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms lf                       4   2   1    0     0   0     1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    1     0   0     1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Willard Brown cf                      2   0   1    1     1   0     1   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Jesse Williams ss                     3   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Hank Thompson rf                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        3   1   0    0     0   0     2   2
Jack Matchett p                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               29   3   5    3     1   0    18   4

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Jesse Williams, Sammy Haynes. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ralph Wyatt ss                        3   1   0    1     0   0     1   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    2   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Art Pennington 2b                     2   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Ed Young 1b                           3   1   2    1     0   0     1   1
Alex Radcliff 3b                      2   0   1    1     1   0     0   0
Johnny Smith rf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
John Bissant lf                       3   1   1    0     0   0     2   0
Ted Radcliffe c                       2   0   0    0     1   1     1   0
Willie Cornelius p                    3   0   1    0     0   0     0   1
Totals                               23   4   6    3     4   1    21   3

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Ralph Wyatt 2, Alex Radcliff. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Lloyd Davenport, Ed Young. 

PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jack Matchett L                      6       6   4    1   4   1   0  27
Totals                               6       6   4    1   4   1   0  27


Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Willie Cornelius W                   7       5   3    1   1   0   0  30
Totals                               7       5   3    1   1   0   0  30



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 10000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 7/25/1943, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Chicago Am. Giants (D)

Starting Lineups:

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

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
W.Simms reached on an error by R.Wyatt [W.Simms to second];
H.Souell flied to J.Bissant; B.O`Neil flied to J.Bissant;
W.Brown singled to left field [W.Simms scored (unearned)];
B.Serrell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 0.

AM. GIANTS 1ST: R.Wyatt reached on an error by J.Williams
[R.Wyatt to first]; L.Davenport walked [R.Wyatt to second];
A.Pennington lined to W.Brown [R.Wyatt to third]; E.Young
singled [R.Wyatt scored (unearned), L.Davenport to third];
L.Davenport was caught stealing home (S.Haynes to B.Serrell to
S.Haynes) [E.Young to second]; A.Radcliff singled [E.Young
scored (unearned)]; J.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Williams singled; H.Thompson out on unknown
play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Bissant singled; T.Radcliffe struck out;
W.Cornelius singled to right field [J.Bissant to third]; R.Wyatt
flied to W.Simms [J.Bissant scored]; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Am. Giants 3.

MONARCHS 3RD: W.Simms singled; H.Souell grounded out
(W.Cornelius to E.Young) [W.Simms to second]; B.O`Neil singled
to center field [W.Simms scored]; W.Brown walked [B.O`Neil to
second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Williams out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: A.Pennington walked; E.Young out on unknown
play; A.Radcliff out on unknown play; J.Smith out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on
unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe
walked; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 3.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: L.Davenport singled; A.Pennington popped to
H.Souell in foul territory; E.Young singled [L.Davenport to
third]; L.Davenport was picked off third, but was safe on an
error by S.Haynes [L.Davenport scored (unearned)]; E.Young was
caught stealing second (S.Haynes to J.Williams); A.Radcliff
walked; J.Smith grounded out (J.Matchett to B.O`Neil); 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on
unknown play; J.Williams out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; T.Radcliffe out
on unknown play; W.Cornelius out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Am. Giants 4.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Thompson reached on an error by A.Radcliff
[H.Thompson to first]; S.Haynes reached on a fielder's choice
[H.Thompson to second (error by R.Wyatt; assist by E.Young)];
J.Matchett singled to second base [H.Thompson to third, S.Haynes
to second]; W.Simms forced H.Thompson (R.Wyatt to T.Radcliffe)
[S.Haynes to third, J.Matchett to second, W.Simms to first];
H.Souell lined to J.Smith [S.Haynes scored (unearned)]; B.O`Neil
forced W.Simms (R.Wyatt unassisted) [B.O`Neil to first]; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Am. Giants 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         3   5   2   6
 Am. Giants       4   6   3   5


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