Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 - 6 9 0 Homestead Grays 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 - 7 13 2 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms rf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Newt Allen ss 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 Herb Souell 3b 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 Willard Brown cf 5 1 1 1 0 4 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 3 1 1 1 1 4 4 Eugene Tyler lf 3 0 1 3 1 2 0 Frank Duncan c 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 Herb Barnhill ph, c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sammy Haynes 1b 4 0 1 0 0 12 2 Jack Matchett p 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ted Alexander p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 6 9 6 5 5 25 13 FIELDING - DP: 2. Newt Allen, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell 2, Sammy Haynes 2. BATTING - 2B: Newt Allen. Team LOB: 7 Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 1 1 2 15 0 Josh Gibson c 5 1 2 1 0 6 0 Howard Easterling 2b 3 2 3 0 1 2 3 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 Jud Wilson 3b 4 0 3 3 1 0 2 Vic Harris rf 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 Edsall Walker p 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Spoon Carter p 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 35 7 13 7 7 1 27 14 FIELDING - E: 2. Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead. BATTING - 2B: Jud Wilson. 3B: Jud Wilson, Edsall Walker. SH: Jerry Benjamin, Howard Easterling. GDP: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 12 PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Jack Matchett 6 11 6 6 5 1 0 33 Ted Alexander L 2.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 11 Totals 8.1 13 7 7 7 1 0 44 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Edsall Walker 6.1 8 5 5 4 2 0 31 Spoon Carter W 2.2 1 1 0 1 3 0 9 Totals 9 9 6 5 5 5 0 40 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Eggie Greenfield, 2B - , 3B - Ed Kemp Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/5/1943, game 1 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead Grays (D) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Homestead 1. W.Simms rf C.Bell lf 2. N.Allen ss J.Benjamin cf 3. H.Souell 3b B.Leonard 1b 4. W.Brown cf J.Gibson c 5. B.Serrell 2b H.Easterling 2b 6. E.Tyler lf S.Bankhead ss 7. F.Duncan c J.Wilson 3b 8. S.Haynes 1b V.Harris rf 9. J.Matchett p E.Walker p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Souell was picked off first (E.Walker to B.Leonard); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell walked; J.Benjamin grounded into a double play (N.Allen to B.Serrell to S.Haynes) [C.Bell out at second]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Serrell walked; E.Tyler out on unknown play; F.Duncan walked [B.Serrell to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 2ND: J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson tripled [H.Easterling scored]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. MONARCHS 3RD: J.Matchett out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 1. GRAYS 3RD: E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled to first base; B.Leonard walked [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Gibson singled [J.Benjamin scored, B.Leonard to second]; H.Easterling singled [B.Leonard to third, J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 4TH: J.Wilson singled; V.Harris out on unknown play; E.Walker out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. MONARCHS 5TH: E.Tyler walked; F.Duncan walked [E.Tyler to second]; S.Haynes out on unknown play; J.Matchett out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 2. GRAYS 5TH: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard walked; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead walked [B.Leonard to third, H.Easterling to second]; J.Wilson doubled [B.Leonard scored, H.Easterling scored, S.Bankhead to third]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 4. MONARCHS 6TH: N.Allen singled; H.Souell singled [N.Allen to second]; W.Brown singled [N.Allen scored, H.Souell to second]; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell scored, W.Brown to third]; E.Tyler out on unknown play [W.Brown scored]; F.Duncan reached on an error by S.Bankhead [B.Serrell to second, F.Duncan to first]; S.Haynes singled [B.Serrell to third, F.Duncan to second]; J.Matchett out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 3 R, 5 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 4. GRAYS 6TH: E.Walker tripled; C.Bell singled [E.Walker scored]; J.Benjamin out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Bell to second]; B.Leonard singled [C.Bell scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; H.Easterling walked [B.Leonard to second]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 3, Grays 6. MONARCHS 7TH: N.Allen doubled; H.Souell singled [N.Allen scored]; W.Brown out on unknown play [H.Souell to second]; S.CARTER REPLACED E.WALKER (PITCHING); B.Serrell reached on an error by J.Benjamin [H.Souell to third, B.Serrell to second]; E.Tyler singled (unknown fielder) [H.Souell scored, B.Serrell scored (unearned), E.Tyler out at second]; H.BARNHILL BATTED FOR F.DUNCAN; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 6. GRAYS 7TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED J.MATCHETT (PITCHING); H.BARNHILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Wilson out on unknown play; V.Harris out on unknown play; S.Carter out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 6. MONARCHS 8TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; T.Alexander out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 6. GRAYS 8TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard grounded into a double play (H.Souell to B.Serrell to S.Haynes) [J.Benjamin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 6. MONARCHS 9TH: N.Allen walked; N.Allen was picked off first (S.Carter to B.Leonard); H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 6. GRAYS 9TH: J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead reached on a fielder's choice [J.Gibson to third]; J.Wilson walked [S.Bankhead to second]; V.Harris walked [J.Gibson scored, S.Bankhead to third, J.Wilson to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 6, Grays 7. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 6 9 0 7 Grays 7 13 2 12
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