Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 2 Homestead Grays 3 0 2 1 0 2 x - 8 13 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Willie Simms rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Newt Allen ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Herb Souell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 Willard Brown cf 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 Bonnie Serrell 2b 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 Eugene Tyler lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 Frank Duncan c 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 Herb Barnhill ph, c 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sammy Haynes 1b 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 Satchel Paige p 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 Ted Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Eddie Locke ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 1 5 1 1 3 18 6 FIELDING - E: 2. Willard Brown, Frank Duncan. BATTING - Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - SB: Eugene Tyler. Homestead Grays AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Cool Papa Bell lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Jerry Benjamin cf 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 Buck Leonard 1b 3 1 3 3 0 8 1 Josh Gibson c 2 2 1 0 1 4 0 Robert Gaston c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Howard Easterling 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 Sam Bankhead ss 4 0 2 2 0 5 2 Jud Wilson 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 Vic Harris rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Johnny Wright p 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 Totals 30 8 13 7 1 3 21 9 FIELDING - E: 1. Jud Wilson. BATTING - 2B: Jerry Benjamin, Howard Easterling. 3B: Jerry Benjamin, Buck Leonard. SH: Cool Papa Bell, Buck Leonard. Team LOB: 7 BASERUNNING - SB: Jerry Benjamin, Sam Bankhead. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Satchel Paige L 4 10 6 6 1 2 0 22 Ted Alexander 2 3 2 2 0 1 0 11 Totals 6 13 8 8 1 3 0 33 Homestead Grays IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Johnny Wright W 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 28 Totals 7 5 1 1 1 3 0 28 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: 0:00 Attendance: 8000 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/5/1943, game 2 -- 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. S.Paige p J.Wright p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; W.Simms walked; N.Allen out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 0. GRAYS 1ST: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin tripled; B.Leonard singled [J.Benjamin scored]; B.Leonard was picked off first (S.Paige to S.Haynes); J.Gibson walked; H.Easterling doubled [J.Gibson scored]; S.Bankhead singled [H.Easterling scored]; S.Bankhead stole second; J.Wilson out on unknown play; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 2ND: B.Serrell singled; E.Tyler out on unknown play; F.Duncan out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 2ND: V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. MONARCHS 3RD: S.Paige singled; W.Simms out on unknown play; N.Allen singled [S.Paige to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 3. GRAYS 3RD: J.Benjamin singled; B.Leonard out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Benjamin to second]; J.Benjamin stole third [J.Benjamin scored (error by F.Duncan)]; J.Gibson singled; H.Easterling out on unknown play [J.Gibson to second]; S.Bankhead singled [J.Gibson scored]; J.Wilson singled [S.Bankhead to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. MONARCHS 4TH: B.Serrell reached on an error by J.Wilson [B.Serrell to first]; E.Tyler out on unknown play; H.BARNHILL BATTED FOR F.DUNCAN; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 5. GRAYS 4TH: H.BARNHILL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C); J.Wright singled; C.Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Wright to second]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled [J.Wright scored]; J.Gibson out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 6. MONARCHS 5TH: R.GASTON REPLACED J.GIBSON (PLAYING C); S.Paige 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 6. GRAYS 5TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); H.Easterling reached on an error by W.Brown [H.Easterling to first]; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; J.Wilson reached on a fielder's choice [H.Easterling to second]; V.Harris out on unknown play; J.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 0, Grays 6. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; W.Brown singled; B.Serrell out on unknown play [W.Brown to second]; E.Tyler singled [W.Brown scored]; E.Tyler stole second; H.Barnhill out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 6. GRAYS 6TH: C.Bell out on unknown play; J.Benjamin doubled; B.Leonard tripled [J.Benjamin scored]; R.Gaston singled [B.Leonard scored]; H.Easterling out on unknown play; S.Bankhead out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 8. MONARCHS 7TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; E.LOCKE BATTED FOR T.ALEXANDER; E.Locke out on unknown play; W.Simms out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Grays 8. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 1 5 2 6 Grays 8 13 1 7
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