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Kansas City Royals (KCR) 4 Western Pipe & Steel Boilermakers (WPS) 1

Game played on Thursday, November 11, 1943 (N) at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles CA
Exhibition game

Western Pipe & Steel Boilermakers   0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   1  5  0
Kansas City Royals                  0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 x   -   4  9  0

BATTING

Western Pipe & Steel Boilermakers    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Skeeter Newsome 2b                    4   0   0    0     0         1   5
Al Zarilla rf                         3   0   1    0     1         0   0
Lou Novikoff lf                       4   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnny Lindell cf                     4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Vern Stephens ss                      3   0   1    0     0   1     3   0
Steve Mesner 3b                       3   1   1    0     0         1   2
George McQuinn 1b                     3   0   1    1     0        10   0
Gilly Campbell c                      3   0   0    0     0         4   1
Jesse Flores p                        2   0   0    0     0         2   0
  Bill Seinsoth p                     1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   1   5    1     1   3    24   8


BATTING -
2B:  George McQuinn. 
Team LOB:  3


Kansas City Royals                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Willie Simms lf                       4   1   0    0     0         3   1
Howard Easterling ss                  4   1   2    0     0         1   5
Wild Bill Wright rf                   4   1   1    1     0         2   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   1   2    2     0         1   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      4   0   1    1     0         5   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       3   0   1    0     1        11   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   0   0    0     0         2   2
Clyde Spearman 3b                     3   0   1    0     0         2   3
Terris McDuffie p                     3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   4   9    4     1   3    27  13


BATTING -
2B:  Quincy Trouppe. 
3B:  Willard Brown. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Howard Easterling, Willard Brown. 
CS:  Clyde Spearman. 

PITCHING

Western Pipe & Steel Boilermakers    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jesse Flores L                       4.2     7   4    4   1   2   0  22
Bill Seinsoth                        3.1     2   0    0   0   1   0  11
Totals                               8       9   4    4   1   3   0  33


Kansas City Royals                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Terris McDuffie W                    9       5   1    1   1   3   0  31
Totals                               9       5   1    1   1   3   0  31



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Umpires: HP -  Ford, 1B - Emmett Ashford

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 4000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 11/11/1943 --   at Kansas City Royals (N)

Starting Lineups:

                                 Kansas City                   
1. S.Newsome           2b        W.Simms             lf        
2. A.Zarilla           rf        H.Easterling        ss        
3. L.Novikoff          lf        W.Wright            rf        
4. J.Lindell           cf        W.Brown             cf        
5. V.Stephens          ss        Q.Trouppe           c         
6. S.Mesner            3b        B.Leonard           1b        
7. G.McQuinn           1b        B.Serrell           2b        
8. G.Campbell          c         C.Spearman          3b        
9. J.Flores            p         T.McDuffie          p         

 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box
sc; S.Newsome out on unknown play; A.Zarilla out on unknown
play; L.Novikoff out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Easterling singled;
H.Easterling stole second; W.Wright out on unknown play; W.Brown
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   0, Royals 0.

 2ND: J.Lindell singled to center field; V.Stephens struck out;
S.Mesner forced J.Lindell (unknown fielder) [S.Mesner to first];
G.McQuinn doubled to left-center [S.Mesner scored]; G.Campbell
out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; B.Leonard singled;
B.Serrell out on unknown play; C.Spearman out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Royals 0.

 3RD: J.Flores out on unknown play; S.Newsome out on unknown
play; A.Zarilla out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: T.McDuffie out on unknown play; W.Simms out on
unknown play; H.Easterling out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Royals 0.

 4TH: L.Novikoff out on unknown play; J.Lindell out on unknown
play; V.Stephens singled; S.Mesner singled to left field
(W.Simms to C.Spearman) [V.Stephens out at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.   1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: W.Wright out on unknown play; W.Brown singled;
W.Brown stole second; Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; B.Leonard
walked; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  
1, Royals 0.

 5TH: G.McQuinn out on unknown play; G.Campbell out on unknown
play; J.Flores out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: C.Spearman out on unknown play; T.McDuffie singled
to left field; W.Simms forced T.McDuffie (unknown fielder)
[W.Simms to first]; H.Easterling singled [W.Simms to third];
W.Wright singled [W.Simms scored, H.Easterling to second];
W.Brown tripled to right-center [H.Easterling scored, W.Wright
scored]; B.SEINSOTH REPLACED J.FLORES (PITCHING); Q.Trouppe
doubled [W.Brown scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Royals 4.

 6TH: S.Newsome out on unknown play; A.Zarilla singled;
A.Zarilla was picked off first (T.McDuffie to B.Leonard);
L.Novikoff out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 6TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; C.Spearman singled;
C.Spearman was caught stealing second (G.Campbell to
V.Stephens); T.McDuffie out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Royals 4.

 7TH: J.Lindell out on unknown play; V.Stephens out on unknown
play; S.Mesner out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 7TH: W.Simms out on unknown play; H.Easterling out on
unknown play; W.Wright out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Royals 4.

 8TH: G.McQuinn out on unknown play; G.Campbell out on unknown
play; B.Seinsoth out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.   1,
Royals 4.

ROYALS 8TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; Q.Trouppe out on
unknown play; B.Leonard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.   1, Royals 4.

 9TH: S.Newsome out on unknown play; A.Zarilla walked;
L.Novikoff out on unknown play; J.Lindell out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.   1, Royals 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
                  1   5   0   3
 Royals           4   9   0   5


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