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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 6 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 4

Game played on Sunday, May 28, 1944 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 4  -   4  7  2
Kansas City Monarchs                1 4 1  0 x  -   6  8  2

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Ollie Waldon 3b                       2   1   1    0     1   0     0   1
Jesse Douglas ss                      2   1   1    1     1   0     2   0
Art Pennington 2b                     3   0   1    2     0   0     2   1
  Pepper Sharpe pr                    0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
John Bissant lf                       2   0   2    0     1   0     1   0
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Clyde Nelson 1b                       3   0   0    0     0   0     7   0
Herb Barnhill c                       1   1   0    0     1   0     0   1
Gentry Jessup p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   5
  George Minor ph                     1   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               21   4   7    3     4   0    12   8

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Ollie Waldon, Art Pennington. 

BATTING -
2B:  John Bissant. 
GDP:  Art Pennington. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     2   0   0    0     1   0     1   4
Newt Allen rf                         3   0   1    1     0   0     1   0
Herb Souell 3b                        2   1   1    0     0   0     1   1
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     3   1   2    1     0   0     1   2
Lee Moody lf                          2   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Mance Smith cf                        2   1   0    0     0   0     2   0
Sammy Haynes c                        1   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
Cecil Perkins 1b                      2   1   2    2     0   0     6   0
Satchel Paige p                       2   1   1    2     0   0     0   2
  Eddie Locke p                       0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Hilton Smith p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               19   6   8    6     2   0    15   9

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jesse Williams, Herb Souell 2, Bonnie Serrell, Cecil Perkins. 
E: 2.  Newt Allen, Satchel Paige. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bonnie Serrell, Satchel Paige. 
SH:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  4

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Bonnie Serrell. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      4       8   6    3   2   0   0  22
Totals                               4       8   6    3   2   0   0  22


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige W                      4       5   0    0   0   0   0  16
Eddie Locke                          0       1   4    4   3   0   0  4
Hilton Smith SV                      1       1   0    0   1   0   0  5
Totals                               5       7   4    4   4   0   0  25

Eddie Locke pitched to 4 batters in the 5th inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 1:39   Attendance: 6198

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/28/1944, game 2 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. O.Waldon            3b        J.Williams          ss        
2. J.Douglas           ss        N.Allen             rf        
3. A.Pennington        2b        H.Souell            3b        
4. L.Davenport         cf        B.Serrell           2b        
5. J.Bissant           lf        L.Moody             lf        
6. J.Crutchfield       rf        M.Smith             cf        
7. C.Nelson            1b        S.Haynes            c         
8. H.Barnhill          c         C.Perkins           1b        
9. G.Jessup            p         S.Paige             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; O.Waldon out on unknown play; J.Douglas singled;
A.Pennington out on unknown play; L.Davenport out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell singled to third base [H.Souell to second
(error by O.Waldon)]; B.Serrell singled [H.Souell scored
(unearned)]; B.Serrell was caught stealing second (H.Barnhill to
J.Douglas); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs
1.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Bissant singled; J.Crutchfield singled
[J.Bissant to third]; C.Nelson lined into a double play
(J.Williams to H.Souell) [J.Bissant out at third]; H.Barnhill
out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody singled; M.Smith reached on an error by
A.Pennington [L.Moody to second, M.Smith to first]; S.Haynes out
on unknown play; C.Perkins singled [L.Moody scored, M.Smith to
second]; S.Paige tripled [M.Smith scored (unearned), C.Perkins
scored]; J.Williams walked; N.Allen out on unknown play [S.Paige
scored (unearned)]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 4 R (2 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 5.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup reached on an error by S.Paige
[G.Jessup to first]; O.Waldon singled [G.Jessup to second];
J.Douglas out on unknown play; A.Pennington grounded into a
double play (H.Souell to B.Serrell to C.Perkins) [O.Waldon out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.Serrell tripled; L.Moody out on unknown play;
M.Smith out on unknown play; S.Haynes walked; C.Perkins singled
[B.Serrell scored, S.Haynes to second]; S.Paige out on unknown
play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Bissant
doubled; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen singled;
H.Souell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [N.Allen to
second]; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: E.LOCKE REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); H.Barnhill
walked; G.MINOR BATTED FOR G.JESSUP; G.Minor singled [H.Barnhill
to second]; O.Waldon walked [H.Barnhill to third, G.Minor to
second]; J.Douglas walked [H.Barnhill scored, G.Minor to third,
O.Waldon to second]; H.SMITH REPLACED E.LOCKE (PITCHING);
A.Pennington singled to right field [G.Minor scored, O.Waldon
scored, J.Douglas scored (no RBI) (error by N.Allen),
A.Pennington to second]; P.SHARPE RAN FOR A.PENNINGTON;
L.Davenport out on unknown play; J.Bissant walked; J.Crutchfield
out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       4   7   2   6
 Monarchs         6   8   2   4


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