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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 9 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Thursday, June 1, 1944 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Davenport IA
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  5  2
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 2  0 2 1  1 1 x   -   9 10  0

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmie Crutchfield rf                 4   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
Jesse Douglas ss                      2   0   0    0     2   0     0   3
Art Pennington 3b                     4   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Lloyd Davenport cf                    3   0   1    0     1   0     2   1
John Bissant 2b                       4   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Clyde Nelson 1b                       4   0   1    0     0   1     2   0
Ollie Waldon lf                       2   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
  Herb Barnhill lf                    1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Bob Smith c                           3   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Pepper Sharpe p                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               30   0   5    0     3   1    24   6

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Jimmie Crutchfield, Jesse Douglas 2, Art Pennington, Lloyd Davenport, Clyde Nelson, Bob Smith. 
E: 2.  Clyde Nelson, Ollie Waldon. 
PB: 1.  Bob Smith. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde Nelson. 
3B:  John Bissant. 
GDP:  Bob Smith. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Jesse Douglas. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     0   1   0    0     1   0     0   1
  Norman Young ss                     3   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
Willard Brown rf                      4   2   2    1     1   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        3   2   2    0     2   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     4   2   1    2     0   0     3   2
Lee Moody lf                          4   0   2    3     0   0     1   0
Mance Smith cf                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Doc Wingo c                           4   0   1    0     0   0     1   0
Cecil Perkins 1b                      4   1   0    0     0   0     3   1
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               33   9  10    6     5   0    27   5

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Norman Young, Bonnie Serrell 2, Cecil Perkins 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Bonnie Serrell. 
HBP:  Norman Young. 
Team LOB:  6

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Willard Brown, Bonnie Serrell 2, Cecil Perkins. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Pepper Sharpe L                      8      10   9    6   5   0   0  39
Totals                               8      10   9    6   5   0   0  39

WP:  Pepper Sharpe. 
HBP:  Pepper Sharpe. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       9       5   0    0   3   1   0  33
Totals                               9       5   0    0   3   1   0  33



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Umpires: HP -  Knudson, 1B -  Rohlf

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 2300

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 6/1/1944 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. J.Crutchfield       rf        J.Williams          ss        
2. J.Douglas           ss        W.Brown             rf        
3. A.Pennington        3b        H.Souell            3b        
4. L.Davenport         cf        B.Serrell           2b        
5. J.Bissant           2b        L.Moody             lf        
6. C.Nelson            1b        M.Smith             cf        
7. O.Waldon            lf        D.Wingo             c         
8. B.Smith             c         C.Perkins           1b        
9. P.Sharpe            p         J.LaMarque          p         

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

MONARCHS 1ST: J.Williams walked; W.Brown singled to left field
[J.Williams to second]; On a bunt H.Souell singled to pitcher
[J.Williams to third, W.Brown to second]; B.Serrell flied to
L.Davenport [J.Williams scored, W.Brown to third]; L.Moody
grounded out (J.Douglas to C.Nelson) [W.Brown scored, H.Souell
to second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Bissant tripled to right field; C.Nelson
struck out; O.Waldon popped to B.Serrell; B.Smith grounded out
(J.Williams to C.Perkins); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: D.Wingo out on unknown play; C.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: N.YOUNG REPLACED J.WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS);
P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
J.Douglas walked; A.Pennington out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: N.Young out on unknown play; W.Brown walked;
W.Brown stole second; H.Souell walked; B.Serrell out on unknown
play; L.Moody singled to left field [W.Brown scored, H.Souell
scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by O.Waldon), L.Moody to
second]; M.Smith out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: L.Davenport singled; J.Bissant hit into a
double play (B.Serrell to C.Perkins to B.Serrell) [L.Davenport
out at second]; C.Nelson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 4TH: D.Wingo out on unknown play; C.Perkins out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque walked; N.Young out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: O.Waldon singled; B.Smith out on unknown play;
P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 4.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.BARNHILL REPLACED O.WALDON (PLAYING LF);
W.Brown out on unknown play; H.Souell walked; B.Serrell tripled
to left field [H.Souell scored]; L.Moody singled [B.Serrell
scored]; M.Smith hit into a double play (L.Davenport to
J.Douglas to C.Nelson) [L.Moody out at first]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: J.Douglas out on unknown play; A.Pennington out
on unknown play; L.Davenport flied to L.Moody in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 6.

MONARCHS 6TH: D.Wingo singled; C.Perkins forced D.Wingo
(unknown fielder) [C.Perkins to first]; C.Perkins stole second;
J.LaMarque singled [C.Perkins to third]; P.Sharpe threw a wild
pitch [C.Perkins scored, J.LaMarque to second]; N.Young singled
[J.LaMarque to third]; W.Brown hit into a double play
(J.Crutchfield to A.Pennington to J.Douglas to B.Smith)
[J.LaMarque out at home]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 7.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; C.Nelson doubled
to right field; H.Barnhill singled to shortstop; B.Smith
grounded into a double play (N.Young to B.Serrell to C.Perkins)
[H.Barnhill out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell forced H.Souell
(unknown fielder) [B.Serrell to first]; B.Serrell stole second;
L.Moody out on unknown play; B.Serrell stole third; M.Smith
reached on an error by C.Nelson [B.Serrell scored (unearned) (no
RBI), M.Smith to first]; D.Wingo out on unknown play; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 8.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: P.Sharpe out on unknown play; J.Crutchfield out
on unknown play; J.Douglas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 8.

MONARCHS 8TH: C.Perkins out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play; N.Young was hit by a pitch; B.Smith allowed a
passed ball [N.Young to third]; W.Brown singled [N.Young scored
(unearned)]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 9.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: A.Pennington out on unknown play; L.Davenport
walked; J.Bissant out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       0   5   2   6
 Monarchs         9  10   0   6


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