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Homestead Grays (HOM) 6 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5

Game played on Thursday, August 31, 1944 (N) at Griffith Stadium, Washington DC
Exhibition game

Kansas City Monarchs                1 0 0  0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0  -   5 11  4
Homestead Grays                     1 0 0  1 1 0  0 2 0  0 1  -   6 10  0

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Williams ss                     5   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Newt Allen 1b                         5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   2    1     0   0     0   0
Bonnie Serrell 2b                     5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       5   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Lee Moody cf                          5   0   0    0     0   0     1   0
Dave Harper rf                        5   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Sammy Haynes c                        5   0   2    0     0   0     0   0
Satchel Paige p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Dean Thomas p                       4   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               45   5  11    5     0   0    30   0

FIELDING -
E: 4.  Jesse Williams, Newt Allen, Herb Souell, Bonnie Serrell. 

BATTING -
2B:  Sammy Haynes. 
3B:  Jesse Williams. 
HR:  Herb Souell. 
Team LOB:  7


Homestead Grays                      AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jerry Benjamin cf                     5   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Sam Bankhead ss                       4   1   2    1     1   0     0   0
Dave Hoskins rf                       6   1   2    2     0   0     0   0
Buck Leonard 1b                       4   0   1    0     2   0     0   0
Walter Cannady 3b, 2b                 6   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Ray Brown lf                          6   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Robert Gaston c                       5   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Jelly Jackson 2b                      1   0   0    0     2   0     0   0
  Cool Papa Bell ph                   1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Ray Battle 3b                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Edsall Walker p                       5   1   1    1     0   0     0   0
Totals                               44   6  10    6     6   0    33   0


BATTING -
2B:  Jerry Benjamin, Dave Hoskins, Robert Gaston. 
3B:  Buck Leonard. 
HR:  Ray Brown. 
SH:  Sam Bankhead. 
Team LOB:  15


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige                        2       1   1    1   2   0   0  9
Dean Thomas L                        8       9   5    5   4   0   1  42
Totals                               10     10   6    6   6   0   1  51

Dean Thomas pitched to 1 batters in the 11th inning

Homestead Grays                      IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Edsall Walker W                      11     11   5    5   0   0   1  45
Totals                               11     11   5    5   0   0   1  45



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Umpires: HP - Ed Kemp, 1B - Eggie Greenfield

Time of Game: 3:00   Attendance: 13000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Thursday, 8/31/1944 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Homestead
Grays (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Homestead                     
1. J.Williams          ss        J.Benjamin          cf        
2. N.Allen             1b        S.Bankhead          ss        
3. H.Souell            3b        D.Hoskins           rf        
4. B.Serrell           2b        B.Leonard           1b        
5. J.Scott             lf        W.Cannady           3b        
6. L.Moody             cf        R.Brown             lf        
7. D.Harper            rf        R.Gaston            c         
8. S.Haynes            c         J.Jackson           2b        
9. S.Paige             p         E.Walker            p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell homered; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 0.

GRAYS 1ST: J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead walked;
D.Hoskins doubled [S.Bankhead scored]; B.Leonard out on unknown
play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Moody out on
unknown play; D.Harper singled; S.Haynes singled [D.Harper to
second]; S.Paige out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 2ND: R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown
play; J.Jackson walked; E.Walker out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: J.Williams singled; N.Allen out on unknown play;
H.Souell out on unknown play; B.Serrell out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 3RD: D.THOMAS REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING); J.Benjamin
walked; S.Bankhead out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder)
[J.Benjamin to second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; B.Leonard
walked; W.Cannady reached on a fielder's choice [J.Benjamin to
third, B.Leonard to second]; R.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; L.Moody out on
unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 1.

GRAYS 4TH: R.Gaston doubled; J.Jackson out on unknown play
[R.Gaston to third]; E.Walker out on unknown play [R.Gaston
scored]; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Haynes doubled; D.Thomas out on unknown play;
J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 2.

GRAYS 5TH: S.Bankhead singled; D.Hoskins forced S.Bankhead
(unknown fielder) [D.Hoskins to first]; B.Leonard reached on an
error by N.Allen [D.Hoskins to second, B.Leonard to first];
W.Cannady singled [D.Hoskins scored, B.Leonard to second];
R.Brown out on unknown play; R.Gaston out on unknown play; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 6TH: H.Souell singled; B.Serrell reached on a
fielder's choice [H.Souell to second]; J.Scott out on unknown
play; L.Moody out on unknown play; D.Harper out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

GRAYS 6TH: J.Jackson walked; E.Walker out on unknown play;
J.Benjamin out on unknown play; S.Bankhead singled [J.Jackson to
second]; D.Hoskins out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 1, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 7TH: S.Haynes out on unknown play; D.Thomas singled;
J.Williams tripled [D.Thomas scored]; N.Allen singled
[J.Williams scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play [N.Allen to
second]; B.Serrell singled [N.Allen scored, B.Serrell to second
(on throw)]; J.Scott singled [B.Serrell scored]; L.Moody out on
unknown play; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

GRAYS 7TH: B.Leonard walked; W.Cannady out on unknown play;
R.Brown reached on an error by B.Serrell [B.Leonard to second,
R.Brown to first]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; C.BELL BATTED
FOR J.JACKSON; C.Bell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

MONARCHS 8TH: R.BATTLE REPLACED C.BELL (PLAYING 3B); W.CANNADY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); D.Harper out on unknown play;
S.Haynes out on unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 3.

GRAYS 8TH: E.Walker singled to center field; J.Benjamin doubled
[E.Walker to third]; S.Bankhead flied to L.Moody [E.Walker
scored]; D.Hoskins singled to center field [J.Benjamin scored];
B.Leonard out on unknown play; W.Cannady out on unknown play; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 9TH: J.Williams out on unknown play; N.Allen out on
unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

GRAYS 9TH: R.Brown reached on an error by H.Souell [R.Brown to
first]; R.Gaston out on unknown play; R.Battle reached on an
error by J.Williams [R.Brown to second, R.Battle to first];
E.Walker out on unknown play; J.Benjamin out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 10TH: B.Serrell out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

GRAYS 10TH: S.Bankhead out on unknown play; D.Hoskins out on
unknown play; B.Leonard tripled; W.Cannady out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

MONARCHS 11TH: D.Harper out on unknown play; S.Haynes out on
unknown play; D.Thomas out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 5.

GRAYS 11TH: R.Brown homered to centerfield; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Grays 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         5  11   4   7
 Grays            6  10   0  15


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