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 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. 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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