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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 3 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 0

Game played on Sunday, May 19, 1946 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  3  5
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 1 0  0 2 x   -   3  4  3

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    4   0   0    0     0         1   1
John Bissant lf                       4   0   0    0     0         1   0
Ralph Wyatt ss                        4   0   1    0     0         2   5
Ed Young 1b                           3   0   0    0     0        13   0
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   1    0     0         2   2
Jim McCurine rf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
John Miles cf                         2   0   1    0     0         2   0
  Walter Thomas ph, cf                1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Bill Charter c                        3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Walter McCoy p                        3   0   0    0     0   1     0   3
Totals                               31   0   3    0     0   9    24  12

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Ralph Wyatt, Ed Young. 
E: 5.  John Bissant, Ralph Wyatt, Bill Charter 2, Walter McCoy. 

BATTING -
2B:  Clyde Nelson. 
HBP:  Ed Young. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  John Miles. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0         2   1
Chico Renfroe ss                      4   0   1    1     0         2   1
Johnie Scott lf                       4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   0    0     0         4   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     1         9   3
Buck O`Neil 1b                        4   1   1    1     0         8   0
Ford Smith rf                         2   1   0    0     2   1     2   0
Lee Moody 2b                          4   0   0    0     0         0   3
Connie Johnson p                      3   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               32   3   4    2     3   4    27   9

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Chico Renfroe, Lee Moody 2. 

BATTING -
3B:  Buck O`Neil. 
GDP:  Chico Renfroe. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Johnie Scott. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Walter McCoy L                       8       4   3    1   3   4   0  35
Totals                               8       4   3    1   3   4   0  35


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Connie Johnson W                     9       3   0    0   0   9   0  32
Totals                               9       3   0    0   0   9   0  32

HBP:  Connie Johnson. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Hurley McNair, 2B -  , 3B -  Fambro

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 6921

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/19/1946, game 1 -- Chicago Am. Giants at
Kansas City Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. B.Longest           2b        H.Souell            3b        
2. J.Bissant           lf        C.Renfroe           ss        
3. R.Wyatt             ss        J.Scott             lf        
4. E.Young             1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. C.Nelson            3b        J.Greene            c         
6. J.McCurine          rf        B.O`Neil            1b        
7. J.Miles             cf        F.Smith             rf        
8. B.Charter           c         L.Moody             2b        
9. W.McCoy             p         C.Johnson           p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil reached on an error by R.Wyatt [B.O`Neil
to first]; F.Smith walked [B.O`Neil to second]; L.Moody out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Miles out on unknown play; B.Charter out on
unknown play; W.McCoy out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: C.Johnson out on unknown play; H.Souell reached
on an error by W.McCoy [H.Souell to first]; C.Renfroe grounded
into a double play (R.Wyatt to E.Young) [H.Souell out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt reached on an error by L.Moody [R.Wyatt to
first]; E.Young was hit by a pitch [R.Wyatt to second]; C.Nelson
out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown out on
unknown play; J.Greene walked; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play; J.Miles
singled; J.Miles stole second [J.Miles to third (error by
L.Moody)]; B.Charter flied to F.Smith; W.McCoy struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: F.Smith struck out [F.Smith to first (error by
B.Charter)]; L.Moody grounded out (C.Nelson to E.Young) [F.Smith
to second]; C.Johnson singled [F.Smith to third]; H.Souell flied
to J.Miles; C.Renfroe singled [F.Smith scored (unearned),
C.Johnson to second]; J.Scott grounded out (W.McCoy to E.Young);
1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant out on
unknown play; R.Wyatt out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil reached on an error by J.Bissant
[B.O`Neil to first]; F.Smith walked [B.O`Neil to second];
L.Moody out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Monarchs 1.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson doubled;
J.McCurine popped to C.Renfroe; W.THOMAS BATTED FOR J.MILES;
W.Thomas grounded out (L.Moody to B.O`Neil); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); C.Johnson
out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out
on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: B.Charter out on unknown play; W.McCoy out on
unknown play; B.Longest out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 1.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott singled to shortstop; J.Scott stole
second; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown
play; B.O`Neil tripled to center field [J.Scott scored]; F.Smith
reached on an error by B.Charter [B.O`Neil scored (unearned) (no
RBI), F.Smith to first]; L.Moody out on unknown play; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.Bissant out on unknown play; R.Wyatt singled
to shortstop [R.Wyatt to second (error by C.Renfroe)]; E.Young
flied to W.Brown; C.Nelson flied to W.Brown; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       0   3   5   5
 Monarchs         3   4   3   8


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