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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 4 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 2

Game played on Monday, May 20, 1946 (N) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  1 0 0  0 1 0   -   2  5  2
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 2  0 2 x   -   4  9  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    5   0   1    0     0         2   5
John Bissant lf                       2   0   0    0     2         0   0
Jim McCurine rf                       4   0   0    0     0         0   0
Ed Young 1b                           2   2   0    0     1        13   2
Clyde Nelson 3b                       4   0   2    0     0         2   5
John Miles cf                         2   0   2    0     0         0   0
  Walter Thomas ph, cf                1   0   0    0     1         1   0
Bill Charter c                        4   0   0    0     0         3   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       3   0   0    0     0         3   3
  Harry Rhodes ph                     0   0   0    0     1         0   0
Red Howard p                          2   0   0    0     1         0   0
  Ralph Wyatt ph                      1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Totals                               30   2   5    0     6   7    24  15

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Bernell Longest, Ed Young 3, Clyde Nelson, Clyde McNeal 2. 
E: 2.  Bernell Longest, Red Howard. 

BATTING -
HBP:  Ed Young. 
GDP:  Ralph Wyatt. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ed Young. 
CS:  Clyde Nelson. 

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   0    0     0         1   2
Johnie Scott lf                       2   1   0    0     1         2   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        2   1   2    0     1         9   0
Ford Smith rf                         3   2   2    1     1         0   0
Willard Brown cf                      4   0   1    0     0         5   0
Lee Moody 2b                          4   0   3    3     0         2   4
Earl Taborn c                         4   0   0    0     0         6   2
Steve Wylie p                         4   0   1    0     0         0   1
Totals                               31   4   9    4     3   3    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Buck O`Neil, Lee Moody. 
E: 1.  Earl Taborn. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck O`Neil. 
3B:  Buck O`Neil, Ford Smith. 
SH:  Buck O`Neil. 
HBP:  Johnie Scott. 
GDP:  Herb Souell, Earl Taborn. 
Team LOB:  8


PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Red Howard L                         8       9   4    3   3   3   0  36
Totals                               8       9   4    3   3   3   0  36

HBP:  Red Howard. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Steve Wylie W                        9       5   2    1   6   7   0  37
Totals                               9       5   2    1   6   7   0  37

WP:  Steve Wylie. 
HBP:  Steve Wylie. 


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance: 1112

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Monday, 5/20/1946 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. B.Longest           2b        H.Souell            3b        
2. J.Bissant           lf        C.Renfroe           ss        
3. J.McCurine          rf        J.Scott             lf        
4. E.Young             1b        B.O`Neil            1b        
5. C.Nelson            3b        F.Smith             rf        
6. J.Miles             cf        W.Brown             cf        
7. B.Charter           c         L.Moody             2b        
8. C.McNeal            ss        E.Taborn            c         
9. R.Howard            p         S.Wylie             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; J.McCurine 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 walked; B.O`Neil walked [J.Scott to
second]; F.Smith singled [J.Scott to third, B.O`Neil to second];
W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Am. Giants
0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson out on
unknown play; J.Miles singled; B.Charter out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: L.Moody reached on an error by B.Longest [L.Moody
to first]; E.Taborn grounded into a double play (C.McNeal to
E.Young) [L.Moody out at second]; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: C.McNeal out on unknown play; R.Howard walked;
B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant walked [R.Howard to
second]; J.McCurine out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: 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 4TH: E.Young walked; E.Young stole second; C.Nelson
out on unknown play; J.Miles singled [E.Young to third]; S.Wylie
threw a wild pitch [E.Young scored, J.Miles to second];
B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: B.O`Neil doubled; F.Smith hit into a double play
(C.Nelson to E.Young to C.Nelson) [B.O`Neil out at third];
W.Brown singled; L.Moody singled [W.Brown to second]; E.Taborn
out on unknown play; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1,
Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: R.Howard out on unknown play; B.Longest
singled; J.Bissant out on unknown play; J.McCurine out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: S.Wylie 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 1, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: E.Young out on unknown play; C.Nelson singled;
W.THOMAS BATTED FOR J.MILES; W.Thomas walked [C.Nelson to
second]; B.Charter out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown
play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: W.THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); J.Scott out
on unknown play; B.O`Neil tripled to center field; F.Smith
tripled to left field [B.O`Neil scored]; W.Brown out on unknown
play; L.Moody singled to left field [F.Smith scored]; E.Taborn
out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1,
Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: R.Howard out on unknown play; B.Longest out on
unknown play; J.Bissant walked; J.McCurine out on unknown play;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 7TH: S.Wylie singled; H.Souell grounded into a double
play (C.McNeal to B.Longest to E.Young) [S.Wylie out at second];
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
1, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: E.Young was hit by a pitch; C.Nelson singled
[E.Young to third]; C.Nelson was caught stealing second
(E.Taborn to L.Moody) [E.Young scored (unearned) (error by
E.Taborn)]; W.Thomas out on unknown play; B.Charter out on
unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2,
Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott was hit by a pitch; B.O`Neil out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.Scott to second]; F.Smith
walked; W.Brown reached on a fielder's choice [J.Scott to third
(error by R.Howard), F.Smith to second]; L.Moody singled to
center field [J.Scott scored (unearned), F.Smith scored, W.Brown
to second]; E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown
play; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: H.RHODES BATTED FOR C.MCNEAL; H.Rhodes walked;
R.WYATT BATTED FOR R.HOWARD; R.Wyatt grounded into a double play
(L.Moody to B.O`Neil) [H.Rhodes out at second]; B.Longest out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       2   5   2   8
 Monarchs         4   9   1   8


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