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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 5 Cleveland Buckeyes (CVB) 1

Game played on Sunday, June 9, 1946 (D) at League Park IV, Cleveland OH
Regular-Season game

Kansas City Monarchs                0 2 0  1 0 2  0  -   5  7  0
Cleveland Buckeyes                  1 0 0  0 0 0  0  -   1  6  1

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Chico Renfroe ss                      3   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Johnie Scott lf                       3   0   1    0     1   0     0   0
Willard Brown cf                      3   1   1    0     1   0     0   0
Ted Strong 1b                         3   3   1    0     1   0     0   0
Joe Greene c                          3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
 Woods 2b                             2   0   1    2     0   0     0   0
Ford Smith rf                         3   0   2    3     0   0     0   0
Jim LaMarque p                        3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   5   7    5     4   0    21   0


BATTING -
SH:  Joe Greene,  Woods. 
Team LOB:  7


Cleveland Buckeyes                   AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Sam Jethroe cf                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Billy Horne ss                        3   1   1    0     0   0     0   0
Willie Grace rf                       3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Buddy Armour lf                       3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Leon Kellman 3b                       3   0   1    1     0   0     0   0
Quincy Trouppe c                      3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Archie Ware 1b                        3   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Johnnie Cowan 2b                      3   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Sam Jones p                           2   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Alonzo Boone p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
Totals                               27   1   6    1     0   0    21   0

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Sam Jones. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  5


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque W                       7       6   1    1   0   0   0  27
Totals                               7       6   1    1   0   0   0  27


Cleveland Buckeyes                   IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Sam Jones L                          6.1     7   5    4   4   0   0  31
Alonzo Boone                         0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  2
Totals                               7       7   5    4   4   0   0  33



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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 11000

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 6/9/1946, game 2 -- Kansas City Monarchs at
Cleveland Buckeyes (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Cleveland                     
1. H.Souell            3b        S.Jethroe           cf        
2. C.Renfroe           ss        B.Horne             ss        
3. J.Scott             lf        W.Grace             rf        
4. W.Brown             cf        B.Armour            lf        
5. T.Strong            1b        L.Kellman           3b        
6. J.Greene            c         Q.Trouppe           c         
7.                     2b        A.Ware              1b        
8. F.Smith             rf        J.Cowan             2b        
9. J.LaMarque          p         S.Jones             p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories;
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.  Monarchs 0,
Buckeyes 0.

BUCKEYES 1ST: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Horne singled;
W.Grace out on unknown play [B.Horne to second]; B.Armour
singled [B.Horne to third]; L.Kellman singled to left field
[B.Horne scored, B.Armour to second]; Q.Trouppe out on unknown
play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 0, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled to center field; T.Strong reached
on an error by S.Jones [W.Brown to second, T.Strong to first];
J.Greene out on unknown play [W.Brown to third, T.Strong to
second];  singled to left field [W.Brown scored, T.Strong scored
(unearned)]; F.Smith out on unknown play; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Buckeyes
1.

BUCKEYES 2ND: A.Ware out on unknown play; J.Cowan out on
unknown play; S.Jones out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 2, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; J.Scott singled; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 2, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 3RD: S.Jethroe out on unknown play; B.Horne out on
unknown play; W.Grace out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 2, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 4TH: T.Strong singled; J.Greene out on a sacrifice
bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to second];  out on unknown
play; F.Smith singled [T.Strong scored]; J.LaMarque out on
unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 4TH: B.Armour out on unknown play; L.Kellman out on
unknown play; Q.Trouppe singled; A.Ware out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe walked;
J.Scott out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 5TH: J.Cowan out on unknown play; S.Jones out on
unknown play; S.Jethroe singled; B.Horne out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 3, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 6TH: T.Strong walked; J.Greene singled [T.Strong to
second];  out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [T.Strong to
third, J.Greene to second]; F.Smith singled [T.Strong scored,
J.Greene scored]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out
on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 6TH: W.Grace out on unknown play; B.Armour out on
unknown play; L.Kellman out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Buckeyes 1.

MONARCHS 7TH: C.Renfroe out on unknown play; J.Scott walked;
W.Brown walked [J.Scott to second]; A.BOONE REPLACED S.JONES
(PITCHING); T.Strong out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Buckeyes 1.

BUCKEYES 7TH: Q.Trouppe out on unknown play; A.Ware singled;
J.Cowan out on unknown play; A.Boone out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Buckeyes 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         5   7   0   7
 Buckeyes         1   6   1   5


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