Cincinnati Crescents 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 - 7 8 3 Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 x - 9 9 1 BATTING Cincinnati Crescents AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Greene Farmer 2b 4 3 2 0 1 3 2 Ulysses Redd ss 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 Jimmy Ford rf 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 Luke Easter 1b 4 1 1 2 1 11 0 Lawrence Napoleon lf 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 Sam Wheeler cf 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 Percy Howard c 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 Joe Spencer 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 Willie Cathey p 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 Johnny Markham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 7 8 6 7 8 24 9 FIELDING - DP: 1. Ulysses Redd, Luke Easter. E: 3. Greene Farmer 2, Ulysses Redd. BATTING - 3B: Luke Easter, Willie Cathey. SH: Jimmy Ford. HBP: Lawrence Napoleon. GDP: Joe Spencer. Team LOB: 8 Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Hank Thompson 2b 4 2 0 1 1 3 4 Jim Hamilton ss 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 Joe Greene lf 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 Willard Brown cf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 Ted Strong rf 3 2 1 2 1 2 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 4 1 2 2 0 11 0 Herb Souell 3b 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 Earl Taborn c 4 0 1 2 0 8 2 Steve Wylie p 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 Totals 35 9 9 9 3 3 27 13 FIELDING - DP: 1. Hank Thompson, Jim Hamilton, Buck O`Neil. E: 1. Earl Taborn. BATTING - GDP: Joe Greene. Team LOB: 5 BASERUNNING - SB: Joe Greene. PITCHING Cincinnati Crescents IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Willie Cathey L 7.1 7 9 4 3 3 0 34 Johnny Markham 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 Totals 8 9 9 4 3 3 0 38 Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Steve Wylie W 9 8 7 6 7 8 0 42 Totals 9 8 7 6 7 8 0 42 HBP: Steve Wylie. Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Manny Hord, 1B - Bill Litz Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 0 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Thursday, 8/15/1946 -- Cincinnati Crescents at Kansas City Monarchs (N) Starting Lineups: Cincinnati Kansas City 1. G.Farmer 2b H.Thompson 2b 2. U.Redd ss J.Hamilton ss 3. J.Ford rf J.Greene lf 4. L.Easter 1b W.Brown cf 5. L.Napoleon lf T.Strong rf 6. S.Wheeler cf B.O`Neil 1b 7. P.Howard c H.Souell 3b 8. J.Spencer 3b E.Taborn c 9. W.Cathey p S.Wylie p CRESCENTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; G.Farmer singled; U.Redd walked [G.Farmer to second]; J.Ford singled [G.Farmer scored, U.Redd to second]; L.Easter walked [U.Redd to third, J.Ford to second]; L.Napoleon forced U.Redd (unknown fielder) [J.Ford scored (unearned) (no RBI) (error by E.Taborn), L.Easter to third, L.Napoleon to second]; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; P.Howard out on unknown play; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 1ST: H.Thompson out on unknown play; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 0. CRESCENTS 2ND: J.Spencer singled; W.Cathey out on unknown play; G.Farmer out on unknown play; U.Redd out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown singled; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil singled to second base [W.Brown to second]; H.Souell out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 0. CRESCENTS 3RD: J.Ford out on unknown play; L.Easter out on unknown play; L.Napoleon walked; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 0. MONARCHS 3RD: S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Thompson reached on an error by G.Farmer [H.Thompson to second]; J.Hamilton singled [H.Thompson scored (unearned)]; J.Greene grounded into a double play (U.Redd to L.Easter) [J.Hamilton out at second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. CRESCENTS 4TH: P.Howard walked; J.Spencer grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to J.Hamilton to B.O`Neil) [P.Howard out at second]; W.Cathey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; T.Strong out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. CRESCENTS 5TH: G.Farmer out on unknown play; U.Redd out on unknown play; J.Ford out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 5TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. CRESCENTS 6TH: L.Easter out on unknown play; L.Napoleon was hit by a pitch; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; P.Howard out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 1. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Thompson walked; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; J.Greene singled [H.Thompson to third]; W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Greene stole second; T.Strong singled [H.Thompson scored, J.Greene scored, T.Strong to second (on throw)]; B.O`Neil singled [T.Strong scored]; H.Souell out on unknown play; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Crescents 2, Monarchs 4. CRESCENTS 7TH: J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Cathey tripled; G.Farmer walked; U.Redd singled [W.Cathey scored, G.Farmer to second]; J.Ford singled [G.Farmer scored, U.Redd to second]; L.Easter out on unknown play; L.Napoleon out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Crescents 4, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 7TH: E.Taborn out on unknown play; S.Wylie out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 4, Monarchs 4. CRESCENTS 8TH: S.Wheeler walked; P.Howard out on unknown play; J.Spencer out on unknown play; W.Cathey out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Crescents 4, Monarchs 4. MONARCHS 8TH: J.Hamilton out on unknown play; J.Greene walked; W.Brown singled [J.Greene to second]; T.Strong walked [J.Greene to third, W.Brown to second]; B.O`Neil reached on an error by U.Redd [J.Greene scored, W.Brown to third, T.Strong to second, B.O`Neil to first]; H.Souell reached on an error by G.Farmer [W.Brown scored (unearned), T.Strong to third, B.O`Neil to second, H.Souell to first]; J.MARKHAM REPLACED W.CATHEY (PITCHING); E.Taborn singled [T.Strong scored (unearned), B.O`Neil scored (unearned), H.Souell to second]; S.Wylie singled [H.Souell to third, E.Taborn to second]; H.Thompson forced S.Wylie (unknown fielder) [H.Souell scored (unearned), E.Taborn to third, H.Thompson to first]; J.Hamilton out on unknown play; 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Crescents 4, Monarchs 9. CRESCENTS 9TH: G.Farmer singled; U.Redd walked [G.Farmer to second]; J.Ford out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [G.Farmer to third, U.Redd to second]; L.Easter tripled [G.Farmer scored, U.Redd scored]; L.Napoleon out on unknown play [L.Easter scored]; S.Wheeler out on unknown play; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Crescents 7, Monarchs 9. Final Totals R H E LOB Crescents 7 8 3 8 Monarchs 9 9 1 5
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