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Newark Eagles (NW2) 9 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 7

Game played on Friday, September 27, 1946 (N) at Ruppert Stadium, Newark NJ
Postseason Championship Series

Kansas City Monarchs                5 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0   -   7 11  2
Newark Eagles                       4 2 0  2 0 1  0 0 x   -   9 10  3

BATTING

Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Chico Renfroe ss                      5   1   3    0     0         1   1
Herb Souell 3b                        5   1   1    0     0         1   1
Hank Thompson 2b                      5   1   1    1     0         2   1
Willard Brown cf                      5   2   2    3     0         6   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   2   2    2     0         5   1
Johnie Scott lf                       3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Ford Smith rf                         4   0   1    0     0         1   0
Earl Taborn c                         3   0   1    1     1         6   0
Jim LaMarque p                        1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Steve Wylie p                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Alexander p                     2   0   0    0     0         0   1
Totals                               39   7  11    7     1   3    24   5

FIELDING -
E: 2.  Chico Renfroe, Steve Wylie. 

BATTING -
HR:  Willard Brown, Buck O`Neil. 
SH:  Johnie Scott. 
Team LOB:  7

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Buck O`Neil. 

Newark Eagles                        AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jimmy Wilkes cf                       0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Leniel Hooker p                     3   1   0    0     2         0   1
Clarence Isreal 3b                    0   1   0    0     1         0   0
  Pat Patterson ph, 3b                3   0   1    0     0         0   0
Larry Doby 2b                         4   1   0    0     1         2   4
Monte Irvin ss                        4   4   3    3     0         4   4
Lennie Pearson 1b                     4   2   2    3     0         9   0
Johnny Davis lf                       4   0   2    0     0         0   0
Bob Harvey rf                         3   0   0    0     1         3   0
Leon Ruffin c                         4   0   2    1     0         5   1
Leon Day p, cf                        3   0   0    0     0         4   0
Totals                               32   9  10    7     5   5    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 3.  Jimmy Wilkes, Lennie Pearson 2. 

BATTING -
2B:  Johnny Davis 2. 
HR:  Monte Irvin 2, Lennie Pearson. 
SH:  Pat Patterson, Leon Day. 
IW:  Bob Harvey. 
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Jim LaMarque                         0       0   3    3   3   0   0  3
Steve Wylie L                        3.1     8   5    5   2   2   2  21
Ted Alexander                        4.2     2   1    1   0   3   1  15
Totals                               8      10   9    9   5   5   3  39

Jim LaMarque pitched to 3 batters in the 1st inning
WP:  Steve Wylie. 
IW:  Steve Wylie. 

Newark Eagles                        IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Leon Day                             0       3   4    3   0       1  4
Leniel Hooker W                      9       8   3    2   1   3   1  37
Totals                               9      11   7    5   1   3   2  41

Leon Day pitched to 4 batters in the 1st inning


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Umpires: HP - ?

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 0

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 9/27/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Newark
Eagles (N)

Starting Lineups:

   Kansas City                   Newark                        
1. C.Renfroe           ss        J.Wilkes            cf        
2. H.Souell            3b        C.Isreal            3b        
3. H.Thompson          2b        L.Doby              2b        
4. W.Brown             cf        M.Irvin             ss        
5. B.O`Neil            1b        L.Pearson           1b        
6. J.Scott             lf        J.Davis             lf        
7. F.Smith             rf        B.Harvey            rf        
8. E.Taborn            c         L.Ruffin            c         
9. J.LaMarque          p         L.Day               p         

MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; C.Renfroe singled; H.Souell reached on an error by
J.Wilkes [C.Renfroe to second, H.Souell to first]; H.Thompson
singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Souell to second]; W.Brown homered
to leftfield [H.Souell scored (unearned), H.Thompson scored];
L.HOOKER REPLACED J.WILKES (PITCHING); L.DAY CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); B.O`Neil singled; B.O`Neil stole second; J.Scott
reached on an error on a sacrifice bunt by L.Pearson [B.O`Neil
to third, J.Scott to first]; F.Smith out on unknown play;
E.Taborn singled [B.O`Neil scored (unearned), J.Scott to
second]; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; 5 R (3 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Eagles 0.

EAGLES 1ST: L.Hooker walked; C.Isreal walked [L.Hooker to
second]; L.Doby walked [L.Hooker to third, C.Isreal to second];
S.WYLIE REPLACED J.LAMARQUE (PITCHING); M.Irvin forced L.Hooker
(unknown fielder) [C.Isreal to third, L.Doby to second, M.Irvin
to first]; L.Pearson singled to shortstop [C.Isreal scored,
L.Doby scored (no RBI) (error by C.Renfroe), M.Irvin to third];
S.Wylie threw a wild pitch [M.Irvin scored, L.Pearson to
second]; J.Davis out on unknown play; B.Harvey was walked
intentionally; L.Ruffin singled [L.Pearson scored, B.Harvey to
second]; L.Day out on unknown play; 4 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, Eagles 4.

MONARCHS 2ND: H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 5, Eagles 4.

EAGLES 2ND: L.Hooker walked; P.PATTERSON BATTED FOR C.ISREAL;
P.Patterson out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [L.Hooker
to second]; L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin homered to
leftfield [L.Hooker scored]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Eagles 6.

MONARCHS 3RD: P.PATTERSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); B.O`Neil
flied to L.Day; J.Scott out on unknown play; F.Smith out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 3RD: J.Davis doubled; B.Harvey out on unknown play;
L.Ruffin singled [J.Davis to third]; L.Day reached on an error
on a sacrifice bunt by S.Wylie [L.Ruffin to second, L.Day to
first]; L.Hooker out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on unknown
play; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Monarchs 5, Eagles 6.

MONARCHS 4TH: E.Taborn walked; S.Wylie out on unknown play;
C.Renfroe singled [E.Taborn to second]; H.Souell out on unknown
play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Monarchs 5, Eagles 6.

EAGLES 4TH: L.Doby flied to W.Brown; M.Irvin singled; L.Pearson
homered to leftfield [M.Irvin scored]; J.Davis doubled to center
field; T.ALEXANDER REPLACED S.WYLIE (PITCHING); B.Harvey out on
unknown play; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Monarchs 5, Eagles 8.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown singled to left field; B.O`Neil homered
[W.Brown scored]; J.Scott out on unknown play; F.Smith out on
unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 5TH: L.Day out on unknown play; L.Hooker out on unknown
play; P.Patterson singled; P.Patterson was picked off first
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 8.

MONARCHS 6TH: T.Alexander out on unknown play; C.Renfroe
singled to first base [C.Renfroe to second (error by
L.Pearson)]; H.Souell out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on
unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 8.

EAGLES 6TH: L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin homered to
rightfield; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on
unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

MONARCHS 7TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on
unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

EAGLES 7TH: B.Harvey out on unknown play; L.Ruffin out on
unknown play; L.Day out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

MONARCHS 8TH: F.Smith singled; E.Taborn out on unknown play;
T.Alexander out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

EAGLES 8TH: L.Hooker out on unknown play; P.Patterson out on
unknown play; L.Doby out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

MONARCHS 9TH: H.Souell singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Monarchs 7, Eagles 9.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Monarchs         7  11   2   7
 Eagles           9  10   3   6


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