Kansas City Monarchs 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 - 2 8 2 Newark Eagles 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 3 1 BATTING Kansas City Monarchs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Chico Renfroe ss 4 0 0 0 1 5 5 Herb Souell 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 Hank Thompson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 Willard Brown cf 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 Buck O`Neil 1b 3 1 1 1 1 8 0 Johnie Scott lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 Joe Greene rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Earl Taborn c 4 0 2 0 0 4 1 Ford Smith p 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 33 2 8 2 4 8 24 10 FIELDING - DP: 1. Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. E: 2. Herb Souell, Hank Thompson. BATTING - 3B: Earl Taborn. HR: Buck O`Neil. SH: Herb Souell. GDP: Willard Brown. Team LOB: 9 BASERUNNING - SB: Joe Greene. Newark Eagles AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Jimmy Wilkes cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 Pat Patterson 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 Larry Doby 2b 1 1 0 0 3 4 2 Monte Irvin ss 2 1 1 1 2 3 2 Lennie Pearson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 8 1 Johnny Davis lf 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 Bob Harvey rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Leon Ruffin c 3 0 0 0 0 7 0 Rufus Lewis p 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 26 3 3 3 7 2 27 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. Monte Irvin, Lennie Pearson. E: 1. Larry Doby. BATTING - 2B: Johnny Davis. GDP: Bob Harvey. Team LOB: 6 BASERUNNING - CS: Pat Patterson. PITCHING Kansas City Monarchs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Ford Smith L 8 3 3 2 7 2 0 33 Totals 8 3 3 2 7 2 0 33 Newark Eagles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Rufus Lewis W 9 8 2 2 4 8 1 38 Totals 9 8 2 2 4 8 1 38 Data shown are Retrosheet's best estimates. Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing. Umpires: HP - Fred McCreary, 1B - Charles Moore, 3B - Pete Strauch Time of Game: 0:00 Attendance: 7500 Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account Game of Sunday, 9/29/1946 -- Kansas City Monarchs at Newark Eagles (N) Starting Lineups: Kansas City Newark 1. C.Renfroe ss J.Wilkes cf 2. H.Souell 3b P.Patterson 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. J.Greene rf B.Harvey rf 8. E.Taborn c L.Ruffin c 9. F.Smith p R.Lewis p MONARCHS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box sc; C.Renfroe reached on an error by L.Doby [C.Renfroe to first]; H.Souell out on a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [C.Renfroe to second]; H.Thompson walked; W.Brown grounded into a double play (L.Pearson to M.Irvin) [H.Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 0. EAGLES 1ST: J.Wilkes out on unknown play; P.Patterson reached on an error by H.Thompson [P.Patterson to first]; L.Doby walked [P.Patterson to second]; M.Irvin singled to right field [P.Patterson scored (unearned), L.Doby to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis walked [L.Doby to third, M.Irvin to second]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. MONARCHS 2ND: B.O`Neil walked; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; E.Taborn out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 2ND: H.Souell dropped a foul fly hit by L.Ruffin; L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. MONARCHS 3RD: F.Smith out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Souell singled; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 3RD: P.Patterson singled; P.Patterson was caught stealing second (unknown fielder); L.Doby out on unknown play; M.Irvin out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. MONARCHS 4TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; J.Scott walked; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 4TH: L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis walked; B.Harvey grounded into a double play (H.Thompson to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [J.Davis out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. MONARCHS 5TH: E.Taborn tripled; F.Smith out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. EAGLES 5TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 0, Eagles 1. MONARCHS 6TH: H.Thompson out on unknown play; W.Brown out on unknown play; B.O`Neil homered to leftfield; J.Scott out on unknown play; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 1, Eagles 1. EAGLES 6TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby walked; M.Irvin walked [L.Doby to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis doubled to left field [L.Doby scored, M.Irvin scored]; B.Harvey out on unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Monarchs 1, Eagles 3. MONARCHS 7TH: J.Greene singled; J.Greene stole second; E.Taborn out on unknown play; F.Smith singled [J.Greene to third]; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Souell singled [J.Greene scored, F.Smith to second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Eagles 3. EAGLES 7TH: L.Ruffin out on unknown play; R.Lewis out on unknown play; J.Wilkes out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Monarchs 2, Eagles 3. MONARCHS 8TH: 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 2, Eagles 3. EAGLES 8TH: P.Patterson out on unknown play; L.Doby walked; M.Irvin walked [L.Doby to second]; L.Pearson out on unknown play; J.Davis out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Eagles 3. MONARCHS 9TH: J.Greene out on unknown play; E.Taborn singled to center field (J.Wilkes to L.Doby) [E.Taborn out at second]; F.Smith singled; C.Renfroe walked [F.Smith to second]; H.Souell popped to L.Pearson; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Monarchs 2, Eagles 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Monarchs 2 8 2 9 Eagles 3 3 1 6
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