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Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 13 Chicago American Giants (CAG) 3

Game played on Sunday, May 4, 1947 (D) at Municipal Stadium, Kansas City MO
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 1  0 1 0  0 1 0   -   3 11  3
Kansas City Monarchs                2 0 3  2 4 1  0 1 x   -  13 10  5

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    4   0   2    0     0   0     1   5
John Bissant lf                       4   0   2    2     0   0     0   0
Sam Hill rf                           4   1   2    0     0   0     0   0
Earl Bumpus 1b                        4   0   0    0     0   0    12   0
John Ritchey c                        4   0   1    1     0   0     6   2
Buddy Armour cf                       4   0   0    0     0   0     3   0
Jacob Robinson 3b                     2   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Jim McCurine ph, 3b                 1   0   0    0     1   0     0   0
Clyde McNeal ss                       3   0   2    0     0   0     2   1
   Lyons ph                           1   0   1    0     0   0     0   0
Gentry Jessup p                       1   1   1    0     0   0     0   1
  Leonard Johnson p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Sam Jackson ph                      1   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Walter McCoy p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Harry Rhodes p                      1   0   0    0     0   0     0   3
Totals                               34   3  11    3     1   0    24  14

FIELDING -
E: 3.  John Ritchey, Clyde McNeal 2. 
PB: 1.  John Ritchey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Gentry Jessup. 
SH:  Walter McCoy. 
GDP:  Sam Hill, Earl Bumpus, Harry Rhodes. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   1   0    0     0         2   2
Chico Renfroe 2b                      1   3   0    0     3         3   5
Hank Thompson ss                      2   3   1    3     2         2   6
Willard Brown cf                      4   2   3    1     1         1   0
Buck O`Neil 1b                        5   2   1    2     0        13   1
Johnie Scott lf                       5   0   1    1     0         1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   1   2    0     2         1   0
Tom Cooper rf                         4   1   2    3     1         3   0
Hilton Smith p                        5   0   0    0     0         1   2
Totals                               33  13  10   10     9   5    27  16

FIELDING -
DP: 3.  Chico Renfroe 3, Hank Thompson 2, Buck O`Neil 3, Hilton Smith. 
E: 5.  Chico Renfroe, Willard Brown 2, Buck O`Neil, Joe Greene. 

BATTING -
2B:  Buck O`Neil, Joe Greene, Tom Cooper 2. 
HR:  Hank Thompson. 
SH:  Chico Renfroe. 
HBP:  Herb Souell, Hank Thompson. 
Team LOB:  8

BASERUNNING -
CS:  Chico Renfroe, Hank Thompson. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup L                      2.2     3   5    5   6   2   0  17
Leonard Johnson                      1.1     2   2    2   1   2   1  7
Walter McCoy                         2       2   5    1   1   0   0  12
Harry Rhodes                         2       3   1    1   1   1   0  9
Totals                               8      10  13    9   9   5   1  45

WP:  Gentry Jessup. 
HBP:  Walter McCoy, Harry Rhodes. 

Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Hilton Smith W                       9      11   3    2   1   0   0  36
Totals                               9      11   3    2   1   0   0  36



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Umpires: HP - Bullet Rogan, 1B - Sylvester Vaughn, 2B -  , 3B -  Fambro

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 16463

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 5/4/1947 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (D)

Starting Lineups:

   Chicago                       Kansas City                   
1. B.Longest           2b        H.Souell            3b        
2. J.Bissant           lf        C.Renfroe           2b        
3. S.Hill              rf        H.Thompson          ss        
4. E.Bumpus            1b        W.Brown             cf        
5. J.Ritchey           c         B.O`Neil            1b        
6. B.Armour            cf        J.Scott             lf        
7. J.Robinson          3b        J.Greene            c         
8. C.McNeal            ss        T.Cooper            rf        
9. G.Jessup            p         H.Smith             p         

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Longest singled to second base [B.Longest to
second (error by C.Renfroe)]; J.Bissant out on unknown play;
S.Hill out on unknown play; E.Bumpus out on unknown play; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe walked;
G.Jessup threw a wild pitch [C.Renfroe to second]; H.Thompson
walked; W.Brown singled [C.Renfroe scored, H.Thompson to third];
B.O`Neil out on unknown play [H.Thompson scored]; J.Scott out on
unknown play; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: J.Ritchey singled to center field [J.Ritchey to
second (error by W.Brown)]; B.Armour out on unknown play;
J.Robinson out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 0
R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 2ND: J.Greene walked; T.Cooper walked [J.Greene to
second]; H.Smith out on unknown play; H.Souell out on unknown
play; C.Renfroe out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am.
Giants 0, Monarchs 2.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: G.Jessup doubled to right field; B.Longest out
on unknown play; J.Bissant singled to left field [G.Jessup
scored]; S.Hill singled [J.Bissant to second]; E.Bumpus grounded
into a double play (C.Renfroe to H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [S.Hill
out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 2.

MONARCHS 3RD: H.Thompson walked; W.Brown walked [H.Thompson to
second]; B.O`Neil doubled [H.Thompson scored, W.Brown to third];
J.Scott out on unknown play [W.Brown scored]; J.Greene out on
unknown play; T.Cooper doubled [B.O`Neil scored]; L.JOHNSON
REPLACED G.JESSUP (PITCHING); H.Smith out on unknown play; 3 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 5.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: J.Greene dropped a foul fly hit by J.Ritchey;
J.Ritchey out on unknown play; B.Armour out on unknown play;
J.Robinson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am.
Giants 1, Monarchs 5.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe walked;
H.Thompson homered [C.Renfroe scored]; W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil
out on unknown play; J.Scott out on unknown play; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Am. Giants 1, Monarchs 7.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: C.McNeal singled; S.JACKSON BATTED FOR
L.JOHNSON; S.Jackson forced C.McNeal (unknown fielder)
[S.Jackson to first]; B.Longest singled to center field
[S.Jackson to second]; J.Bissant singled to left field
[S.Jackson scored, B.Longest to second]; S.Hill grounded into a
double play (H.Thompson to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [J.Bissant out
at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 7.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.MCCOY REPLACED S.JACKSON (PITCHING); J.Greene
walked; T.Cooper doubled [J.Greene scored]; H.Smith out on
unknown play; H.Souell was hit by a pitch; C.Renfroe reached on
an error on a sacrifice bunt by J.Ritchey [T.Cooper scored
(unearned) (no RBI), H.Souell to third, C.Renfroe to second];
J.Ritchey allowed a passed ball [H.Souell scored (unearned),
C.Renfroe to third]; H.Thompson out on unknown play [C.Renfroe
scored (unearned)]; W.Brown out on unknown play; 4 R (1 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 11.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: B.O`Neil dropped a foul fly hit by E.Bumpus;
E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on unknown play;
B.Armour out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants
2, Monarchs 11.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil reached on an error by C.McNeal
[B.O`Neil to first]; J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene
doubled [B.O`Neil to third]; T.Cooper out on unknown play
[B.O`Neil scored (unearned)]; H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 12.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: J.MCCURINE BATTED FOR J.ROBINSON; J.McCurine
walked; C.McNeal singled [J.McCurine to second]; W.McCoy out on
a sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [J.McCurine to third,
C.McNeal to second]; B.Longest out on unknown play; J.Bissant
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants 2,
Monarchs 12.

MONARCHS 7TH: J.MCCURINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); H.RHODES
REPLACED W.MCCOY (PITCHING); H.Souell out on unknown play;
C.Renfroe walked; C.Renfroe was caught stealing second
(J.Ritchey to C.McNeal); H.Thompson was hit by a pitch;
H.Thompson was caught stealing second (J.Ritchey to C.McNeal); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 2, Monarchs 12.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: S.Hill singled to center field [S.Hill to
second (error by W.Brown)]; E.Bumpus grounded out (C.Renfroe to
B.O`Neil) [S.Hill to third]; J.Ritchey flied to T.Cooper [S.Hill
scored (unearned)]; B.Armour out on unknown play; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 12.

MONARCHS 8TH: W.Brown singled; B.O`Neil out on unknown play;
J.Scott singled [W.Brown to second]; J.Greene singled to
shortstop [W.Brown scored (no RBI) (error by C.McNeal), J.Scott
to third, J.Greene to second]; T.Cooper out on unknown play;
H.Smith out on unknown play; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Am. Giants
3, Monarchs 13.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.McCurine out on unknown play;  BATTED FOR
C.MCNEAL;  singled; H.Rhodes grounded into a double play
(H.Smith to C.Renfroe to B.O`Neil) [ out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 13.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       3  11   3   6
 Monarchs        13  10   5   8


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