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Chicago American Giants (CAG) 7 Kansas City Monarchs (KCM) 0

Game played on Friday, May 23, 1947 (N) at American Legion Park, Council Bluffs IA
Regular-Season game

Chicago American Giants             0 0 0  3 1 1  0 2 0   -   7 12  0
Kansas City Monarchs                0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0   -   0  3  1

BATTING

Chicago American Giants              AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Bernell Longest 2b                    5   1   2    0     0         1   4
Buddy Armour cf                       4   1   3    0     1         2   0
Sam Hill rf                           4   1   1    0     0         0   0
Earl Bumpus lf                        4   0   1    2     1         1   0
John Ritchey c                        4   2   2    0     0        11   1
Lyman Bostock 1b                      4   1   1    1     0         9   0
John Miles 3b                         4   1   2    2     0         1   1
Clyde McNeal ss                       4   0   0    1     0         1   0
Gentry Jessup p                       4   0   0    0     0         1   5
Totals                               37   7  12    6     2   9    27  11

FIELDING -
DP: 2.  Bernell Longest, John Ritchey, Lyman Bostock, John Miles 2. 
PB: 1.  John Ritchey. 

BATTING -
2B:  Bernell Longest, John Ritchey. 
HR:  John Miles. 
SH:  Sam Hill. 
GDP:  John Ritchey. 
Team LOB:  6


Kansas City Monarchs                 AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Herb Souell 3b                        4   0   2    0     0         0   2
Chico Renfroe ss                      3   0   0    0     0         2   1
Hank Thompson 2b                      3   0   0    0     0         5   3
Willard Brown cf                      3   0   0    0     0         2   0
Johnie Scott lf                       3   0   0    0     0         1   0
Joe Greene c                          3   0   0    0     0         8   2
Buck O`Neil 1b                        2   0   0    0     1         9   0
Tom Cooper rf                         1   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Ted Strong ph                       1   0   0    0     0         0   0
Cannonball Berry p                    2   0   1    0     0   1     0   0
  Ted Alexander p                     0   0   0    0     0         0   0
  Jim LaMarque p                      1   0   0    0     0         0   2
Totals                               26   0   3    0     1  10    27  10

FIELDING -
DP: 1.  Herb Souell, Hank Thompson, Buck O`Neil. 
E: 1.  Cannonball Berry. 

BATTING -
SH:  Tom Cooper. 
GDP:  Chico Renfroe. 
Team LOB:  1

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Herb Souell. 
CS:  Buck O`Neil. 

PITCHING

Chicago American Giants              IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Gentry Jessup W                      9       3   0    0   1  10   0  28
Totals                               9       3   0    0   1  10   0  28


Kansas City Monarchs                 IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Cannonball Berry L                   7       8   5    4   2   7   1  30
Ted Alexander                        1       3   2    2   0   1   0  6
Jim LaMarque                         1       1   0    0   0   1   0  4
Totals                               9      12   7    6   2   9   1  40



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Umpires: HP -  Akronis, 1B - Bob Ohlinger

Time of Game: 1:56   Attendance: 1600

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Friday, 5/23/1947 -- Chicago Am. Giants at Kansas City
Monarchs (N)

Starting Lineups:

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

AM. GIANTS 1ST: Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories
and box sc; B.Longest out on unknown play; B.Armour out on
unknown play; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 1ST: H.Souell out on unknown play; C.Renfroe out on
unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 2ND: E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey out on
unknown play; L.Bostock out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 2ND: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 3RD: J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 3RD: B.O`Neil out on unknown play; T.Cooper out on
unknown play; C.Berry singled; C.Berry was picked off first
(unknown fielder); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 0, Monarchs
0.

AM. GIANTS 4TH: B.Longest singled; B.Armour singled [B.Longest
to second]; S.Hill singled [B.Longest to third, B.Armour to
second]; S.Hill was picked off first, but was safe on an error
by C.Berry [B.Longest scored, B.Armour to third, S.Hill to
second]; E.Bumpus singled [B.Armour scored, S.Hill scored
(unearned)]; J.Ritchey grounded into a double play (H.Souell to
H.Thompson to B.O`Neil) [E.Bumpus out at second]; L.Bostock out
on unknown play; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 3,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 4TH: H.Souell singled; C.Renfroe grounded into a
double play (J.Miles to B.Longest to L.Bostock) [H.Souell out at
second]; H.Thompson out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Am. Giants 3, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 5TH: J.Miles homered to leftfield; C.McNeal out on
unknown play; G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest doubled;
B.Armour walked; S.Hill out on unknown play; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 5TH: W.Brown out on unknown play; J.Scott out on
unknown play; J.Greene out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 4, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 6TH: E.Bumpus walked; J.Ritchey doubled (unknown
fielder) [E.Bumpus out at home, J.Ritchey to third (on throw)];
L.Bostock reached on a fielder's choice [J.Ritchey scored];
J.Miles out on unknown play; C.McNeal out on unknown play; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 6TH: B.O`Neil walked; T.Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(unknown fielder) [B.O`Neil to second]; C.Berry struck out while
B.O`Neil was caught stealing third (J.Ritchey to J.Miles); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 7TH: G.Jessup out on unknown play; B.Longest out on
unknown play; B.Armour singled; S.Hill out on unknown play; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 7TH: H.Souell singled; H.Souell stole second;
C.Renfroe out on unknown play; H.Thompson out on unknown play;
J.Ritchey allowed a passed ball [H.Souell to third]; W.Brown out
on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 5, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 8TH: T.ALEXANDER REPLACED C.BERRY (PITCHING);
E.Bumpus out on unknown play; J.Ritchey singled; L.Bostock
singled [J.Ritchey to second]; J.Miles singled [J.Ritchey
scored, L.Bostock to third]; C.McNeal out on unknown play
[L.Bostock scored, J.Miles to second]; G.Jessup out on unknown
play; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 8TH: J.Scott out on unknown play; J.Greene out on
unknown play; B.O`Neil out on unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

AM. GIANTS 9TH: J.LAMARQUE REPLACED T.ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
B.Longest out on unknown play; B.Armour singled; S.Hill out on a
sacrifice bunt (unknown fielder) [B.Armour to second]; E.Bumpus
out on unknown play; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Am. Giants 7,
Monarchs 0.

MONARCHS 9TH: T.STRONG BATTED FOR T.COOPER; T.Strong out on
unknown play; J.LaMarque out on unknown play; H.Souell out on
unknown play; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Am. Giants 7, Monarchs 0.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Am. Giants       7  12   0   6
 Monarchs         0   3   1   1


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