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Kansas City Monarchs @ Newark Eagles

1946-09-17 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 19423 · 3:08

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Newark Eagles 2–1.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	8
NW2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	9

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Hank Thompson	4	1	1	0	1
Herb Souell	5	0	2	2	0
(unknown)	4	0	1	0	0
Willard Brown	4	0	1	0	0
Buck O'Neil	3	0	1	0	1
Johnie Scott	4	0	1	0	0
Jim Hamilton	1	0	0	0	1
Earl Taborn	2	0	0	0	2
Hilton Smith	2	0	0	0	0
Chico Renfroe	2	0	0	0	0
Satchel Paige	1	1	1	0	0

Newark Eagles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Wilkes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Clarence Isreal	1	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Doby	3	1	1	0	1	0
Monte Irvin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Lennie Pearson	3	0	1	0	1	1
Johnny Davis	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bob Harvey	4	0	2	0	0	0
Leon Ruffin	4	0	1	0	0	1
Leon Day	1	0	0	0	0	0
Benny Felder	2	0	0	0	0	1
Max Manning	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rufus Lewis	1	0	0	0	0	0
Biz Mackey	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cotton Williams	1	0	0	0	0	1

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hilton Smith	5.0	5	2	1
Satchel Paige	4.0	4	0	5

Newark Eagles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Leon Day	5.0	4	4	0
Rufus Lewis	4.0	4	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hank Thompson: S9.B-3(E9)
Herb Souell: S9.3-H
S.1-2#
Willard Brown: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 1

Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Clarence Isreal: 99
Larry Doby: S5/BG
Monte Irvin: 99

Top 2

Johnie Scott: 99
Jim Hamilton: W#
Earl Taborn: 99
Hilton Smith: 99

Bot 2

Lennie Pearson: S
Johnny Davis: S.1-2#
Bob Harvey: 4(1)3/GDP.2-3#
Leon Ruffin: 99

Top 3

Hank Thompson: W#
Herb Souell: 99
99
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 3

Leon Day: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Benny Felder: 99

Top 4

Buck O'Neil: W#
Johnie Scott: S.1-2#
Jim Hamilton: 99
Earl Taborn: W.2-3;1-2#
Hilton Smith: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Bot 4

Larry Doby: 99
Monte Irvin: 99
Lennie Pearson: W
Johnny Davis: 99

Top 5

Herb Souell: 99
99
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 5

Bob Harvey: S
Leon Ruffin: 16(1)/FO
Max Manning: S.1-2#
Jimmy Wilkes: 99
Benny Felder: K

Top 6

Buck O'Neil: S
Johnie Scott: 99
Chico Renfroe: 63/G/DP.1X3(35)

Bot 6

Larry Doby: W
Monte Irvin: K+SB2
Lennie Pearson: K/C
Johnny Davis: S9.2-H
Bob Harvey: CS2(99)

Top 7

Earl Taborn: 99
Satchel Paige: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Hank Thompson: 6
Herb Souell: S7.2-H(UR)
99

Bot 7

Bob Harvey: 99
Leon Ruffin: S
Rufus Lewis: 99
Jimmy Wilkes: 99

Top 8

Willard Brown: S#
Buck O'Neil: 99
Johnie Scott: 99
Chico Renfroe: 99

Bot 8

Biz Mackey: 99
Larry Doby: 99
Monte Irvin: S
Lennie Pearson: 99

Top 9

Earl Taborn: W
Satchel Paige: 99/SH.1-2
Hank Thompson: 99
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 9

Johnny Davis: K
Bob Harvey: S9
Leon Ruffin: K
Cotton Williams: K

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
3B Isreal dislocated his knee running into the stands chasing a foul ball.
SS Hamilton suffered a compound fracture of his right leg when Harvey slid into him.

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