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Kansas City Monarchs @ Philadelphia Stars

1948-09-08 · Night game · Shibe Park

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Philadelphia Stars 6–2. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 7th. Gene Baker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	6	10
PH5	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI
Gene Baker	4	2	2	3
Herb Souell	4	0	1	0
Hank Thompson	4	1	1	1
Willard Brown	4	0	0	0
Elston Howard	4	0	0	0
Earl Taborn	4	0	1	1
Tom Cooper	4	1	1	0
Curt Roberts	4	1	2	0
Ford Smith	3	1	2	1

Philadelphia Stars — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Frank Austin	3	0	0	0	1
Murray Watkins	4	0	1	0	0
Archie Brathwaite	4	0	0	0	0
George Crowe	4	0	1	0	0
Harry Simpson	4	1	1	0	0
Mahlon Duckett	3	1	2	0	0
Bill Cash	3	0	0	1	1
Stanley Glenn	3	0	1	1	0
Henry McHenry	3	0	0	0	0
Roy Partlow	1	0	0	0	0
Barney Brown	1	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ford Smith	9.0	6	2	0

Philadelphia Stars — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Henry McHenry	9.0	10	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Bot 1

Frank Austin: W#
Murray Watkins: 99
Archie Brathwaite: 99
George Crowe: 99

Top 2

Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99
Earl Taborn: 99

Bot 2

Harry Simpson: S
Mahlon Duckett: S.1-3
Bill Cash: 99.3-H
Stanley Glenn: 99
Henry McHenry: 99

Top 3

Tom Cooper: S
Curt Roberts: S.1-2
Ford Smith: S.2-H;1-2
Gene Baker: 99
Herb Souell: 64(1)3/GDP#

Bot 3

Frank Austin: 99
Murray Watkins: S7.B-2(E7)#
Archie Brathwaite: 99
George Crowe: 99

Top 4

Hank Thompson: S
Willard Brown: 99.1-2#
Elston Howard: 99
Earl Taborn: S.2-H
Tom Cooper: PO1(99)#

Bot 4

Harry Simpson: 99
Mahlon Duckett: S
Bill Cash: 99.1-2
Stanley Glenn: S.2-H
Henry McHenry: 99

Top 5

Tom Cooper: 99
Curt Roberts: 99
Ford Smith: 99

Bot 5

Frank Austin: 99
Murray Watkins: 99
Archie Brathwaite: 99

Top 6

Gene Baker: S
Herb Souell: S.1-3
Hank Thompson: 99.3-H#
Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99

Bot 6

George Crowe: S
Harry Simpson: 99
Mahlon Duckett: 99
Bill Cash: W.1-2#
Stanley Glenn: 99

Top 7

Earl Taborn: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Curt Roberts: S
Ford Smith: S.1-2
Gene Baker: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Herb Souell: 99

Bot 7

Henry McHenry: 99
Frank Austin: 99
Murray Watkins: 99

Top 8

Hank Thompson: 99
Willard Brown: 99
Elston Howard: 99

Bot 8

Archie Brathwaite: 99
George Crowe: 99
Harry Simpson: 99

Top 9

Earl Taborn: 99
Tom Cooper: 99
Curt Roberts: 99

Bot 9

Roy Partlow: 99/G
Bill Cash: 99
Barney Brown: 99/F

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score

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