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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1942-09-08 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 22129

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Homestead Grays 8–0. Kansas City Monarchs put up 3 in the 7th.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCM	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	2	8	14
HOM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Willie Simms	5	1	1	1	0	1
Newt Allen	5	1	3	1	0	0
(unknown)	5	1	1	0	0	1
Willard Brown	4	2	2	1	1	0
Joe Greene	5	1	2	2	0	0
Buck O'Neil	5	0	1	1	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jesse Williams	4	1	2	0	0	1
Satchel Paige	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Matchett	2	1	1	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Jerry Benjamin	4	0	0
Sam Bankhead	4	1	0
Howard Easterling	4	1	0
Josh Gibson	3	0	0
Buck Leonard	3	0	0
Jud Wilson	3	0	0
Vic Harris	2	0	1
Matt Carlisle	3	0	0
Roy Welmaker	3	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Satchel Paige	5.0	2	1	0
Jack Matchett	4.0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roy Welmaker	9.0	14	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: 99
99

Bot 1

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 2

Willard Brown: S
Joe Greene: 4(1)3/GDP#
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 2

Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 3

Bonnie Serrell: D#
Jesse Williams: 99
Satchel Paige: 99
Willie Simms: 99

Bot 3

Vic Harris: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99

Top 4

Newt Allen: 99
99
Willard Brown: W
Joe Greene: 99

Bot 4

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: S8
Howard Easterling: S8.1-2
Josh Gibson: 8/F8D.2-3;1-2
Buck Leonard: 2/FL

Top 5

Buck O'Neil: E3#
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Jesse Williams: S.1-2#
Satchel Paige: 46(1)3/GDP#

Bot 5

Jud Wilson: 99
Vic Harris: W
Matt Carlisle: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99

Top 6

Willie Simms: K
Newt Allen: S8
S7.1-2
Willard Brown: FC4.1X2(4E6);2XH(6E2)(NR)(UR)
Joe Greene: OA.2XH(23)
Joe Greene: 99

Bot 6

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 7

Buck O'Neil: 99
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Jesse Williams: S9
Jack Matchett: S7.1-3(E7)
Willie Simms: SBH;SB2
Willie Simms: S6.2-H
Newt Allen: D8.1-H
K

Bot 7

Josh Gibson: 99
Buck Leonard: 99
Jud Wilson: 99

Top 8

Willard Brown: E4
Joe Greene: D9.1-H(UR)
Buck O'Neil: T9.2-H
Bonnie Serrell: K
Jesse Williams: K
Jack Matchett: 99

Bot 8

Vic Harris: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99
Roy Welmaker: 99

Top 9

Willie Simms: 99
Newt Allen: S9
99(1)/FO
Willard Brown: T8.1-H
Joe Greene: S7.3-H
Buck O'Neil: 99

Bot 9

Jerry Benjamin: 99
Sam Bankhead: 99
Howard Easterling: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
This is a continuation of the previous play. When Bankhead's throw got past Gibson, Strong tried to score on the play, but was thrown out, Gibson to Leonard, covering home.

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