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Kansas City Monarchs @ Homestead Grays

1943-06-17 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · 7 innings · Att: 23000

Kansas City Monarchs defeated Homestead Grays 2–1.

Line score

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

Kansas City Monarchs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jesse Williams	3	0	2	0	0	1
Buck O'Neil	3	1	2	0	0	0
Herb Souell	3	0	1	0	0	1
Willard Brown	3	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Thompson	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bonnie Serrell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Willie Simms	2	0	0	0	1	0
Frank Duncan	2	0	0	1	0	1
Norris Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	0

Homestead Grays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cool Papa Bell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jerry Benjamin	1	0	1	0	1	0
Buck Leonard	1	0	0	0	2	0
Josh Gibson	1	0	0	1	2	1
Howard Easterling	3	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Bankhead	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Brown	2	0	1	0	1	0
Matt Carlisle	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Wright	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jud Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Monarchs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Norris Phillips	6.0	2	8	1

Homestead Grays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Wright	7.0	7	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jesse Williams: K
Buck O'Neil: S
Herb Souell: SB2
Herb Souell: 99
Willard Brown: S.2-H
Hank Thompson: 99

Bot 1

Cool Papa Bell: W
Jerry Benjamin: FC/SH.1-2#
Buck Leonard: W.2-3;1-2
Josh Gibson: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Howard Easterling: 12(3)6(1)/GDP.2-3
Sam Bankhead: 99

Top 2

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willie Simms: 99
Frank Duncan: K

Bot 2

Ray Brown: S
Matt Carlisle: 99
Johnny Wright: 99/SH.1-2#
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 3

Norris Phillips: 99
Jesse Williams: S
Buck O'Neil: S.1-2
Herb Souell: K
Willard Brown: 99

Bot 3

Jerry Benjamin: W
Buck Leonard: CS2(26)#
Buck Leonard: 99
Josh Gibson: W
Howard Easterling: 99

Top 4

Hank Thompson: T/78
Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willie Simms: IW
Frank Duncan: 13/SH.3-H;1-2
Norris Phillips: PO2(99)#

Bot 4

Sam Bankhead: 99
Ray Brown: 99
Matt Carlisle: 99

Top 5

Norris Phillips: 99
Jesse Williams: S
Buck O'Neil: 4(1)3/GDP#

Bot 5

Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99
Jerry Benjamin: S
Buck Leonard: W.1-2
Josh Gibson: K

Top 6

Herb Souell: S
Willard Brown: PO1(13)#
Willard Brown: 99
Hank Thompson: 99

Bot 6

Howard Easterling: 99
Sam Bankhead: W
Ray Brown: W.1-2
Jud Wilson: FC.2-3;1-2#
Johnny Wright: 99
Cool Papa Bell: 99

Top 7

Bonnie Serrell: 99
Willie Simms: 99
Frank Duncan: 99

Notes & reviews

Play-by-play deduced from newspaper game stories and box score
Game called due to rain

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